No. 14,412 in Russian
отсеивать
"Отсеивать" means "to sift out" or "to weed out."
In a sentence
Мы должны тщательно отсеивать неверные ответы перед проверкой.
We must meticulously sieve out incorrect answers before submission.
'Отсеивать' here is used to mean 'to filter out or eliminate', referring to the action of separating incorrect options from correct ones in the context of answers.
Фермер использует сито, чтобы отсеивать камни из зернов.
The farmer uses a sieve to separate stones from the grain.
'Отсеивать' is applied in a literal sense, describing the physical process of removing unwanted materials (stones) from the grain using a tool.
Важно отсеивать лишние детали в проекте, чтобы улучшить его структуру.
It is important to weed out unnecessary details in the project to improve its structure.
'Отсеивать' conveys the idea of removing excess or irrelevant elements to refine something, in this case, a project.
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