Criba in english
Screen
pronunciation: skrin part of speech: noun
pronunciation: skrin part of speech: noun
In gestures
criba1 = sieve.
Example: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.criba2 = winnowing ; vetting ; screening.
Example: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Example: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.Example: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.more:
» sistema de criba = vetting system .
Example: Schneider describes the vetting system she and her colleagues use to determine whether a web site is a trustworthy, reliable source of information.cribar = sift ; screen out ; filter (out) ; winnow ; strain ; vet ; weed through ; sieve.
Example: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Example: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Example: Central libraries are an important part of the interlending system and by ensuring regional utilisation of public library resources and thus filtering requests they protect research libraries.Example: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.Example: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.Example: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.Example: Finally, after sieving five square metres of topsoil, we began digging, hoping to find further flint and pottery or organic matter.