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filtre

/filtʁ/
1.
nounmasculine

filter (device or material that removes impurities or separates components, e.g. water, air, coffee, cigarette)

filter (digital/photo effect applied to images or videos)

filter (criteria or tool that selects/excludes items, e.g. search filter, spam filter)

J'ai changé le filtre de la cafetière et appliqué un filtre sur ma story.

I changed the coffee maker's filter and applied a filter to my story.

2.
verbInd1stPresSing1,3

filter(s); is filtering (to let pass through a filter or to remove impurities)

leak(s) out (intransitive, used for information that becomes known)

Je filtre l'eau avant de la boire.

I filter the water before drinking it.