Definition: to sort, sift, pick over
Il faut trier les pommes de terre selon leur grosseur - We need to sort the potatoes by size
La moitié des cerises sont pourries, il faut trier - Half of the cherries are rotten, you have to sort through them.
J'ai oublié de trier les lentilles avant de les faire cuire - I forgot to pick over the lentils [to find and discard any pebbles] before cooking them
(click the little graphic below to hear trier pronounced)
Related: le tri - sorting, selection
Il faut trier les pommes de terre selon leur grosseur - We need to sort the potatoes by size
La moitié des cerises sont pourries, il faut trier - Half of the cherries are rotten, you have to sort through them.
J'ai oublié de trier les lentilles avant de les faire cuire - I forgot to pick over the lentils [to find and discard any pebbles] before cooking them
(click the little graphic below to hear trier pronounced)
Related: le tri - sorting, selection
Pronunciation: [tree ay]Audio Link
