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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

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Related: le tri - sorting, selection
Pronunciation: [tree ay]Audio Link

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