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filtre

filter

noun FEEL-truh Rare

Usage Note

Filtre is used broadly — a filtre à café (coffee filter), a filtre UV (UV filter on a camera), or a digital content filter. The related verb filtrer means both to filter a liquid and to screen people at an entrance. Filtre solaire is an older term for sunscreen, though crème solaire is more common today.

Examples

"Change le filtre de la cafetière chaque mois."

Natural Translation

Change the coffee maker filter every month.

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