filter down

ˈfɪltər daʊn

Definition

Definition of filter down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

informationspread gradually through levels of an organization

The new policy will filter down to all employees soon.

disseminate

percolate

liquidmove slowly down through a medium

The rainwater will filter down through the soil.

percolate

seep

trickle

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Expressions with filter

filter out

selectively remove unwanted elements from a group

The software can filter out spam emails.

filter through

gradually become known or understood

News of the event began to filter through the crowd.

filter into

move slowly into a place or area

The crowd began to filter into the auditorium.

without a filter

adv.

acting bluntly without considering others

He acted without a filter during the discussion.

coffee filter

paper or cloth used to filter coffee grounds

She placed a coffee filter in the brewer before adding the grounds..

filter coffee

coffee made by dripping hot water through ground coffee beans

He enjoyed a fresh cup of filter coffee every morning.

Examples of filter down in a sentence

The changes will filter down to the local branches.
The coffee will filter down through the paper cone.
The oil needs to filter down through the engine parts.

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French:se diffuser, descendre, ...
German:durchsickern, sickern, ...
Italian:diffondersi, filtrare, ...
Spanish:filtrarse, infiltrarse, ...
Portuguese:difundir-se, infiltrar-se, ...
Chinese:渗透, 过滤, ...
Japanese:浸透する, しみ込む, ...
Arabic:تَسَلَّل, تسرّب, ...
Hebrew:לְחַלְחֵל, לַחְלְחֵל, ...
Russian:просачиваться, фильтроваться, ...
Ukrainian:поширюватися, просочуватися, ...
Hindi:नीचे तक पहुँचना, नीचे जाना, ...
Bengali:নিচের স্তরে পৌঁছানো, ধীরে ধীরে নিচে নামা, ...
Catalan:transmetre's, infiltrar-se, ...
Czech:pronikat, prosakovat, ...
Danish:sive ned, filtrere ned, ...
Dutch:doordringen, filteren, ...
Greek:διαχέομαι, φιλτράρω, ...
Hungarian:leszivárogni, átszivárogni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជ្រាបចុះ, ជ្រាបចុះ, ...
Korean:전달되다, 스며들다, ...
Persian:به‌تدریج به سطوح پایین‌تر رسیدن, پایین رفت, ...
Polish:przenikać, ...
Portuguese (BR):espalhar-se, infiltrar-se, ...
Romanian:a se răspândi, a se filtra, ...
Swedish:sippra ner, rinna ner, ...
Thai:ถ่ายทอดลงมา, กรอง, ...
Turkish:ulaşmak, süzülmek, ...
Vietnamese:truyền xuống, thấm xuống, ...

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