WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| winnow [sth]⇒ vtr | (grain: separate from chaff) | aventar⇒ vtr |
| | The farmers winnowed the wheat by throwing it in the air to separate the grain from the lighter chaff. |
| | Los granjeros aventaron el trigo tirándolo al aire para separar el grano de la cascarilla. |
| winnow [sth] vtr | figurative (separate good from the bad) | separar el grano de la paja loc verb |
| | | separar la paja del trigo loc verb |
| | A panel of judges winnowed the number of entrants in the competition until there were only four finalists left. |
| | Un panel de jueces separó el grano de la paja hasta que solo hubo cuatro finalistas en la competencia. |
| winnow n | (device for winnowing) | bieldo nm |
| | | aventador nm |
| | Jack used a winnow to separate the stalk from the seeds. |
| | Jack usó un bieldo para separar el tallo de las semillas. |
| Additional Translations |
| winnow [sth] down to [sth] v expr | (leave only what is desirable) (figurado) | reducir a vtr + prep |
| | | limitar a vtr + prep |
| | Elsa looked at all the available courses and finally winnowed her choices down to two universities. |
winnow [sth/sb] out,
winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (exclude what is undesirable) | eliminar a vtr + prep |
| | The selection process winnowed out those who were not up to the job. |
winnow [sth/sb] out,
winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (find what is desirable) (por descarte) | descubrir⇒ vtr |
| | | averiguar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | llegar a vtr + prep |
| | By sifting through the facts, the detective finally succeeded in winnowing out the truth. |