Translation of "to sift" into Portuguese

Evidently they understood the Heb. verb to be derived from a similar-looking root that means “to sift; to pass through a sieve.”

Evidentemente, entendiam o verbo hebr. como derivado duma raiz de aspecto similar, que significa “peneirar; passar pelo crivo”.

Ducks, you're supposed to sift the flour, not sit in it.

Patas, têm de peneirar a farinha, não sentar nela.