we sieved
Past we conjugation of sieve.

sieve

The flour used in the case had large and small granules, so we sieved the flour and removed granules before using.
La farine utilisée dans l’étui comportait de gros et de petits granules ; nous avons donc tamisé la farine et enlevé les granules avant de l’utiliser.
When we sieved the grains, lots of small insects were trapped in the sieve.
Lorsque nous avons tamisé les grains, de nombreux petits insectes sont restés piégés dans le tamis.
We sieved the gold from the rest of the rock fragments.
Nous avons tamisé l'or du reste des fragments de roche.
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