Translations for „chaff“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

chaff¹ [tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæf] N no pl

1. chaff (husks):

chaff

plewy fpl

2. chaff (for cattle):

chaff

sieczka f

Phrases:

to separate the wheat from the chaff

oddzielać [perf oddzielić] ziarno od plew

chaff² [tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæf] VB trans

to chaff sb

przekomarzać się z kimś

Usage examples with chaff

to chaff sb

przekomarzać się z kimś

to separate the wheat from the chaff

oddzielać [perf oddzielić] ziarno od plew

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Modern chaff is usually aluminum coated glass fibers of various lengths.

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Numerous antennae protruded from the aircraft, and chaff dispensing pods were carried.

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It was subsequently established that such filaments had an alternative use as chaff for radar decoy purposes.

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Streamlined fairings on the trailing edges of the wings that could house large quantities of defensive chaff/flares were also new additions.

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The aircraft's self-defence suite includes various measures, such as flare and chaff dispensers capable of launching up to 250 flares and dipole chaff.

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The piles are then carefully set on fire so only the straw and chaff burn and not the seeds.

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B-29 gunners stated that searchlight beams sometimes followed the chaff as it floated down.

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Sometimes, straw or chaff is fed to animals.

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Western radio frequencies were jammed and chaff was released to confuse radar operators.

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He: will gather his wheat into the: barn, but the chaff he will: burn up with unquenchable fire.

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