chaff in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chaff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chaff [Am tʃæf, Brit tʃɑːf, tʃaf] N U

1. chaff (husks):

chaff

barcia f

chaff

ahechaduras fpl

chaff

granzas fpl

2. chaff (fodder):

chaff

mezcla de paja y heno

3. chaff (worthless material):

chaff

paja f

chaff

broza f

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to separate or winnow the wheat from the chaff

separar or apartar el grano de la paja

Translations for chaff in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ahechaduras

chaff

barcia

chaff

granza

chaff

separar o apartar el grano de la paja

to separate the wheat from the chaff

chaff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chaff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chaff¹ [tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæf] N no pl AGR

1. chaff (husks):

chaff

granza f

2. chaff (cut grass):

chaff

forraje m

3. chaff (worthless material):

chaff

paja f

I.chaff² [tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæf] N no pl

chaff

broma f

II.chaff² [tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæf] VB trans

chaff

tomar el pelo a

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to separate the wheat from the chaff

separar la cizaña del buen grano

Translations for chaff in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apartar el grano de la paja

to separate the wheat from the chaff

chaff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to separate the wheat from the chaff

separar la cizaña del buen grano

to separate the wheat from the chaff

apartar el grano de la paja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The grain was separated from the loosened chaff and rolled down into the hollow in the center.

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

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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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Seeds dull, grey brown angular, reniform, to 2.5mm long; chaff similar, smaller.

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By repeating this circuit, the wide cloud of chaff edged toward the coast just like a real sea-borne fleet.

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The flare and chaff dispensers were moved, and the ram air intake was lengthened at the fin's base.

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Later-production aircraft had the chaff dispensers relocated to the cargo door.

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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 captain of an ore freighter saw the frigate's attack and rammed it with his ship, using his cargo as chaff.

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Many historians failed in their pursuits to separate its wheat from chaff.

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