English-Dutch translations for chaff

  • kaf
    Het is in moeilijke tijden dat het kaf van het koren wordt gescheiden. Difficult times separate the wheat from the chaff. We moeten daarom het kaf van het koren scheiden. We must therefore separate the wheat from the chaff. Volgens mij is het ons wel volledig gelukt het kaf van het koren te scheiden. I think we have managed to separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • plagen
  • plagerij

Definition of chaff

  • The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant
  • Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle
  • Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless
  • Light jesting talk; banter; raillery
  • To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter

Examples

  • To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff

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