English-Spanish translations for chaff

  • bagazo
  • barcia
  • pajaPor este motivo, debemos separar el grano de la paja. We must therefore separate the wheat from the chaff. Una vez más, unos controles y sanciones efectivas para separar el trigo de la paja harán que esta legislación se haga efectiva o se rompa. Once again, effective controls and sanctions to separate the wheat from the chaff will make or break this legislation. Se deberían buscar recursos para separar la paja del trigo, y uno de dichos recursos es la lista de terceros países seguros. Resources should therefore be found in order to separate the wheat from the chaff, and the list of safe third countries is one of those.
  • pienso

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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