Chaff in spanish

Paja

pronunciation: pɑxɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

chaff1 = paja, broza. 

Example: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.

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» separate + the wheat from the chaff = separar el grano de la paja. [Separa lo bueno de lo malo]

Example: Special multimedia search engines such as used on CNN and Sony may be better at separating the wheat from the chaff.

» sift + the wheat from the chaff = separar el trigo de la paja.

Example: The article is entitled 'Sifting the wheat from the chaff'.

» sort out + the wheat from the chaff = separar el grano de la paja. [Separa lo bueno de lo malo]

Example: The article is entitled 'Sorting out the wheat from the chaff: take a look at the multimedia features of seven Web-wide search services'.

chaff2 = bromear. 

Example: 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.

Chaff synonyms

kid in spanish: niño, pronunciation: kɪd part of speech: noun banter in spanish: broma, pronunciation: bæntɜr part of speech: noun stalk in spanish: tallo, pronunciation: stɔk part of speech: noun straw in spanish: Paja, pronunciation: strɔ part of speech: noun jolly in spanish: alegre, pronunciation: dʒɑli part of speech: adjective, noun husk in spanish: cáscara, pronunciation: hʌsk part of speech: noun shuck in spanish: vaina, pronunciation: ʃʌk part of speech: noun, verb stubble in spanish: rastrojo, pronunciation: stʌbəl part of speech: noun
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