🌾chaff (chaf)

noun
/tʃæf/
cascarilla (cascarilla)

Meaning

The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing; worthless or trivial matter.
the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing; worthless things; light-hearted joking
Traducción del significado
Las cáscaras de maíz o de otras semillas separadas por trilla o cribado; cosas sin valor o triviales.
Las cáscaras de maíz o de otras semillas separadas por trilla o cribado; cosas sin valor o triviales.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The farmer separated the wheat from the chaff.

El agricultor separó el trigo de la cascarilla.
El agricultor separó el trigo de la cascarilla.

The farmer separated the wheat from the chaff using traditional methods.

El agricultor separó el trigo de la cascarilla utilizando métodos tradicionales.
El agricultor separó el trigo de la cascarilla utilizando métodos tradicionales.

Expresiones de ejemplo

separate the wheat from the chaff
separar el trigo de la cascarilla
separar el trigo de la cascarilla

Synonyms

husks, debris, waste, refuse, trash, banter
Entrada 1
husks, debris, waste, refuse, trash
Entrada 2
husks, debris, waste, banter

Antonyms

grain, essence, substance, wheat, valuable substance
Entrada 1
grain, essence, substance
Entrada 2
grain, wheat, valuable substance

Colocaciones

wheat and chaff, chaff cutter, separate chaff, blow away chaff, worthless chaff
Entrada 1
wheat and chaff, chaff cutter, separate chaff, blow away chaff
Entrada 2
separate chaff, wheat and chaff, worthless chaff

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