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separate_the_wheat_from_the_chaff

separate the wheat from the chaff

English

Alternative forms

Verb

separate the wheat from the chaff

(idiomatic) to select only that which is of value

Synonyms

(to select what is of value): winnow

Translations

to select only that which is of value

Chinese:
Mandarin: 分清良莠 ‎(fēnqīng liángyǒu)
Czech: oddělit zrno od plev pf
Dutch: het kaf van het koren scheiden
Finnish: erottaa jyvät akanoista (fi)
French: séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie (fr)
German: die Spreu vom Weizen trennen (de)
Greek: διαχωρίζω την ήρα από το στάρι (el) ‎(diachorízo tin íra apó to stári)
Hebrew: לָבוּר אֶת הַבָּר מִן הַתֶּבֶן ‎(lavúr et habár min hatéven)
Icelandic: skilja hismið frá kjarnanum

Italian: separare il grano dal loglio, separare il buono dal cattivo
Japanese: もみがらから麦をより分ける ‎(momigara kara mugi o yoriwakeru), 良いものと悪いものを分ける ‎(yoi mono to warui mono o wakeru)
Polish: oddzielić ziarno od plew (pl) pf
Portuguese: separar o trigo do joio, separar o joio do trigo
Russian: отделя́ть зёрна от пле́вел (ru) impf ‎(otdeljátʹ zjórna ot plével), отдели́ть зёрна от пле́вел (ru) pf ‎(otdelítʹ zjórna ot plével)
Spanish: apartar el grano de la paja
Swedish: skilja agnarna från vetet (sv)

See also

wheat and tares