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1 chaff
I [ča:f]nounpleva, rezanica; figuratively malenkost, ničvredna stvar; draženje, nagajanjeI am too old a bird to be caught with chaff — nisem tako neumen, ne grem na limaniceII [ča:f]transitive verbpripravljati rezanico; figuratively vleči, potegniti koga, nagajati, posmehovati se -
2 chaff-cutter
[čá:fkуtə]nounslamoreznica -
3 chiff-chaff
[čífčæf]nounzoology listnica (ptič) -
4 winnow
['winəu](to separate the chaff from (the grain) by wind.) vejati* * *[wínou]1.nounrešeto za presejanje žita; presejanje, čiščenje (žita);2.transitive verb(tudi winnow away, winnow out) vejati, presejati; prepihati; (pre)čistiti; figuratively ločiti ( from od), odbirati, prebrati; izločiti, izvreči nevredno; poetically razpihati; preleteti; intransitive verb kriliti, prhutati -
5 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič* * *[bə:d]nounptič, ptičicaslang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tičto do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj nareditibirds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu godeto give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgatia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi gato kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubitia little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedalbird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica -
6 sift
[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) presejati2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) pregledati* * *[sift]transitive verb & intransitive verbpresejati ( flour moko), presevati, rešetati; posuti ( sugar on the cake sladkor na kolač); ločiti, odbirati ( from od); pazljivo izprašati, pregledati, raziskati (dokaze, dejstva); padati skozi rešeto ali sito, biti presejan, prerešetan; figuratively prodirati ( into v); izvleči (tajnost) ( from iz)to sift grain from husk, to sift the chaff from the wheat — ločiti plevel od zrnato sift out — ločiti, odbrati z rešetanjem ( from od); poiskati, zaslediti, najti
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Chaff — Chaff, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.] [1913 Webster] 1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. [1913 Webster] So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chaff — chaff·ing·ly; chaff·less; chaff; chiff·chaff; … English syllables
chaff — Ⅰ. chaff [1] ► NOUN 1) the husks of grain or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2) chopped hay and straw used as fodder. ● separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff Cf. ↑sort the wheat from the chaff … English terms dictionary
chaff|y — «CHAF ee, CHAHF », adjective. 1. full of chaff. 2. consisting of chaff. 3. Figurative. like chaff; worthless. 4. Botany. paleaceous … Useful english dictionary
Chaff — Chaff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaffing}.] To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaff — Chaff, v. t. To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz. [1913 Webster] Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chaff — [tʃa:f US tʃæf] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: ceaf] 1.) the outer seed covers that are separated from grain before it is used as food 2.) dried grasses and plant stems that are used for food for farm animals →separate the wheat from the chaff at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chaff — [n] waste crust, debris, dregs, husks, pod, refuse, remains, rubbish, shard, shell, trash; concept 679 chaff [v] joke, ridicule banter, deride, fun, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, mock, rag*, rally, razz*, rib*, scoff, taunt, tease; concept 273 … New thesaurus
chaff — index jape, mock (deride), ridicule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chaff — (n.) husks, O.E. ceaf, probably from P.Gmc. *kaf to gnaw, chew (Cf. M.Du. kaf, Ger. Kaff), from PIE root *gep(h) jaw, mouth … Etymology dictionary
chaff — vb *banter, kid, rag, jolly, rib, josh Analogous words: tease, tantalize, *worry: *ridicule, deride, twit, taunt … New Dictionary of Synonyms