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1 winnow
'winəu(to separate the chaff from (the grain) by wind.) rense korn ved blåsingverb \/ˈwɪnəʊ\/1) (landbruk, om korn, ris) rens(k)e ut, kaste korn2) ( overført) blåse vekk, spre3) ( overført) skille, sortere4) (poetisk, om vinden) føre med seg (duft)5) (poetisk, om hår) leke med6) (poetisk, om fugl) slå med (vingene), flagre -
2 chaff
belgIsubst. \/tʃɑːf\/1) agner2) ( dyrefôr) hakkelse3) ( overført) søppel, skrapwinnow the chaff (away) from the grain eller separate the wheat from the chaff ( overført) skille klinten fra hvetenIIsubst. \/tʃɑːf\/( hverdagslig) erting, fleiping, tøysingIIIverb \/tʃɑːf\/hakke oppIVverb \/tʃɑːf\/( hverdagslig) erte, tulle (med), fleipe (med), tøyse (med) -
3 falsehood
noun ((the telling of) a lie: She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood.) falskhet, usannhet, løgnløgnsubst. \/ˈfɔːlshʊd\/, \/ˈfɒlshʊd\/1) løgn, usannhet, falsk påstand2) uærlighet, løgnaktighet, usannferdighet -
4 grain
ɡrein1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) korn2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) korn4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) årring (mønster)5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) smule, grann•korn--------teksturIsubst. \/ɡreɪn\/1) korn, gryn, frø2) korn, kornplanter3) korn, gryn4) ( overført) grann, smule, skygge, snev5) ( engelsk vektenhet) grain (0,0648 g)6) ( lærbehandling) narv, krispling7) kornet overflate8) struktur (i treverk, kjøtt, sten, tøy)9) ( gammeldags) natur, sinn, legning, temperament10) (gammeldags, poetisk) farge11) ( gammeldags) skarlagenslus, kochenillelus12) ( fargestoff) purpurfarge, karmin, kochenilleacross the grain vinkelrett mot fibrenea grain of truth et snev av sannhetgo against the grain with someone by noen i mot, være mot noens naturin grain ekte, tvers igjennom, innbitttake something with a grain of salt ta noe med en klype salt➢ chaffIIverb \/ɡreɪn\/1) gjøre kornet, granulere, korne seg2) krystallisere (seg)3) ( maling) å(d)re, marmorere4) ( om lær) narve, krisple5) gjennomfarge6) (amer.) fore (hest) med korn -
5 truth
tru:Ɵplural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.)2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.)•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truthpresisjonsubst. \/truːθ\/, i flertall: \/truːħz\/ eller \/truːθs\/1) sannhet2) sannferdighet, (opp)riktighet, sannhetsgehalt, sanndruhet3) virkelighet, faktum4) riktighet, nøyaktighet, eksakthet5) ( teknikk) presisjon6) ærlighet, redelighet, rettskaffenhet7) ( i kunstverk e.l.) virkeligstrohet, realisme8) ( gammeldags) tro(fast)het, troskapkeep to the truth eller stick to the truth holde seg til sannhetenknow something for a truth være helt sikker på noe, vite noe helt sikkertmoment of truth sannhetens øyeblikk avgjørende øyeblikkout of truth unøyaktig innstilt, unøyaktig tilpasset skjev, skakktell someone some home truths si noen sannheten, si noen sannhetens ordtell the truth and shame the devil sannheten fremfor alt, si sannheten for enhver pristhere's not a word of truth in it det finnes ikke et sant ord i det, det er ikke noe sant i detto tell the truth eller truth to tell når sant skal sies, for å være ærlig, oppriktig talt, sant å sitruth is stranger than fiction virkeligheten overgår fantasienthe truth of the matter det virkelige forholdet, sannhetentruth to nature naturtrohettruth will out sannheten kommer for en dag (før eller siden)winnow truth from falsehood skille sannhet fra løgn
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Winnow — Win now (w[i^]n n[ o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winnowed} (w[i^]n n[ o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winnowing}.] [OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winnow — [win′ō] vt. [ME winewen < OE windwian, to winnow < wind, WIND2] 1. a) to blow the chaff from (grain) by wind or a forced current of air b) to blow off (chaff) in this manner 2. to blow away; scatter 3. to anal … English World dictionary
Winnow — Win now, v. i. To separate chaff from grain. [1913 Webster] Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winnow — (v.) O.E. windwian, from wind air in motion, paring down, see WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1). Cognate with O.N. vinza, O.H.G. winton to fan, winnow, Goth. diswinþjan to throw (grain) apart, L. vannus winnowing fan … Etymology dictionary
winnow — index cull, distinguish, screen (select), select, separate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
winnow — ► VERB 1) blow air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff. 2) remove (chaff) from grain. 3) reduce the number in a set of (people or things) gradually until only the best ones are left. ORIGIN Old English, related to WIND(Cf. ↑windless) … English terms dictionary
winnow — win|now [ˈwınəu US nou] v also winnow down [: Old English; Origin: windwian] [T] to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want = ↑whittle down ▪ We need to winnow the list of candidates to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
winnow — UK [ˈwɪnəʊ] / US [ˈwɪnoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms winnow : present tense I/you/we/they winnow he/she/it winnows present participle winnowing past tense winnowed past participle winnowed to remove the outer cover from grain Phrasal verbs:… … English dictionary
winnow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English winewen, from Old English windwian to fan, winnow; akin to Old High German wintōn to fan, Latin vannus winnowing fan, ventus wind more at wind Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to remove (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
winnow — winnower, n. /win oh/, v.t. 1. to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., esp. by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities. 2. to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.)… … Universalium
winnow — win|now [ wınou ] verb transitive to remove the outer cover from grain ,winnow down phrasal verb transitive to reduce the size of a group of people or things so that you only keep the best or most useful ones ,winnow out phrasal verb transitive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English