chaff

tʃæf
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Translation of chaff from English into Hebrew,

Noun

1.

banter

UK
light-hearted teasing or joking
UK
הַקְנָטָה haqnataקִינְטוּרִים
  • Their conversation was full of friendly chaff.השיחה שלהם היתה מלאה בהקנטות ידידותיות.
2.

value

something worthless or unnecessary
מוֹץ mmotsטָפֵל
  • It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff.הגיע הזמן להפריד חיטה מ-מוץ.
3.

grain

inedible parts of grain plants
  • Farmers separate the chaff from the wheat.חקלאים מפרידים את המוץ מן החיטה.
4.

agriculture

finely cut straw used as cattle feed
מִסְפּוֹא קַשׁ קַשׁ קָצוּץ
  • The barn was filled with chaff for the cows.האסם היה מלא במספוא קש בשביל הפרות.
5.

military

TECH.
metallic strips used to confuse radar
TECH.
צ׳אַף tshaffנּוּרֵי הַטְעָיָה
  • The jet released chaff to avoid detection.מטוס הסילון שחרר צ'אף כדי להימנע מגילוי.

Verb

tr.

teasing

tease or joke in a playful way
  • They always chaff each other during family gatherings..הם תמיד מקניטים זה את זה במפגשים משפחתיים.
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Expressions with chaff: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לְבַחֵר
לְסַנֵּן
They separate the wheat from the chaff in every project.

Images of chaff

  • chaff: inedible parts of grain plants
    (grain) מוֹץ
  • chaff: finely cut straw used as cattle feed
    (agriculture) מִסְפּוֹא קַשׁ

Synonyms and analogies of chaff in English

Examples of chaff in a sentence

  • He took her chaff in good humor.
  • Most of the emails were just chaff, not worth reading.
  • He discarded the chaff and focused on the important tasks.
  • The wind blew the chaff across the field.
  • Chaff is often used as animal bedding.
  • Farmers often mix chaff with hay for feed.

Translations of "chaff" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
מוֹץnm. - mots

And make no mistake about it. there shall be far more chaff than wheat.

ואל תטעו, יהיה הרבה יותר מוץ מאשר חיטה.

תֶּבֶןnm. - teven

Yes, I'll get him a meal of chaff!

כן, אתן לו לאכול תבן!

חָצִירnm. - khatsir

Not so are the ungodly; They are like chaff Blown by the wind.

אצל חסרי האמונה לא כך המצב, הם כמו חציר, מתנופף ע"י הרוח.

Verb
לְהַקְנִיטv. - lehaqnit

We used to chaff our teacher about his encyclopedia-like knowledge of trivia.

נהגנו להקניט את המורה שלנו על הידע שלו שהוא כמו אנציקלופדיה בנושא טריוויה.

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chaff: Examples and translations in context

It could also be their natural chaff.

יכול גם להיות שזה המוץ הטבעי שלהם.

The farmers winnowed the wheat to separate the chaff from the grain.

החקלאים מיינו את החיטה כדי להפריד בין המוץ לגרעינים.

The wind helped to naturally winnow the chaff from the grains.

הרוח סייעה לברור באופן טבעי את המוץ מהגרעינים.

The winnowing of wheat separated the kernels from the chaff.

הברירה של החיטה הפרידה בין הגרגירים למוץ.

It is the cognitive machine that separates the wheat of emotion from the chaff of sensation.

זאת המכונה הקוגניטיבית שמפרידה את המוץ של התחושה מן הבר של הרגש.

During threshing, the chaff flew everywhere as the grain was separated from the plant.

במהלך התחינה, המוץ עף לכל עבר כאשר הגרעין הופרד מהצמח.

We are, as always, separating wheat from chaff.

אנחנו, כמו תמיד, הפרדת המוץ מן התבן.

And make no mistake about it, there shall be far more chaff than wheat.

ושלא יהיו לכם טעויות, יהיה הרבה יותר מוץ מאשר חיטה.

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