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chaff

/tʃæf/

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noun

Menue paille

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

Examples :

"To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."

Pour séparer la menue paille, les premières cultures lançaient des paniers de céréales en l'air et laissaient le vent emporter la menue paille plus légère.

agriculture plant food

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noun

Menue paille

Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

Examples :

"The farmer mixed the chaff with grain to feed his cows. "

L'agriculteur a mélangé la menue paille avec du grain pour nourrir ses vaches.

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noun

Menue paille, rebut

Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

Examples :

"The farmer discarded the chaff from the wheat, wanting only the valuable grain. "

L'agriculteur a jeté la menue paille du blé, ne voulant que le grain de valeur.

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noun

Bavardage, plaisanterie

Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

Examples :

"Their friendly conversation was mostly just playful chaff, but sometimes they discussed serious topics too. "

Leur conversation amicale était surtout faite de plaisanteries, mais parfois ils abordaient aussi des sujets sérieux.

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noun

Leurre radar, paillettes

Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.

Examples :

"During the military exercise, the aircraft released chaff to confuse the enemy radar. "

Pendant l'exercice militaire, l'avion a largué des leurres radar pour brouiller le radar ennemi.

military technology electronics weapon

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verb

Banaliser, plaisanter

To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

Examples :

"During lunch, the friends would chaff each other playfully about their embarrassing moments from the week. "

Pendant le déjeuner, les amis se plaisantaient joyeusement sur leurs moments embarrassants de la semaine.

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verb

Se moquer de, railler

To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

Examples :

"The teacher chaffed the student about his late homework, asking jokingly, "Did you really need a time machine to finish that?" "

Le professeur s'est moqué de l'élève à propos de ses devoirs en retard, demandant en plaisantant : « Avais-tu vraiment besoin d'une machine à remonter le temps pour finir ça ? »

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