Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
separar el grano de la paja
English translation:
separate the wheat from the chaff
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Aida González del Álamo
Jun 19, 2003 10:12
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Nothing is better than a good project
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Italian to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
separar el grano de la paja
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
dicho espa�ol
es refran o dicho español.. aparece en un cuento:" has de aprender a separar el grano de la paja" me interesa el refran euivalente o algo que lo explique y no suene a traducción literal. muchisimas gracias!!
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separate the wheat from the chaff
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:15:57 (GMT)
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separate the wheat from the chaff
to separate things or people that are of high quality or ability from those that are not:
Example: The first round of interviews really separates the wheat from the chaff.
Cambridge Advanced Learner\'s Dictionary©
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:21:28 (GMT)
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\"Apartar el grano de la paja (to separate the wheat from the chaff): Saber distinguir lo bueno de lo que no lo es, como cuando se selecciona el buen cereal de la hierba inútil. ...\"
http://www.arcom.net/belca/del_dicho/a.htm
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:29:29 (GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias a ti, aidagda
¡Buena suerte!
Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:15:57 (GMT)
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separate the wheat from the chaff
to separate things or people that are of high quality or ability from those that are not:
Example: The first round of interviews really separates the wheat from the chaff.
Cambridge Advanced Learner\'s Dictionary©
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:21:28 (GMT)
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\"Apartar el grano de la paja (to separate the wheat from the chaff): Saber distinguir lo bueno de lo que no lo es, como cuando se selecciona el buen cereal de la hierba inútil. ...\"
http://www.arcom.net/belca/del_dicho/a.htm
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Note added at 2003-06-19 10:29:29 (GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias a ti, aidagda
¡Buena suerte!
Oso ¶:^)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "muchas gracias"
6 mins
Rachael Singh
Native in English
High-quality accurate legal translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Latin to English, and 1 more.
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4
to sort / sorting the wheat from the chaff
En ingles, no se dice 'separate' en este contexto.
9 mins
Paul Lambert
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Quality translations in perfect English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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68
to pick out the cream of the crop
otra opcion - pero me gusta la de oso mas arriba. espero que te ayude! paul
2 hrs
to sort (out) the wheat from the chaff
means that you chose the good things out of sth.
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