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chaff1 [tʃæ:f, tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæ:f] N no pl

1. chaff (of grain):

chaff
Spreu f <->

2. chaff (cattle fodder):

chaff
Häcksel m o nt <-s, ->

3. chaff (leftover material):

chaff
wertlose Reste pl

Phrases:

to separate the wheat from the chaff
die Spreu vom Weizen trennen

I. chaff2 [tʃæ:f, tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæ:f] N no pl

chaff
Scherze pl
chaff
Neckerei f
chaff
Flachserei f <-, -en>
chaff
A oft Blödelei f inf

II. chaff2 [tʃæ:f, tʃɑ:f, Am tʃæ:f] VB trans

to chaff sb [about doing sth]
jdn [wegen einer S. gen [o. mit etw dat]] aufziehen
Present
Ichaff
youchaff
he/she/itchaffs
wechaff
youchaff
theychaff
Past
Ichaffed
youchaffed
he/she/itchaffed
wechaffed
youchaffed
theychaffed
Present Perfect
Ihavechaffed
youhavechaffed
he/she/ithaschaffed
wehavechaffed
youhavechaffed
theyhavechaffed
Past Perfect
Ihadchaffed
youhadchaffed
he/she/ithadchaffed
wehadchaffed
youhadchaffed
theyhadchaffed
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to chaff sb [about doing sth]
jdn [wegen einer S. gen [o. mit etw dat]] aufziehen
to separate the wheat from the chaff
die Spreu vom Weizen trennen

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