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"To select only that which is of value."
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"word": "winnow grain from chaff"
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"roman": "fēnqīng liángyǒu",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "分清良莠"
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
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"word": "oddělit zrno od plev"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skille klinten fra hveden"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "het kaf van het koren scheiden"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "erottaa jyvät akanoista"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "die Spreu vom Weizen trennen"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diachorízo tin íra apó to stári",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "διαχωρίζω την ήρα από το στάρι"
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"roman": "lavúr et habár min hatéven",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "לָבוּר אֶת הַבָּר מִן הַתֶּבֶן"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "elválasztja/szétválasztja az ocsút a búzától"
},
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skilja hismið frá kjarnanum"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separare il grano dalla pula"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separare il buono dal cattivo"
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"roman": "momigara kara mugi o yoriwakeru",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "もみがらから麦をより分ける"
},
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "yoi mono to warui mono o wakeru",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "良いものと悪いものを分ける"
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skille klinten fra hveten"
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
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"word": "oddzielać ziarno od plew"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar o trigo do joio"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar o joio do trigo"
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"note": "отделя́ть зёрна от пле́вел impf (otdeljátʹ zjórna ot plével, literally “to separate grain from tares”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
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"note": "отдели́ть зёрна от пле́вел pf (otdelítʹ zjórna ot plével, literally “to separate grain from tares”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "му́хи отде́льно, котле́ты отде́льно (múxi otdélʹno, kotléty otdélʹno, literally “flies apart, meatballs apart”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "отдели́ть а́гнцев от ко́злищ pf (otdelítʹ ágncev ot kózlišč, literally “to separate lambs from goats”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "apartar el grano de la paja"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar la paja del trigo"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar el trigo de la paja"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skilja agnarna från vetet"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "fēnqīng liángyǒu",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "分清良莠"
},
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"tags": [
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"word": "oddělit zrno od plev"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skille klinten fra hveden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "het kaf van het koren scheiden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "erottaa jyvät akanoista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "die Spreu vom Weizen trennen"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diachorízo tin íra apó to stári",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "διαχωρίζω την ήρα από το στάρι"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "lavúr et habár min hatéven",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "לָבוּר אֶת הַבָּר מִן הַתֶּבֶן"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "elválasztja/szétválasztja az ocsút a búzától"
},
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skilja hismið frá kjarnanum"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separare il grano dalla pula"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separare il buono dal cattivo"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "momigara kara mugi o yoriwakeru",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "もみがらから麦をより分ける"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoi mono to warui mono o wakeru",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "良いものと悪いものを分ける"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skille klinten fra hveten"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"tags": [
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"word": "oddzielać ziarno od plew"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"tags": [
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"word": "oddzielić ziarno od plew"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar o trigo do joio"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar o joio do trigo"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "отделя́ть зёрна от пле́вел impf (otdeljátʹ zjórna ot plével, literally “to separate grain from tares”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "отдели́ть зёрна от пле́вел pf (otdelítʹ zjórna ot plével, literally “to separate grain from tares”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "му́хи отде́льно, котле́ты отде́льно (múxi otdélʹno, kotléty otdélʹno, literally “flies apart, meatballs apart”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "отдели́ть а́гнцев от ко́злищ pf (otdelítʹ ágncev ot kózlišč, literally “to separate lambs from goats”)",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value"
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "apartar el grano de la paja"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar la paja del trigo"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "separar el trigo de la paja"
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"sense": "to select only that which is of value",
"word": "skilja agnarna från vetet"
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