Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Spreu vom Weizen trennen
English translation:
separate the wheat from the chaff
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Mar 6, 2004 18:18
20 yrs ago
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German term
Italy
By words the mind is winged-Aristophanes
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German
Spreu vom Weizen trennen
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
any ideas concerning the German equivalent??
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | separate the wheat from the chaff |
Kim Metzger
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Change log
Jul 7, 2008 14:10: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jul 7, 2008 14:11: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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separate the wheat from the chaff
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-06 18:21:51 GMT)
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Or the sheep from the goats
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-06 18:21:51 GMT)
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Or the sheep from the goats
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