chaff(
chahf
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (rubbish)
a. la paja (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The warehouse held so many old books, we had a tough job separating the wheat from the chaff.El almacén estaba lleno de tantos libros viejos que nos costó mucho separar el grano de la paja.
2. (husks)
b. la ahechadura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Not all the chaff had been separated from the corn.No toda la ahechadura había sido separada del maíz.
a. la mezcla de paja y heno (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bucket of chaff is for the cow.El cubo lleno de la mezcla de paja y heno es para la vaca.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
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