Translation of "bon grain de l'ivraie" to English

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Dictionary translations for "bon grain de l'ivraie"

le bon grain de l'ivraie m noun

pl. bons grains de l'ivraie

wheat from the chaff

Contexts with "bon grain de l'ivraie"

Le seigle était appelé le grain de la pauvreté. Rye was called the grain of poverty.

Cette personne a un grain de beauté à coté de l'œil. That person has a mole at the side of his eye.

Ne gaspille pas un seul grain de riz ! Waste not a single grain of rice!

Vous feriez un bon diplomate. You would make a good diplomat.

Il est bon que la guerre soit si terrible, de peur que nous en devenions trop friands. It is well that war is so terrible — lest we should grow too fond of it.

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