להבדיל בין עיקר לטפל

English translation: separate the wheat from the chaff

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Hebrew term or phrase:להבדיל בין עיקר לטפל
English translation:separate the wheat from the chaff
Entered by: Doron Greenspan MITI

12:29 Jan 21, 2009
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hebrew term or phrase: להבדיל בין עיקר לטפל
Lost in the recesses of my aging mind...
Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 20:56
separate the wheat from the chaff
Explanation:
Self explanatory
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Amir Gavriely
Canada
Local time: 14:56
Grading comment
That's it! Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1separate the wheat from the chaff
Amir Gavriely
4To choose between right and wrong.
Ruth Rubina
3distinguish between the essential and incidental
Shai Navé


Discussion entries: 2





  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
distinguish between the essential and incidental


Explanation:
I can't attest to this being the "official" phrasing in English. But I used it before, and also encountered it in different texts.
At the moment this is what I can think of.

Shai Navé
Israel
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To choose between right and wrong.


Explanation:
Does it fit your subject?


    Reference: http://www.strategy-business.com/press/16635507/9523
Ruth Rubina
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
separate the wheat from the chaff


Explanation:
Self explanatory

Amir Gavriely
Canada
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
That's it! Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lingopro: Absolutely: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/separate the wheat from ...
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