мухи – отдельно, котлеты – отдельно

English translation: the wheat must be sorted from the chaff

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Russian term or phrase:мухи – отдельно, котлеты – отдельно
English translation:the wheat must be sorted from the chaff
Entered by: Michael Moskowitz

14:27 Mar 20, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Politics
Russian term or phrase: мухи – отдельно, котлеты – отдельно
Но, как говорится, мухи – отдельно, котлеты – отдельно.

Из статьи о коррупции в Казахстане
Michael Moskowitz
Local time: 14:52
the wheat must be sorted from the chaff
Explanation:
Перефразирование известного библейского изречения.
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Andriy Yasharov
Ukraine
Local time: 20:52
Grading comment
In context, this fits better
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5(let's) separate apples from oranges
Daniel Frisano
5to distinguish ca-ca from catlett
Alexandra Taggart
4the wheat must be sorted from the chaff
Andriy Yasharov
2 +1A good restaurant serves flies separately from cutlets
Alexander Onishko


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(let's) separate apples from oranges


Explanation:
a suggestion

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=4&MessNum=7811&page=2&l1=1...
(about 3/4 down the page - a bit more)

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Khonina: or "let's not mix". This is also what Palazhchenko recommends in his dictionary.
53 mins

agree  Natalia Potashnik: let's not mix apples and oranges
1 hr

agree  Yulia Borodulina
3 hrs

agree  Oleksiy Markunin
5 hrs

agree  Elina Rokhkind
13 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A good restaurant serves flies separately from cutlets


Explanation:
:)

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  garikb: merci pour cela camarades
1474 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the wheat must be sorted from the chaff


Explanation:
Перефразирование известного библейского изречения.

Andriy Yasharov
Ukraine
Local time: 20:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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In context, this fits better
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to distinguish ca-ca from catlett


Explanation:
to distinguish shit and edibles into different categories,as they look similar. I think the author makes a mistake, flies equally like both.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 24
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