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sprat

UK
/spræt/
US
/spræt/

Translations

spratnoun
sprats
pl
UK
/spræt/
US
/spræt/
spratPoisson marin de la famille des harengs.
The fisherman caught a large net full of sprats to sell at the market.
Le pêcheur a capturé un grand filet plein de sprats pour les vendre au marché.
Additional translations
appâtAu sens figuré ; chose de peu de valeur offerte pour obtenir davantage.
gringaletFamilier ; pour une personne petite ou chétive.
Synonyms
small fish
fish
sardine
herring
spratsnoun

sprat

sprats
pl
UK
/spræts/
US
/spræts/
spratspoisson de mer
The fisherman caught a large net full of sprats to sell at the market.
Le pêcheur a attrapé un grand filet plein de sprats pour les vendre au marché.
Additional translations
gaminsfamilier, affectueux
Synonyms
anchovies
sardines
herring

Definitions

spratnoun
A small marine fish of the herring family, often used for food.
The fisherman caught a large net full of sprats to sell at the market.
A small or insignificant person.
At only five feet tall, he was considered a sprat among his towering teammates.
Something of little value that is offered or risked in hope of obtaining something greater (often in the phrase "a sprat to catch a mackerel").
The free giveaway was just a sprat to catch a mackerel of long-term customers.
spratsnoun
Small marine fish of the herring family, often used as food.
The fisherman caught a large net full of sprats to sell at the market.
A young or small person, often used in a playful or affectionate manner.
The sprats were playing in the garden, laughing and chasing each other.
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