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sprat

/spræt/

Translations

spratnoun

sprats

/spræt/

I bought a can of sprats for the picnic.

Я купил банку шпрот для пикника.

Additional translations

Synonyms

small fish

spratsnoun

sprat

sprats

/spræts/

I bought a can of sprats for the picnic.

Я купил банку шпрот для пикника.

Synonyms

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.