spit in the ocean
Definitions
Examples
“Lawrence Venuti, a translator and author of The Translator's Invisibility, said that, beyond high-profile bestsellers, translations in the UK and US were still "a spit⟳ in the ocean" compared with countries such as Spain, France or Italy.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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