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Meaning of Sprat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
spɹæt

Definitions

  1. Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
  2. Any of various similar fish of other genera.
  3. Anything petty or insignificant.
    broadly
  4. A sixpence.
    UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

العربية سمك الإسبرط
Български цаца
Bosanski ćaća kilu sprat
Čeština šprot
Cymraeg corbennog
Deutsch Sprotte
Español espadín
Eesti kilu
Suomi anjovis kilohaili sardelli
Français sprat
Gaeilge bioránach maghar salán stuifín
Gàidhlig garbhag
Galego trancho
Hrvatski ćaća kilu sprat
Italiano papalina spratto
Latina maena
Nederlands sprot
Polski szprot szprotka
Português espadilha
Русский килька шпрот
Српски ćaća kilu sprat
Svenska skarpsill
Türkçe çaça
Українська кілька

Examples

“The price of a case (five shillings piece bad) from the smasher is about one shilling; an alderman (two and sixpence) about sixpence; a peg (shilling) about threepence; a downer or sprat (sixpence) about twopence.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Spratley Spratlin Spratling Spratly Island Spratly Islands Spratlys

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