Sprat

Noun CEFR B1

spɹæt

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolespadín

Françaissprat

DeutschSprotte

22 more languages

العربيةسمك الإسبرط

Българскицаца

Bosanskićaća kilu sprat

Češtinašprot

Cymraegcorbennog

Eestikilu

Suomianjovis kilohaili sardelli

Gaeilgebioránach maghar salánstuifín

Gàidhliggarbhag

Hrvatskićaća kilu sprat

Italianopapalina spratto

Latinamaena

Latviešušprotes

Nederlandssprot

Polskiszprot szprotka

Portuguêsespadilha

Русскийкилька шпрот

Српскиćaća kilu sprat

Svenskaskarpsill

Türkçeçaça

Українськакілька

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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