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1. (US, broadly, transitive)To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.

2. (figuratively, transitive)To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.

3. (figuratively, transitive)To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.

   radebrechen, gebrochen sprechen

   кове́ркатьkovérkatʹ

   speak with spotty or superficial knowledge

4. (US, intransitive)To hit with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.

5. (figuratively, intransitive)To have a slight, superficial knowledge of something; to dabble.

   dilettieren, versuchen (an etwas)

6. (also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

7. (figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To talk ignorantly or superficially; to babble, to chatter.

   to talk foolishly

1. I have a smattering of English.

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2. He has a smattering of Greek.

   ruОн поверхностно знает греческий.

   deEr kann ein paar Brocken Griechisch.

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3. I have a smattering of Spanish.

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4. I only speak a smattering of Japanese.

   ruЯ говорю только на ломаном японском.

   deIch spreche nur bruchstückhaft Japanisch.

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5. They can speak a smattering of Spanish.

   deSie sind in der Lage, ein paar Brocken Spanisch zu sprechen.

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