Meaning

4 senses
  1. Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.

    Sprotte

    ки́лькаkílʹka, шпротšprot

    small herring processed like a sardine

  2. Any of various similar fish of other genera.

  3. (broadly)Anything petty or insignificant.

  4. (UK, obsolete, slang)A sixpence.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Mum's going to fry us some sprats for tea tonight.

    Мама підсмажить нам кілька кільок на підвечірок.

    deMama brät uns heute Sprotten zum Abendbrot.

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  2. Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

    deWirf eine Sprotte, um einen Wal zu fangen.

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  3. Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel.

    deMit Speck fängt man Mäuse.

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  4. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.

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  5. The sprat is a small marine fish that lives in numerous schools.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus:

Origin

From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with

From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout.

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Forms

plural: sprat / sprats
Singularsprat
Pluralsprat / sprats

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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