smattering

n.

1. Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: "a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing" (Charles Dickens).
2. A small, scattered amount or number: a smattering of raindrops.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small number or amount
  Synonym: handful

Meaning #2: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overfladisk kendskab, ubetydelig mængde, smule

Nederlands (Dutch)
beetje

Français (French)
n. - notions, rudiments

Deutsch (German)
n. - oberflächliche Kenntnisse, Halbwissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανεπαρκής γνώση, πασάλειμμα

Italiano (Italian)
infarinatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conhecimento vago ou superficial, noções breves, tintura (f)

Русский (Russian)
поверхностное знание, небольшая группка

Español (Spanish)
n. - nociones, ligero conocimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ytlig kännedom, ytliga kunskaper

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
略知, 少数

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 略知, 少數

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수박 겉핥기의 지식, 소수, 드문드문함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生かじり, まばら
adj. - 生かじりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معرفه سطحيه, عدد قليل متناثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ידיעה שטחית של שפה‬

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