sprat

n.

1. A small marine food fish (Clupea sprattus) of northeast Atlantic waters that is eaten fresh or smoked and is often canned in oil as a sardine. Also called brisling.
2. Any of various other similar fishes, such as a young herring.

[Middle English sprot, spratte, from Old English sprot.]

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Small oily fish, Sprattus (Clupea) sprattus, fresh or frozen; young are canned as brisling. See herring; whitebait.

A close relative of the herring, the sprat is a small (about 6 inches in length) fish that can be found off the European Atlantic coast. Because of its high fat content, sprats are perfect for broiling or grilling. They're also available either salted or smoked. The smallest sprats are packed in oil, in which case they're usually called brisling or brisling sardines. See also fish.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - brisling
v. intr. - fange brisling

Nederlands (Dutch)
sprot

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) sprat
v. intr. - pêcher le sprat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sprotte
v. - nach Sprotten fischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) παπαλίνα, σαρδελόρεγκα
v. - ψαρεύω ρέγκες

Italiano (Italian)
pesciolino, pescare pesciolini

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arenque (m)

Русский (Russian)
килька, шпрот, малыш,шкет

Español (Spanish)
n. - arenque pequeño, espadín
v. intr. - pescar arenques

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skarpsill, vassbuk, brissling, liten stackare
v. - att fiska skarpsill

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鲱属小海鱼, 小个子, 捕西鲱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鯡屬小海魚, 小個子
v. intr. - 捕西鯡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 청어속의 작은 물고기, 하찮은 놈, 꼬마
v. intr. - 청어를 낚시질 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ニシン属の小魚, スプラット, 子供, つまらない奴, 小人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سمك صغير (فعل) نوع من السمك الصغير, شخص صغير أو تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סלתנית (דג-מאכל)‬
v. intr. - ‮דג סלתניות‬

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