sprinkling

sprinkling
noun

a sprinkling of snow/sugar/dust — eine dünne Schneedecke / Zucker- / Staubschicht

there was only a sprinkling of holidaymakers on the beach — nur ein paar vereinzelte Urlauber waren am Strand

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noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) ein paar
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sprin·kling
[ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ]
n
1. see sprinkle
2. usu sing (light covering)
top each ice cream with a generous \sprinkling of fresh mint bestreuen Sie jedes Eis mit reichlich frischer Minze
a \sprinkling of salt eine Prise Salz
3. usu sing (smattering)
▪ a \sprinkling of ... ein paar ...
a \sprinkling of grey hairs/men ein paar graue Haare/Männer
a \sprinkling of knowledge eine leise Ahnung
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['sprIŋklɪŋ]
n
(of rain, dew etc) ein paar Tropfen; (of sugar etc) Prise f; (fig, of humour, comedy etc) Anflug m; (of common sense) Spur f

there was a sprinkling of grey in his hair — ein paar graue Fäden durchzogen sein Haar

there was a sprinkling of young people — es waren ein paar vereinzelte junge Leute da

a sprinkling of freckles — ein paar Sommersprossen

to give sth a sprinkling (with water) — etw besprengen or besprenkeln

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sprinkling s
1. → academic.ru/69901/sprinkle">sprinkle C 1, C 2, C 3
2. a sprinkling of fig ein bisschen, etwas, eine Spur, ein paar Leute etc, ein wenig Zucker etc
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noun

a sprinkling of snow/sugar/dust — eine dünne Schneedecke / Zucker- / Staubschicht

there was only a sprinkling of holidaymakers on the beach — nur ein paar vereinzelte Urlauber waren am Strand


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