He has a smattering of Greek.
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Smattering
//ˈsmætɚɪŋ//
Synonyms for "smattering" (130 found)
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Noun(15 words)
Related words (65)
Noun(21 words)
pinchrelishscantlingscoochscrapscrupleshredskerrickskooshskoshsliversmidgensoupçonspeckspottadtoddicktrifletuppence worthwhit
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Adjective(1 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- малко количество noun (small number)
- повърхностни знания noun (superficial knowledge)
Catalan
1 entries- nocions noun (superficial knowledge)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 皮毛 noun (superficial knowledge)
Dutch
2 entries- greintje noun (superficial knowledge)
- handvol noun (small number)
French
1 entries- rudiment noun (superficial knowledge)
German
4 entries- Halbwissen noun (superficial knowledge)
- Handvoll noun (small number)
- Vorkenntnis noun (superficial knowledge)
- bruchstückhafte Kenntnis noun (superficial knowledge)
Irish
2 entries- salacharaíl noun (superficial knowledge)
- smeadar noun (superficial knowledge)
Italian
1 entries- infarinatura noun (superficial knowledge)
Japanese
4 entries- 少し noun (superficial knowledge)
- 少数 noun (small number)
- 少量 noun (small number)
- 生噛じり noun (superficial knowledge)
Latin
1 entries- scientiola noun (superficial knowledge)
Portuguese
1 entries- laivos noun (superficial knowledge)
Russian
2 entries- кое-что́ noun (superficial knowledge)
- пове́рхностное зна́ние noun (superficial knowledge)
Spanish
4 entries- chapurreo noun (superficial knowledge)
- nociones noun (superficial knowledge)
- pizca noun (superficial knowledge)
- puñado noun (superficial knowledge)
Ukrainian
1 entries- поверхове знання noun (superficial knowledge)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
I only speak a smattering of Japanese.
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They can speak a smattering of Spanish.
Source: tatoeba (8836957)
They're able to speak a smattering of Spanish.
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