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1 a sprinkling of French
a sprinkling of Frenchum pouquinho de francês. -
2 sprinkling
noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) uma certa quantidade* * *sprin.kling[spr'iŋkliŋ] n 1 rega, regadura, aspersão. 2 pequena quantidade, um pouquinho. a sprinkling of foreigners alguns estrangeiros isolados. a sprinkling of French um pouquinho de francês. a sprinkling of rain um chuvisco.
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