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1 sprinkling
nouna 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
* * *noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) ein paar* * *sprin·kling[ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ]ntop each ice cream with a generous \sprinkling of fresh mint bestreuen Sie jedes Eis mit reichlich frischer Minzea \sprinkling of salt eine Prise Salz▪ a \sprinkling of... ein paar...a \sprinkling of grey hairs/men ein paar graue Haare/Männera \sprinkling of knowledge eine leise Ahnung* * *['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 fthere was a sprinkling of young people — es waren ein paar vereinzelte junge Leute da
to give sth a sprinkling (with water) — etw besprengen or besprenkeln
* * *1. → academic.ru/69901/sprinkle">sprinkle C 1, C 2, C 3* * *nouna sprinkling of snow/sugar/dust — eine dünne Schneedecke / Zucker- / Staubschicht
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2 sprinkle
transitive verbstreuen; sprengen [Flüssigkeit]sprinkle something with something — etwas mit etwas bestreuen/besprengen
* * *['spriŋkl](to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits: He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.) streuen,besprenkeln- academic.ru/69902/sprinkler">sprinkler- sprinkling* * *sprin·kle[ˈsprɪŋkl̩]I. vt1. (scatter)▪ to \sprinkle sth on sth (on cake, pizza) etw auf etw akk streuen; a liquid etw mit etw dat besprengen2. (cover)▪ to \sprinkle sth with sth cake etw mit etw dat bestreuen; (with a liquid) etw mit etw dat besprengen3. (water)to \sprinkle the lawn den Rasen sprengena \sprinkle of rain/snow leichter Regen/Schneefall* * *['sprɪŋkl]1. vtwater sprenkeln, sprengen; lawn, plant besprengen; (with holy water) besprengen; salt, dust, sugar etc streuen; dish, cake bestreuenhis hair was sprinkled with grey — sein Haar war grau meliert
churches/pubs are sprinkled throughout the town — man findet Kirchen/Gasthäuser über die ganze Stadt verstreut
2. n(of liquid, vinegar) ein paar Spritzer; (of salt etc) Prise f* * *sprinkle [ˈsprıŋkl]A v/ton auf akk)on auf akk)3. (ver-, zer)streuen, verteilen (auch fig)4. besprenkeln, besprengen, bestreuen ( alle:with mit)with mit)B v/i1. sprenkelnit’s sprinkling( with rain)C s1. (Be)Sprengen n, (Be)Sprenkeln n2. Sprühregen m3. Prise f (Salz etc)* * *transitive verbstreuen; sprengen [Flüssigkeit]sprinkle something over/on something — etwas über/auf etwas (Akk.) streuen/sprengen
sprinkle something with something — etwas mit etwas bestreuen/besprengen
* * *v.berieseln v.besprengen v.besprinkeln v.besprühen v. -
3 dusting
noungive a room a dusting — in einem Zimmer Staub wischen
* * *dust·ing[ˈdʌstɪŋ]n no plthere was a \dusting of snow on the lawn auf dem Rasen lag eine dünne Schneeschicht* * *['dʌstɪŋ]n1) Staubwischen ntwhen I've finished the dusting — wenn ich mit Staubwischen fertig bin
2) (COOK ETC: sprinkling) (Be)stäuben nt* * *dusting s1. Abstauben n, Staubwischen n:give a room a dusting in einem Zimmer Staub wischen2. Bestäuben n* * *noun
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