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[spræt]nome spratto m.* * *sprat /spræt/n.2 (scherz. arc.) bimbetto gracile; ragazzetto mingherlino● (fig.) to throw a sprat to catch a herring (o a mackerel, a whale), dare un uovo per avere una gallina.(to) sprat /spræt/v. i.pescare spratti.* * *[spræt]nome spratto m.
См. также в других словарях:
throw a sprat to catch a herring — (or to catch a whale)) to forego an advantage in hope of greater profit … Dictionary of ichthyology
