No. 4,319 in Catalan
grapat
A small handful or quantity.
In a sentence
Vaig agafar un grapat de nous per menjar.
I took a handful of walnuts to eat.
In this sentence, 'grapat' is used to refer to a small quantity of nuts that can be held in one's hand, emphasizing quantity.
Un grapat de persones va assistir a la reunió.
A group of people attended the meeting.
Here, 'grapat' is metaphorically used to describe a small amount of attendees, highlighting the small size of the group.
Necessites un grapat de paciència per aprendre català.
You need some patience to learn Catalan.
In this usage, 'grapat' conveys an abstract quantity, expressing that patience is necessary to achieve a goal.
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