No. 10,633 in French
microscopique
Extremely small; microscopic.
In a sentence
Le détail sur cette peinture est microscopique.
The detail on this painting is microscopic.
Describes the extremely small size of the detail in a physical sense.
Il avait une chance microscopique de gagner la compétition.
He had a microscopic chance of winning the competition.
Metaphorically indicates the very small probability of winning.
La bactérie observée au microscope était microscopique.
The bacteria observed under the microscope were microscopic.
Literally indicates the very small physical size suitable for microscopic observation.
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