This is the 10634th most frequent French word.
miettes
Crumbs.
Here, 'miettes' refers to small pieces or fragments of bread, highlighting its culinary or everyday usage.
Les oiseaux picorent les miettes de pain sur le sol.
The birds are pecking at the breadcrumbs on the ground.
In this sentence, 'miettes' is used metaphorically to describe a small amount or fragment of information, conveying insufficient data.
Nous avons seulement trouvé des miettes d'information dans ce rapport.
We only found crumbs of information in this report.
This usage of 'miettes' denotes literal fragments or small pieces, illustrating the physical breakdown of an object.