No. 10,634 in French
miettes
Crumbs.
In a sentence
Les oiseaux picorent les miettes de pain sur le sol.
The birds are pecking at the breadcrumbs on the ground.
Here, 'miettes' refers to small pieces or fragments of bread, highlighting its culinary or everyday usage.
Nous avons seulement trouvé des miettes d'information dans ce rapport.
We only found crumbs of information in this report.
In this sentence, 'miettes' is used metaphorically to describe a small amount or fragment of information, conveying insufficient data.
Il a réduit la vieille feuille en miettes en la froissant.
He crushed the old leaf into fragments by crumpling it.
This usage of 'miettes' denotes literal fragments or small pieces, illustrating the physical breakdown of an object.
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