No. 13,135 in Russian
мелкий
"Мелкий" means "shallow," "small," or "fine" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Мелкий дождик начал моросить.
A light rain started to drizzle.
Here, "мелкий" is used to describe precipitation, signifying its light and soft nature, indicating that the rain isn't heavy.
На рынке мы купили мелких яблок для пирога.
We bought small apples for the pie at the market.
In this case, "мелкий" is used to describe the size of the apples, meaning that they are small in size.
Его замечания были слишком мелкими, чтобы принимать их всерьез.
His comments were too petty to take seriously.
In this sentence, "мелкий" is used metaphorically to describe the insignificance or triviality of the comments.
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