No. 13,779 in Russian
ничтожными
Insignificant; negligible.
In a sentence
Его достижения казались ничтожными в сравнении с успехами других.
His achievements seemed insignificant compared to the successes of others.
Here, 'ничтожными' denotes something considered very small or insignificant in the context of comparison.
Все их усилия оказались ничтожными после появления новых данных.
All their efforts turned out to be negligible after the appearance of new data.
In this usage, 'ничтожными' emphasizes the futility or inconsequence of efforts after certain events.
Ресурсы, выделенные на проект, были ничтожными и совершенно недостаточными.
The resources allocated for the project were negligible and completely insufficient.
In this context, 'ничтожными' represents the insufficiency or small size of resources, impacting the ability to achieve intended goals.
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