finer russian
краше
more beautiful, finer, better
мельча́щий
becoming smaller, shrinking, diminishing, becoming finer
becoming shallow, shallowing
мельча́ющий
becoming smaller, getting finer, dwindling
getting shallower, becoming shallow
мельча́вший
that was becoming smaller, that was growing finer
Examples
Перемели кофе помельче, пожалуйста.
Grind the coffee a little finer, please.
Порошок, растираемый в ступке, становился всё мельче.
The powder being ground in the mortar became finer and finer.
Фермер, культивировавший рис много лет, знал все тонкости.
The farmer who had cultivated rice for many years knew all the finer points.
