shallow russian

• ме́лкий

  small, little, minor

  fine, fine-grained, powdery

  petty, trivial, insignificant

  shallow

• ме́лко

  finely, into small pieces, small

  shallow, not deep

• поло́гий

  gently sloping, gentle (of a slope), shallow (of an incline), not steep

• лото́к

  tray, shallow box, crate

  street stall, vendor's tray, stand

  litter box, litter tray

  in-tray, letter tray, paper tray

  chute, gutter, trough

• мель

  shoal shallow

• неглубо́кий

  rather shallow, superficial, skin-deep, shallow

• пусты́шка

  pacifier, dummy (baby's), soother

  shallow person, empty person, airhead, nonentity

  dud, sham, empty thing, placebo

• пло́шка

  shallow bowl, small dish, earthenware saucer

  oil lamp (in a shallow dish), lampion

• мелково́дье

  shoal, shallow water

• обмеле́ть

  to become shallow

• измельча́ть

  to grind, to mill, to pound, to crush

  to shred, to chop up finely, to reduce to fragments

  to become smaller, to grow smaller

  to become shallow, to grow shallower

  to degenerate, to lose significance, to become petty

• брандахлы́ст

  swill, watery drink, wish-wash, rotgut

  idler, loafer, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well

  fop, dandy, popinjay, shallow young man

• малово́дный

  with little water, dry, arid, shallow

• мелково́дный

  shallow

• мелкосидя́щий

  shallow-draught

• мельча́ть

  to become smaller, to grow smaller, to shrink

  to become shallower, to get shallow

  to become petty, to degenerate, to lose significance

• верхогля́дка

  superficial person, shallow person, dabbler

• верхогля́дский

  superficial, shallow, perfunctory

• лягуша́тник

  paddling pool, wading pool, shallow end of the pool

  frog, Frenchy

  frog tank, frog terrarium

  frog catcher, amphibian collector

• меле́ть

  to become shallow, to grow shallow

• обмеле́вший

  shallow, shoaled, dried up

• замели́вший

  shallow, silted up, shoaled

• нахва́танный

  superficial, smattered, shallow, haphazardly acquired

• верхогля́дничавший

  superficial, cursory, shallow, perfunctory

• меле́ющий

  becoming shallow, shoaling, drying up

• меле́вший

  shallowed, having become shallow, that has run dry

• мельча́ющий

  becoming smaller, getting finer, dwindling

  getting shallower, growing shallow

• ложеме́нт

  support cradle, support bed, support device

  support seat, contoured seat, pilot seat

  lodgment, lodgement, shallow trench

• мельча́щий

  becoming smaller, shrinking, diminishing, becoming finer

  becoming shallow, shallowing

• мели́вший

  that has become shallow, grown shallow

  run aground, stranded

• перека́т

  rolling, rumbling, roll (of thunder)

  shallows, riffle, shoal, sandbar

• малово́дье

  low water level, low water, shallowness

  scarcity of water, water shortage, aridity

• обмеле́ние

  shallowing, shoaling

• перека́ты

  shallows, peals, rolls

• развлека́тельность

  entertainment value, entertaining quality, entertainment, amusement

  triviality, shallowness, lightweight character

Examples

• Река́ здесь ме́лкая — мы мо́жем перейти́ вброд.

  The river is shallow here. We can walk across.

• Он перепры́гнул через неглубо́кую кана́ву.

  He leaped over the shallow ditch.

• Том подплы́л по-собачьи к неглубо́кой части бассе́йна.

  Tom dog paddled toward the shallow end of the pool.

• На мелково́дье опасно ныря́ть.

  It's dangerous to dive in shallow water.

• Моё знако́мство с ми́ром бы́ло бы менее глубо́ким, не уме́й я обща́ться на мно́гих языка́х.

  My experience of the world would be much shallower without the ability to communicate in lots of languages.

• Поли́ция обнару́жила те́ло Тома в неглубо́кой я́ме за сара́ем.

  The police found Tom's body in a shallow grave behind the barn.

• Она совершенно недалёкая. Её забо́тит только оде́жда.

  She's very shallow. She only cares about clothes.

• В пруду́ мелко, чтобы купа́ться.

  The pond is too shallow to swim in.

• На реке был опасный перекат.

  There was a dangerous shallow spot in the river.

• Лодка застряла на песчаном перекате.

  The boat got stuck on a sandy shallow.

• Лодка тихо шла по мелкому протоку.

  The boat moved quietly along the shallow channel.

• Лодка застряла на мелководье возле берега.

  The boat got stuck in the shallows near the shore.

• Дети играли на мелководье реки.

  The children were playing in the shallows of the river.

• Голенастая птица бродила по мелкой воде.

  A long-legged bird was wading through the shallow water.

• В лоции указаны все опасные мели.

  All the dangerous shallows are marked in the sailing directions.

• Река сильно обмелела за последнее лето.

  The river became much shallower over the past summer.

• Из-за жары озеро быстро обмелело.

  Because of the heat, the lake quickly became shallow.

• Старый пруд обмелел и почти высох.

  The old pond became shallow and almost dried up.

• Из-за бездождья река сильно обмелела летом.

  Because of the lack of rain, the river became much shallower in summer.

• Ибис искал еду в мелкой воде.

  The ibis was looking for food in shallow water.

• Критики говорят об измельчании современной литературы.

  Critics speak of the growing shallowness of contemporary literature.

• Его доклад оказался малосодержательным и скучным.

  His report turned out to be shallow and boring.

• Разговор получился малосодержательным и пустым.

  The conversation turned out to be shallow and empty.

• Здесь очень мелководный участок реки.

  This section of the river is very shallow.

• Мы искупались в мелководном заливе.

  We went swimming in the shallow bay.

• Лодка не пройдёт по этому мелководному месту.

  The boat won't be able to get through this shallow stretch.

• Мелкосидящие лодки легко проходят по этой реке.

  Shallow-draught boats can easily navigate this river.

• Для перевозки груза нужен мелкосидящий катер.

  A shallow-draught boat is needed to transport the cargo.

• Мелкосидящее судно подошло прямо к берегу.

  The shallow-draught vessel came right up to the shore.

• Река с каждым годом мельчает от засухи.

  The river gets shallower every year because of the drought.

• Озеро мельчает и превращается в болото.

  The lake is getting shallower and turning into a swamp.

• Эта река слишком мелкая и несудоходна.

  This river is too shallow and unnavigable.

• Обмеление реки началось из-за жаркого лета.

  The river began to shallow because of the hot summer.

• Учёные изучают обмеление озера каждый год.

  Scientists study the shallowing of the lake every year.

• Обмеление привело к исчезновению многих рыб.

  The shallowing led to the disappearance of many fish.

• Оолит образуется в тёплых мелких морях.

  Oolite forms in warm, shallow seas.

• Плоскодонное судно легко проходит по мелководью.

  The flat-bottomed vessel can easily navigate shallow water.

• Река обмелела, и мы перешли посуху.

  The river became shallow, and we crossed on foot.

• Не причаливайте здесь, тут мелко.

  Don't moor here; it's shallow.

• Летом эта речка сильно мелеет.

  This little river becomes very shallow in summer.

• Озеро постепенно мелеет из-за засухи.

  The lake is gradually becoming shallower because of the drought.

• К осени река обычно мелеет.

  The river usually becomes shallow by autumn.

• Обмелевшая река летом стала совсем мелкой.

  The river, which had become shallower, became extremely shallow in summer.

• Мы шли по обмелевшему руслу реки босиком.

  We walked barefoot along the shallow riverbed.

• Обмелевшее озеро постепенно превращалось в болото.

  The lake, which had become shallow, was gradually turning into a swamp.

• Мы нашли икрившийся в мелкой воде косяк.

  We found a shoal that had spawned in shallow water.

• Река, иссушаемая жарой, стала совсем мелкой.

  The river, dried up by the heat, became very shallow.

• Река, мельчающая с каждым годом, теряла глубину.

  The river, becoming shallower with each passing year, was losing its depth.

• Река, мельчавшая год от года, наконец совсем обмелела.

  The river, becoming shallower year by year, finally dried up almost completely.

• Мельчащий у берега водоем зарос камышом.

  The pond, becoming shallower near the shore, became overgrown with reeds.

• Такой нахватанный опыт не поможет на экзамене.

  Such shallow, haphazardly acquired experience won't help on the exam.

• Река, мелеющая каждый год, пугает рыбаков.

  The river, which gets shallower every year, frightens the fishermen.

• Мелеющее озеро уже не годится для купания.

  The shallowing lake is no longer suitable for swimming.

• Мы видели мелеющий ручей за деревней.

  We saw a stream becoming shallow behind the village.

• Мелевший к лету пруд совсем высох.

  The pond, which had become shallow by summer, dried up completely.

• Мелевшая река открыла старое русло.

  The river, which had become shallow, revealed its old bed.

• Мелевший канал перестали использовать для судов.

  The canal, which had become shallow, was no longer used by vessels.

• Река, замывающая старое русло, стала мельче.

  The river, washing away its old riverbed, became shallower.

• Русло реки, замываемое песком, стало мельче.

  The riverbed, being silted up with sand, became shallower.