гу́ща

rare #12802

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1.
sediment, dregs, grounds (of coffee)
На дне ча́шки оста́лась кофе́йная гу́ща.
Coffee grounds were left at the bottom of the cup.
Commonly in «кофейная гуща» (coffee grounds).
2.
thick (of events), midst, throng
Сего́дня он сно́ва бу́дет в гу́ще собы́тий.
Today he will be in the thick of things again.
Usually «в гуще» + genitive: in the thick of, right in the middle of.
3.
thicket, dense growth
Он забра́лся в гу́щу крапи́вы.
He climbed into a thicket of nettles.

Examples

На дне мое́й ча́шки оста́лась кофейная гу́ща.
There were coffee grounds left in my cup.
Дава́йте не будем гада́ть на кофейной гу́ще.
Let's not make dubious assumptions.
На дне чашки осталась кофейная гуща.
There were coffee grounds left at the bottom of the cup.