ме́лко
rare #14585
adverbadverb of ме́лкий
- 1.
finely, into small pieces, small
Ме́лко наре́жь лук.
Chop the onion finely.
Typically with verbs of cutting, chopping, grinding or writing.
- 2.
shallow, not deep
У бе́рега ме́лко.
It is shallow near the shore.
Often used impersonally: здесь мелко "it is shallow here".
Examples
Перемели́те э́тот ко́фе очень мелко.
Grind this coffee very fine.
Она мелко нарезала репчатый лук для салата.
She finely chopped the onion for the salad.
В ступке лежал мелко растолчённый перец.
Finely crushed pepper lay in the mortar.
Не причаливайте здесь, тут мелко.
Don't moor here; it's shallow.
На столе лежал мелко накрошенный сыр.
There was finely crumbled cheese on the table.
Word familyме́лкийPRO
- ме́лкоfinely; shallow
- ме́лкийsmall; fine; petty; shallow
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Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
TonyUK edited translation 5 years ago.
