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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#2368)
somewhat often used word (#2368)
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small fry
Also: change, trifle, small point, details
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- Не трать зря вре́мя на ме́лочи. Don't waste time on trifles.
- У меня с собой почти нет ме́лочи. I'm very low on change right now.
- Не придира́йтесь к мелоча́м. Don't quibble about the details.
- Хва́тит контроли́ровать всё до мелоче́й! Stop micromanaging everything!
- Чёрт пря́чется в мелоча́х. The devil is in the details.
- Извините, но у меня совсем нет ме́лочи. I'm sorry, but I don't have any small change.
- Похоже, что ограбле́ние ба́нка бы́ло спланировано вплоть до мелоче́й. It appears that the bank robbery was planned right down to the last detail.
- Я тут доде́лываю кое-какие ме́лочи. I'm tying up some loose ends.
- Чтобы сде́лать жизнь счастли́вой, надо люби́ть повседневные ме́лочи. In order to make life happy, you must love the everyday trifles.
- У меня с собой нет ме́лочи. I have no small change on me.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ме́лочь | ме́лочи |
| gen. genitive | ме́лочи | мелоче́й |
| dat. dative | ме́лочи | мелоча́м |
| acc. accusative | ме́лочь | ме́лочи |
| inst. instrumental | ме́лочью | мелоча́ми |
| prep. prepositional | ме́лочи | мелоча́х |
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