Мелкий - translation, pronunciation and examples
shallow
having little depth
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seichtes Wasser
seichtes Becken
seichter Fluss
flache Schale
flache Schüssel
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General neutral term for little depth or small size; the closest basic translation of 'shallow'.
Emphasizes lack of depth; often used about bodies of water and layers.
Specialized word for bodies of water with little depth; more bookish/technical.
Often figurative — about knowledge, thought, or relations; means 'not deep / superficial' in a figurative sense.
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General neutral term for little depth or small size; the closest basic translation of 'shallow'.
The water in this pond is shallow.
В этом пруду вода мелкая.
Emphasizes lack of depth; often used about bodies of water and layers.
The river is shallow — you can wade across.
Река неглубокая — можно перейти вброд.
Specialized word for bodies of water with little depth; more bookish/technical.
This is a shallow (low-depth) bay.
Это мелководный залив.
Often figurative — about knowledge, thought, or relations; means 'not deep / superficial' in a figurative sense.
His knowledge of the topic is superficial.
Его знания по теме поверхностны.
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мелкий translation: shallow. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce мелкий
[ˈmʲelkʲɪj]
мелкий translation
shallow
мелкий examples
Das Wasser ist dort seicht.
мелкий transcription
[ˈmʲelkʲɪj], шэлоу
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мелкий meaning: what does it mean?
имеет небольшую глубину; дно или низ близко
мелкий pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
мелкий is pronounced as [ˈmʲelkʲɪj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
мелкий definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Das Wasser ist dort seicht. Translation: Там вода мелкая.
Is мелкий part of Adjectives vocabulary?
Yes, мелкий (shallow) can be learned in the Adjectives topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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