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bagatelle in Russian

bagatelle in Russian is безделу́шка, ме́лочь, пустя́к — bagatelle means something of very little importance or value.

bagatelle in Russian

безделу́шка
noun
Pronounced: bezdelushka
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
ме́лочь
noun
Pronounced: meloch
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
пустя́к
noun
Pronounced: pustyak
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
багате́ль
noun
Pronounced: bagatel
(literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.

What does "bagatelle" mean?

  1. noun Something of very little importance or value.
    "They'd purchased a little house in the eighth arrondissement in Paris that for them was just a bagatelle, since they rarely lived there."
  2. noun A short piece of music or writing, usually light and playful in style.
    "One afternoon in 1920. a young pianist sat down in a shuttered room in the capital of defeated Germany and played a Bagatelle by Beethoven."
  3. noun A billiards-like game played on a rectangular table that has pockets or arches at only one end.
  4. noun Any of a number of small wooden tabletop games based on the original, where pins take the place of pockets.
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bagatelle in a sentence

  • They'd purchased a little house in the eighth arrondissement in Paris that for them was just a bagatelle, since they rarely lived there.
  • One afternoon in 1920. a young pianist sat down in a shuttered room in the capital of defeated Germany and played a Bagatelle by Beethoven.

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What is "bagatelle" in Russian?
"bagatelle" in Russian is безделу́шка, ме́лочь, пустя́к. bagatelle means: Something of very little importance or value.
How do you pronounce безделу́шка?
"bagatelle" in Russian is безделу́шка, pronounced "bezdelushka".
Are there other ways to say "bagatelle" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "bagatelle": безделу́шка, ме́лочь, пустя́к, багате́ль.
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