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мелочь — meaning in English

meloch

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English meaning

  • bagatelle noun Something of very little importance or value.
  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
  • trinket noun A small decorative item, especially cheap jewelry, valued more for looks than worth.
  • trivia noun Small, unimportant facts or details, often obscure ones.

Senses

мелочь is used for these senses in English:

  • bagatelle A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
  • change (uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
  • small change (idiomatic) A minor or insignificant amount of money.
  • small fry One or more small or immature fish.
  • small fry (informal) One or more children.
  • small fry (idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
  • trifle (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
  • trinket (figurative) A thing of little value; a toy, a trifle.

bagatelle — full definition

  1. noun Something of very little importance or value.
  2. noun A short piece of music or writing, usually light and playful in style.
  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.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.
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