miette

crumb

noun myett Rare

Also means

tiny bit

Usage Note

Miette literally means a bread crumb, but figuratively it means a tiny fragment or morsel: pas une miette ('not a crumb', i.e. nothing at all). The plural miettes is very common: tomber en miettes means 'to fall to pieces/crumbles'. A related saying, ramasser les miettes, means to pick up the leftovers or scraps — often used metaphorically.

Examples

"Il reste des miettes de pain sur la table."

Natural Translation

There are bread crumbs left on the table.

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