Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable)A part small enough to escape casual notice.

    Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.

    We missed several important details in the contract.

    Detail, Einzelheit

    дета́льdetálʹ, подро́бностьpodróbnostʹ

    дета́льdetálʹ, подро́бицяpodróbycja

    a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

  2. (uncountable)A profusion of details.

    This etching is full of fine detail.

    Detail

    дета́льdetálʹ

    дета́льdetálʹ

  3. (uncountable)The small parts that can escape casual notice.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A part considered trivial enough to ignore.

    I don't concern myself with the details of accounting.

    Safety at work is not a mere detail.

    Detail

    дета́льdetálʹ, подро́бностьpodróbnostʹ, то́нкостьtónkostʹ

    дета́льdetálʹ, подро́бицяpodróbycja, докла́дністьdokládnistʹ

  5. (countable)A person's name, address and other personal information.

    The arresting officer asked the suspect for his details.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A temporary unit or assignment.

    наря́дnarjád, расчётrasčót

    наря́дnarjád

    a temporary military unit

  7. (countable, uncountable)An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.

    an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

  8. (countable, uncountable)A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A selected portion of a painting.

Examples

967 sentences
  1. You may leave out the details.

    Можеш опустити подробиці. — triantafillou

    ruМожешь опустить подробности. — al_ex_an_der

  2. He explained the rules in detail.

    Він детально пояснив правила. — ascolto

    ruОн подробно объяснил правила. — marafon

    deEr erklärte die Regeln im Einzelnen. — Alois

  3. Do you want the details now?

    Ти хочеш зараз дізнатися подробиці? — deniko

  4. Tom said he wants more details.

    Том сказав, що він хоче більше подробиць. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что ему нужно больше подробностей. — marafon

  5. Tom hasn't given any other details.

    Том не розповів жодних інших подробиць. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
part small enough to escape casual notice:
part considered trivial enough to ignore:
military: temporary unit:
Русский
By meaning 3
part small enough to escape casual notice:
part considered trivial enough to ignore:
military: temporary unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
part small enough to escape casual notice:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + ta

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

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Forms

plural: details
Singulardetail
Pluraldetails

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole:itempoint
  • a small part that can be considered separately from the whole:particularitem
  • a temporary military unit:contingent

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • all the details
  • more details
  • details later later
  • further details
  • the details later
  • go into details
  • for more details
  • no further details
  • in more detail
  • attention to details
  • any more details
  • details later

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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