speck
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirtA tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
» This world is a mere speck of dust.
Diese Welt ist nur ein Staubkorn. — Yorwba
Цей всесвіт лише пилинка. — Ahha
Світ всього лишень пилинка. — Ahha
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7 sensesA tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
a tiny speck of soot
Fleck
пылинкаpylinka, пятнышкоpjatnyško
a very small spot
A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
He has not a speck of money.
not a speck of truth in her story.
A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
(uncountable)Fat; lard; fat meat.
салоsalo
(uncountable)A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
(uncountable)The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
(uncountable)The fat of the hippopotamus.
Examples
11 sentencesThis world is a mere speck of dust.
Цей всесвіт лише пилинка. — Ahha
deDiese Welt ist nur ein Staubkorn. — Yorwba
There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
Жодної пилинки не було на столі. — Ahha
ruНа столе не было ни пылинки. — Wezel
deAuf dem Tisch war nicht ein einziges Staubkörnchen. — Yorwba
He thought of himself as a speck of dust in an immensely vast universe.
Він думав про себе, як про пилинку в надзвичайно просторому Всесвіті. — Ahha
deEr verstand sich als ein Staubkörnchen in einem unermesslich großen Universum. — samueldora
The room is empty apart from the speck of dust floating in the air.
Кімната порожня, якщо не враховувати пилинки, яка літає в повітрі. — Ahha
I believe a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet wound.
Я вважаю, що пилинка завдала б йому більше болю, ніж кульове поранення. — Ahha
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English spekke, from Old English specca (“small spot, stain”), from the same uFrom Middle English spekke, from Old English specca (“small spot, stain”), from the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *sprakô (“spark”). Cognate with Low German spaken (“to spot with wet”).
From earlier specke, spycke (probably reinforced by Dutch spek, German Speck), from Middle English spik, spyk, spike, spich, from Old English spic (“bacon; lard; fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką (“bacon”).
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