мель

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мель

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mělъ.

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Noun

мель (melʹf inan (genitive ме́ли, nominative plural ме́ли, genitive plural ме́лей)

  1. shallow, shoal
    на мели́na melíin low water, aground; penniless, broke, short of cash (literally and figuratively)
    вы́броситься на ме́льvýbrositʹsja na mélʹto run aground
    снима́ть кора́бль с ме́лиsnimátʹ koráblʹ s mélito get a ship off, to refloat a ship, to set a ship afloat
    сади́ться на ме́льsadítʹsja na mélʹto get into trouble
    посади́ть на ме́льposadítʹ na mélʹto beach, to strand

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