noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈdiː.teɪl/
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US:/ˈdi.teɪl/
US, also:/dɪˈteɪl/
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UK:/dɪˈteɪl/
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US:/dɪˈteɪl/
rhymes with -iːteɪl
rhymes with -eɪl
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 T EY1 L
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noun
Meaning 1
A part small enough to escape casual notice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”). Compare typologically Bulgarian подробност (podrobnost), Czech podrobnost, Russian подро́бность (podróbnostʹ) (akin to дроби́ть (drobítʹ)).
Across languages
Translations
242 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
detal
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Arabic:
تَفْصِيل
(tafṣīl)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Arabic:
تَفَاصِيل
(tafāṣīl)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Aragonese:
detalle
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Armenian:
մանրամաս
(manramas)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Asturian:
detalle
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Azerbaijani:
təfərrüat
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Azerbaijani:
təfsilat
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Azerbaijani:
detal
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Basque:
zehaztasun
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Belarusian:
дэта́ль
(detálʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Belarusian:
падрабя́знасць
(padrabjáznascʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Belarusian:
падрабя́знасьць
(padrabjáznasʹcʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Belarusian:
падро́бнасць
(padróbnascʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Belarusian:
падро́бнасьць
(padróbnasʹcʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Bulgarian:
дета́йл
(detájl)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Bulgarian:
подро́бност
(podróbnost)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Catalan:
detall
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Chinese Mandarin:
細節 /细节
(xìjié)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Czech:
podrobnost
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Czech:
detail
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Danish:
detalje
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Dutch:
detail
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Dutch:
kleinigheid
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Esperanto:
detalo
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Extremaduran:
detalli
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Finnish:
yksityiskohta
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Finnish:
detalji
— part small enough to escape casual notice
French:
détail
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Galician:
detalle
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Georgian:
დეტალი
(deṭali)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Georgian:
წვრილმანი
(c̣vrilmani)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
German:
Detail
— part small enough to escape casual notice
German:
Einzelheit
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Greek:
λεπτομέρεια
(leptoméreia)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Hebrew:
פְּרָט
(prat)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Hindi:
ब्योरा
(byorā)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Hungarian:
részlet
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Icelandic:
smáatriði
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Indonesian:
rinci
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Interlingua:
detalio
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Irish:
sonra
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Italian:
dettaglio
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Italian:
particolare
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Japanese:
詳細
(shōsai)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Japanese:
細部
(saibu)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Japanese:
明細
(meisai)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Kazakh:
деректеме
(derekteme)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Khmer:
ភាពលំអិត
(phiəp lumʼət)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Khmer:
សេចក្តីលំអិត
(sackdəy lumʼət)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Korean:
상세
(sangse)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Korean:
세부
(sebu)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Korean:
명세
(myeongse)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Kyrgyz:
деталь
(detal)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Lao:
ລາຍລະອຽດ
(lāi la ʼīat)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Lithuanian:
smulkmena
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Lithuanian:
detalė
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Macedonian:
дета́љ
(detálj)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Macedonian:
подробност
(podrobnost)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Malay:
perincian
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Malay:
butiran
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Māori:
taipitopito
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Māori:
mokamoka
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Middle English:
sleighte
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Khiamniungan Naga:
thǖnìeh
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Norwegian Bokmål:
detalj
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Dari:
جُزْئِیَّات
(juz'iyyāt)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Dari:
تَفْصِیل
(tafsīl)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Iranian Persian:
جُزْئِیَّات
(joz'iyyât)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Iranian Persian:
تَفْصیل
(tafsil)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Polish:
szczegół
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Polish:
detal
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Polish:
drobnostka
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Portuguese:
detalhe
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Portuguese:
pormenor
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Romanian:
detaliu
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Romanian:
amănunt
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Russian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Russian:
подро́бность
(podróbnostʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Serbo-Croatian:
дѐта̄љ
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Serbo-Croatian:
dètālj
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Slovak:
podrobnosť
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Slovak:
detail
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Slovene:
podrobnost
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Slovene:
detajl
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Spanish:
detalle
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Swedish:
detalj
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Swedish:
enskildhet
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Tagalog:
kasaliksikan
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Tajik:
тафсилот
(tafsilot)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Tajik:
тафсил
(tafsil)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Tajik:
ҷузъиёт
(juz'iyot)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Telugu:
వివరం
(vivaraṁ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Thai:
รายละเอียด
(raai-lá-ìiat)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Turkish:
detay
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Turkish:
ayrıntı
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Turkish:
teferruat
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Turkish:
tafsilat
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Ukrainian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Ukrainian:
подро́биця
(podróbycja)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Urdu:
تَفْصِیل
(tafsīl)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Urdu:
جُزْئِیَّات
(juziyyāt)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Uzbek:
tafsilot
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Uzbek:
detal
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Vietnamese:
chi tiết
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Yiddish:
פּרט
(prat)
— part small enough to escape casual notice
Bulgarian:
дета́йлност
(detájlnost)
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Danish:
detaljer
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Dutch:
detail
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Dutch:
kleinigheid
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Esperanto:
detalaro
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Finnish:
detalji
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Finnish:
yksityiskohta
— uncountable: a profusion of details
French:
détails
— uncountable: a profusion of details
German:
Detail
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Malay:
perincian
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Malay:
butiran
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Māori:
taipitopito
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Polish:
detale
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Portuguese:
detalhe
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Russian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Spanish:
detalle
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Swedish:
detaljer
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Tagalog:
kasaliksikan
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Thai:
รายละเอียด
(raai-lá-ìiat)
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Ukrainian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— uncountable: a profusion of details
Armenian:
մանրուք
(manrukʻ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Belarusian:
дэта́ль
(detálʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Belarusian:
падрабя́знасць
(padrabjáznascʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Belarusian:
падрабя́знасьць
(padrabjáznasʹcʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Belarusian:
падро́бнасць
(padróbnascʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Belarusian:
падро́бнасьць
(padróbnasʹcʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Bulgarian:
дета́йл
(detájl)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Czech:
detail
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Danish:
detalje
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Dutch:
detail
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Dutch:
kleinigheid
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Finnish:
yksityiskohta
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Finnish:
epäolennaisuus
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
French:
détail
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
German:
Detail
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Hebrew:
פְּרָט
(prat)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Italian:
minuzia
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Lithuanian:
smulkmena
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Lithuanian:
detalė
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Polish:
szczegół
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Polish:
detal
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Portuguese:
detalhe
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Portuguese:
minúcias
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Portuguese:
pormenor
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Russian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Russian:
подро́бность
(podróbnostʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Russian:
то́нкость
(tónkostʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Spanish:
detalle
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Swedish:
oväsentlighet
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Swedish:
oväsentlig sak
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Tagalog:
kasaliksikan
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Telugu:
వివరం
(vivaraṁ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Turkish:
teferruat
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Ukrainian:
дета́ль
(detálʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Ukrainian:
подро́биця
(podróbycja)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Ukrainian:
докла́дність
(dokládnistʹ)
— part considered trivial enough to ignore
Armenian:
մանրամասներ
(manramasner)
— plural: personal information
Dutch:
persoonsgegevens
— plural: personal information
Esperanto:
informoj
— plural: personal information
Finnish:
henkilötiedot
— plural: personal information
French:
coordonnées
— plural: personal information
Greek:
δεδομένα
(dedoména)
— plural: personal information
Greek:
στοιχεία
(stoicheía)
— plural: personal information
Hebrew:
פרטים
(pratim)
— plural: personal information
Hungarian:
személyi adatok
— plural: personal information
Māori:
taipitopito
— plural: personal information
Māori:
taipito
— plural: personal information
Māori:
mōhiohio
— plural: personal information
Māori:
mōhiohio whaiaro
— plural: personal information
Polish:
dane osobowe
— plural: personal information
Portuguese:
identificação
— plural: personal information
Swedish:
information
— plural: personal information
Swedish:
upplysning
— plural: personal information
Dutch:
detachement
— military: temporary unit
Esperanto:
roto
— military: temporary unit
Finnish:
komennus
— military: temporary unit
French:
détachement
— military: temporary unit
Polish:
oddział
— military: temporary unit
Portuguese:
destacamento
— military: temporary unit
Russian:
наря́д
(narjád)
— military: temporary unit
Russian:
расчёт
(rasčót)
— military: temporary unit
Spanish:
destacamento
— military: temporary unit
Swedish:
detachement
— military: temporary unit
Swedish:
kommendering
— military: temporary unit
Swedish:
utkommendering
— military: temporary unit
Ukrainian:
наря́д
(narjád)
— military: temporary unit
Arabic:
فَصَّلَ
(faṣṣala)
— to explain in detail
Bulgarian:
излагам подробно
(izlagam podrobno)
— to explain in detail
Catalan:
detallar
— to explain in detail
Estonian:
täpselt selgitama
— to explain in detail
Finnish:
selittää tarkasti
— to explain in detail
Finnish:
selittää yksityiskohtaisesti
— to explain in detail
Finnish:
tarkentaa
— to explain in detail
French:
détailler
— to explain in detail
Galician:
detallar
— to explain in detail
German:
detaillisieren
— to explain in detail
German:
detaillieren
— to explain in detail
Hungarian:
részletez
— to explain in detail
Interlingua:
detaliar
— to explain in detail
Italian:
dettagliare
— to explain in detail
Japanese:
詳細に説明する
(shōsai ni setsumei suru)
— to explain in detail
Māori:
āmiki
— to explain in detail
Occitan:
detalhar
— to explain in detail
Polish:
opisywać szczegółowo
— to explain in detail
Polish:
opisać szczegółowo
— to explain in detail
Polish:
uszczegóławiać
— to explain in detail
Polish:
uszczegółowić
— to explain in detail
Portuguese:
detalhar
— to explain in detail
Portuguese:
minuciar
— to explain in detail
Portuguese:
esmiuçar
— to explain in detail
Portuguese:
esquadrinhar
— to explain in detail
Spanish:
detallar
— to explain in detail
Spanish:
pormenorizar
— to explain in detail
Spanish:
puntualizar
— to explain in detail
Swedish:
beskriva detaljerat
— to explain in detail
Swedish:
gå in på detaljer
— to explain in detail
Swedish:
räkna upp
— to explain in detail
Swedish:
specificera
— to explain in detail
Telugu:
విశదీకరించు
(viśadīkariñcu)
— to explain in detail
Thai:
แจกแจง
(jɛ̀ɛk-jɛɛng)
— to explain in detail
Turkish:
ayrıntılı bir şekilde anlatmak
— to explain in detail
Polish:
czyścić wnętrze samochodu
— US: to clean carefully (particularly a car)
Polish:
wyczyścić wnętrze samochodu
— US: to clean carefully (particularly a car)
Russian:
отдра́ивать
(otdráivatʹ)
— US: to clean carefully (particularly a car)
Finnish:
komentaa
— military: to assign to a particular task
Finnish:
määrätä
— military: to assign to a particular task
Hungarian:
kirendel
— military: to assign to a particular task
Polish:
oddelegowywać
— military: to assign to a particular task
Polish:
oddelegować
— military: to assign to a particular task
Polish:
odkomenderowywać
— military: to assign to a particular task
Polish:
odkomenderować
— military: to assign to a particular task
Russian:
отряди́ть
(otrjadítʹ)
— military: to assign to a particular task
Swedish:
avdela
— military: to assign to a particular task
Swedish:
detachera
— military: to assign to a particular task
Swedish:
kommendera
— military: to assign to a particular task
Swedish:
ta ut
— military: to assign to a particular task