crumbs

small pieces of bread or other food that are left after eating

crujientes, migas

• crumbs on the floor

Collocations clean up crumbs · drop crumbs

• There were crumbs all over the table.

  Había migas por toda la mesa.

something that is left after something bigger has been used or taken away, often in a negative sense

restos, migajas

• crumbs of hope

Collocations scrap of information · trace of evidence

• There were only crumbs of comfort in the news.

  Solo había migajas de consuelo en las noticias.