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(a) pejorative (trivial → detail) insignifiant, mineur; (→ difficulty) mineur; (→ question) tatillon; (→ regulation) tracassier; (→ ambitions) médiocre(c) (minor, small-scale) petit;∎ petty acts of vandalism de petits actes mpl de vandalisme;∎ petty annoyances tracasseries fpl, petits ennuis mpl1 nounpetit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise) m,fpetit-bourgeois;petty bourgeoisie petite-bourgeoisie f;petty cash petite caisse f;∎ I took the money out of petty cash j'ai pris l'argent dans la petite caisse;∎ they'll pay you back out of petty cash ils vous rembourseront avec la petite caisse;petty cash book livre m de petite caisse;petty cash box petite caisse f;petty cash voucher bon m de petite caisse;petty crime actes mpl délictueux;petty expenses menues dépenses fpl;petty larceny larcin m;petty nobility petite noblesse f;petty offence infraction f mineure;petty official petit(e) fonctionnaire mf;petty sessions = en Angleterre, tribunal dépendant de la juridiction d'un juge de paix;petty thief petit(e) délinquant(e) m,f
См. также в других словарях:
petty bourgeois — also petit bourgeois [ US ˌ.. .ˈ.] adj 1.) paying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions used to show disapproval 2.) belonging to the group of lower ↑middle class people >petty bourgeois n … Dictionary of contemporary English
petty bourgeois — n. PETIT BOURGEOIS * * * … Universalium
petty bourgeois — adjective PETIT BOURGEOIS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petty bourgeois — n. PETIT BOURGEOIS … English World dictionary
petty bourgeois — noun or petty bourgeoisie Etymology: petty bourgeois alteration (influenced by petty) (I) of petit bourgeois; petty bourgeoisie alteration (influenced by petty) (I) of petite bourgeoisie … Useful english dictionary
petty bourgeois — also petit bourgeois adjective 1 paying too much attention to unimportant matters concerning social position, private possessions etc: a petty bourgeois mentality 2 belonging to the group of middle class people who own small businesses, shops etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
petty bourgeois. — See petit bourgeois. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
petty bourgeois — A small businessman; member of the lower middle class. In French, petit bourgeois … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
petty bourgeois — see petit bourgeois … English dictionary
petty bourgeois — noun variant of petit bourgeois … English new terms dictionary
petty bourgeois — UK / US adjective petit bourgeois … English dictionary