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['petɪ]aggettivo [person, squabble] meschino; [ detail] insignificante; [ regulation] cavilloso; [ snobbery] gretto* * *['peti]1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) insignificante2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) meschino•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cash* * *petty /ˈpɛtɪ/a.1 piccolo; di poca importanza; insignificante: petty shopkeepers, piccoli negozianti; petty cares, piccole seccature2 (= petty-minded) gretto; meschino; ingeneroso; piccino; di mentalità ristretta: a petty grudge, un risentimento meschino● petty cash, (fondo per le) piccole spese □ (leg.) petty jury, giuria ordinaria □ (leg., stor. o USA) petty larceny, furto di poca entità □ (leg.) petty offence, reato minore □ ( marina mil.) petty officer, sottufficiale □ ( marina mil., in GB) Petty Officer, Capo F.R. di 1a classe □ ( marina mil., in USA) Petty Officer 1st Class, Capo F.R. di 1a classe □ ( marina mil., in USA) Petty Officer 2nd Class, Capo R.T. di 2a classe □ ( marina mil., in USA) Petty Officer 3rd Class, Capo di 3a classe □ a petty prince, un principe di poco conto; un principotto □ (polit.) petty state, staterello □ petty thief, ladruncolo.* * *['petɪ]aggettivo [person, squabble] meschino; [ detail] insignificante; [ regulation] cavilloso; [ snobbery] gretto
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petty — petty, puny, trivial, trifling, paltry, measly, picayunish, picayune mean little and insignificant, often contemptibly so. Something is petty which by comparison with other things the same in kind but different in size, importance, gravity, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Petty — Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Denham.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petty averages — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petty cash — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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