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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
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