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1 paltry
adjectiveschäbig; armselig [Auswahl]; (trivial) belanglos* * *pal·try1. (small) armselig\paltry sum lächerliche Summe\paltry wage geringer [o kärglicher] Lohn* * *['pɔːltrɪ]adjarmselig, schäbigfor a few paltry pounds — für ein paar lumpige or armselige Pfund
he gave some paltry excuse — er brachte irgendeine armselige Entschuldigung hervor
* * *paltry [ˈpɔːltrı] adj (adv paltrily)1. armselig, schäbig (Betrag etc):a paltry two pounds lumpige zwei Pfund umg2. wert-, nutzlos3. dürftig, fadenscheinig (Ausrede etc)4. schäbig, schofel, gemein:a paltry lie eine gemeine Lüge* * *adjectiveschäbig; armselig [Auswahl]; (trivial) belanglos* * *adj.dürftig adj.erbärmlich adj.
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