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1 pettiness
nounصِغَر، تفاهَه -
2 mitättömyys
yks.nom. mitättömyys; yks.gen. mitättömyyden; yks.part. mitättömyyttä; yks.ill. mitättömyyteen; mon.gen. mitättömyyksien; mon.part. mitättömyyksiä; mon.ill. mitättömyyksiininsignificance (noun)nullity (noun)pettiness (noun)smallness (noun)triviality (noun)unimportance (noun)* * *• triviality• unimportant thing• voidness• pettiness• nullity• invalidity• smallness• unimportance• insignificance -
3 petitesse
petitesse [p(ə)titεs]feminine noun* * *p(ə)titɛs1) ( mesquinerie) pettiness2) ( petite taille) small size* * *p(ə)titɛs nf1) (petite taille) smallness2) [salaire, revenus] modestness3) (= mesquinerie) meanness* * *petitesse nf1 ( mesquinerie) pettiness; petitesse d'esprit small-mindedness; petitesse de cœur mean-spiritedness;2 ( petite taille) small size; la petitesse de notre savoir our limited knowledge.[p(ə)titɛs] nom féminin -
4 mesquinerie
mesquinerie [mεskinʀi]feminine noun( = bassesse) pettiness ; ( = avarice) stinginess* * *mɛskinʀi* * *mɛskinʀi nfmeanness no pl pettiness no pl* * *mesquinerie nf[mɛskinri] nom féminin -
5 choyo
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[Swahili Plural] choyo[English Word] avarice[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] moyo N------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[Swahili Plural] choyo[English Word] greed[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] moyo N------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[English Word] meanness[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] mwenye choyo[English Example] miser------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[Swahili Plural] choyo[English Word] miserliness[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] moyo N------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[English Word] parsimony[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[English Word] pettiness[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] choyo[English Word] stinginess[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] ana choyo[English Example] he is a stingy person------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 pikkumaisuus
yks.nom. pikkumaisuus; yks.gen. pikkumaisuuden; yks.part. pikkumaisuutta; yks.ill. pikkumaisuuteen; mon.gen. pikkumaisuuksien; mon.part. pikkumaisuuksia; mon.ill. pikkumaisuuksiinmeanness (noun)pedantry (noun)* * *• scrupulousness• intolerance• meanness• pedantry• pettiness -
7 pobreza
f.poverty.pobreza de lack o scarcity ofpobreza de espíritu weakness of character* * *1 (escasez de dinero) poverty2 (falta) lack, scarcity* * *noun f.1) poverty2) want* * *SF1) (=falta de dinero) poverty2) (=escasez)3) (Rel)* * *a) ( económica) povertyb) ( mediocridad) poverty, poornessc) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.----* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.* pobreza de información = information poverty.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* * *a) ( económica) povertyb) ( mediocridad) poverty, poornessc) ( de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], poverty, scarcity, penury.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.* feminización de la pobreza = feminisation of poverty.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.* pobreza de información = information poverty.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* * *1 (económica) povertyviven en la más extrema pobreza they live in abject povertypobreza franciscana abject povertyvivían en una pobreza franciscana they were poverty-stricken, they lived in abject o absolute povertyla comida fue de una pobreza franciscana the meal was very frugal2 (mediocridad) poverty, poornesssu conversación es de una pobreza deprimente his conversation is depressingly dullpobreza cultural y espiritual cultural and spiritual poverty3 (de la tierra) poorness, poor quality* * *
pobreza sustantivo femenino
pobreza sustantivo femenino poverty
' pobreza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bolsa
- demasiada
- demasiado
- madre
- miseria
- núcleo
- progresiva
- progresivo
- sacar
- sordidez
- tiña
- campesino
- humildad
- necesidad
- penuria
English:
close
- curse
- deprivation
- destitution
- divorce
- ensue
- penury
- pettiness
- pocket
- poverty
- poverty-stricken
- squalor
- hand
- weakness
* * *pobreza nf1. [de bienes] poverty;vivir en la pobreza to live in poverty;pobreza de espíritu spiritual poverty2. [escasez] poverty;pobreza de ideas poverty of ideas3. [de terreno] barrenness* * *f poverty* * *pobreza nf: poverty* * *pobreza n poverty
См. также в других словарях:
pettiness — petty ► ADJECTIVE (pettier, pettiest) 1) trivial. 2) mean; small minded. 3) minor. 4) Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with GRAND(Cf. ↑grandness). DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
pettiness — noun a) The quality of being petty. The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast food restaurant was absurd. b) A petty behaviour, attitude, etc … Wiktionary
pettiness — noun (U) behaviour and attitudes that are ungenerous and are too much concerned with unimportant matters: the jealousy and pettiness of Hollywood … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pettiness — noun see petty … New Collegiate Dictionary
pettiness — noun 1. narrowness of mind or ideas or views • Derivationally related forms: ↑petty • Hypernyms: ↑narrow mindedness, ↑narrowness 2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • Syn: ↑triviality, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pettiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Contemptible unimportance: inconsiderableness, negligibility, negligibleness, paltriness, smallness, triviality, trivialness. See IMPORTANT … English dictionary for students
pettiness — pet|ti|ness [ petinəs ] noun uncount unpleasant behavior caused by caring too much about unimportant things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petty */ — UK [ˈpetɪ] / US adjective Word forms petty : adjective petty comparative pettier superlative pettiest 1) [usually before noun] not important and not worth worrying about I m not interested in their petty squabbles. Village life is full of gossip… … English dictionary
petty — adjective (pettier; est) Etymology: Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit Date: 14th century 1. having secondary rank or importance ; minor, subordinate 2. having little or no importance or significance 3. marked by or reflective… … New Collegiate Dictionary
petty — adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1》 trivial. 2》 mean; small minded. 3》 minor. ↘Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with grand (in sense 2). Derivatives pettily adverb pettiness noun Origin ME … English new terms dictionary
petty — /ˈpɛti / (say petee) adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1. of small importance; trifling; trivial: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. mean or… …