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1 petty
['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 -
2 small
I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) piccolo2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) piccolo3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscolo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
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3 coxswain
['kɒksn, 'kɒksweɪn]nome capobarca m.; (in rowing) timoniere m.* * *['koksn]1) ((often abbreviated to cox [koks]) a person who steers a (small, usually racing) boat.) timoniere2) (a petty officer in charge of a boat and crew.) (sottufficiale che ha il comando di una scialuppa)* * *coxswain (def. 1, 2 /ˈkɒksn/, def. 3 /ˈkɒksweɪn/)n. (naut.)3 capobarca.* * *['kɒksn, 'kɒksweɪn]nome capobarca m.; (in rowing) timoniere m.
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