petty

pet·ty

 (pĕt′ē)

adj. pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est

1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance. See Synonyms at trivial.

2. Showing an excessive concern with unimportant matters or minor details, especially in a narrow-minded way: petty partisanship.

3.

a. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate: a petty prince.

b. Law Variant of petit.

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[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit; see petit.]

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pet′ti·ly adv.

pet′ti·ness n.

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petty

(ˈpɛtɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. trivial; trifling; inessential: petty details.

2. of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character: petty spite.

3. minor or subordinate in rank: petty officialdom.

4. (Law) law of lesser importance

[C14: from Old French petit]

ˈpettily adv

ˈpettiness n

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pet•ty

(ˈpɛt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. of little or no importance; inconsequential: petty grievances.

2. of lesser importance or merit; minor: petty considerations.

3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds.

4. ungenerous in trifling matters: a petty person.

5. showing meanness of spirit: a petty revenge.

[1325–75; Middle English peti(t) small, minor < Old French petit < Gallo-Romance *pittīttus]

pet′ti•ly, adv.

pet′ti•ness, n.

syn: petty, paltry, trivial, trifling apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice. petty implies lack of significance or worth: petty quarrels. paltry applies to something that is contemptibly small or worthless: I was paid a paltry sum. trivial applies to something that is slight or insignificant, often being in contrast to something that is important: a trivial task. trifling is often interchangeable with trivial; however, trifling implies an even lesser, almost negligible, importance or worth: to ignore a trifling error.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	petty - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty larceny larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Adj.	1.	petty - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior-grade, lower-ranking, subaltern, lowly, secondary junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
	2.	petty - (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" fiddling, footling, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, lilliputian, little colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
	3.	petty - contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" small-minded narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

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petty

adjective

1. trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang) Rows would start over petty things.
trivial major, important, significant, essential, considerable, momentous, consequential

2. small-minded, mean, cheap, grudging, shabby, spiteful, stingy, ungenerous, mean-minded I think that attitude is a bit petty.
small-minded liberal, generous, tolerant, open-minded, magnanimous, broad-minded

3. minor, lower, junior, secondary, lesser, subordinate, inferior Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.

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petty

adjective

1. Contemptibly unimportant:

inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling.

Slang: measly.

Idiom: of no account.

2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:

limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, small, small-minded.

3. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:

cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.

4. Below another in standing or importance:

inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower, minor, minor-league, secondary, small, subaltern, subordinate, under.

Informal: smalltime.

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Translations

حَقير، تافِهصَغير، زَهيد

malichernýbanálníbezvýznamnýdrobný

småligubetydeliguvæsentlig

kleinlichlächerlichunbedeutendgeringgeringfügig

insignificantemezquinonimiopequeñode poca monta

insignifiantmesquinpetit

kicsinyes

lítilmótlegursmávægilegur, ómerkilegur

futilit...insi-meschinit...

smulkioms išlaidoms skirti pinigaismulkmeniškumas

maznozīmīgsnejaukssīks, nesvarīgszemisks

insignificantepequeno

malicherný

bayağıönemsiz

不重要的卑劣的次要的狭隘的琐碎的

petty

[ˈpetɪ]

A. ADJ (pettier (compar) (pettiest (superl)))

1. (= trivial) [detail] → insignificante, nimio; [squabble, rivalry, concerns] → pequeño, trivial

2. (= minor) [offence] → menor

3. (= small-minded, spiteful) → mezquino
you're being very petty about it → te estás portando de manera muy mezquina

B. CPD petty cash N → dinero m para gastos menores, caja f chica
petty cash book N → libro m de caja auxiliar
petty crime N → delito m menor
petty larceny N → robo m de menor cuantía
petty officer N → suboficial mf de marina
petty sessions NPL → tribunal msing de primera instancia
petty theft N → robo m de poca monta
petty thief N → ladrón/ona m/f de poca monta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

petty

[ˈpɛti] adj

[person] (= mean) → mesquin(e)

(= unimportant) → insignifiant(e), sans importancepetty cash n → petite caisse fpetty crime n

(= illegal activities) → délits mpl mineurs

(= illegal act) → délit m mineurpetty criminal n → petit délinquant mpetty officer n → maître m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

petty

adj (+er)

(= trivial) → unbedeutend, belanglos, unwichtig; excuse → billig; crime → geringfügig

(= small-minded) → kleinlich; (= spiteful) remark → spitz; you’re being very petty about it → du bist sehr kleinlich

(= minor) chieftain etc → untergeordnet; (pej) official → unbedeutend, untergeordnet; the petty wars of the time → die Kleinkriege jener Zeit

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petty

:

petty average

n (Naut Jur) → Teilschaden m, → kleine Havarie

petty bourgeois

n, adj = petit bourgeois

petty bourgeoisie

n = petite bourgeoisie

petty cash

n → Portokasse f

petty crime

n

no pl (= illegal activities) → Kleinkriminalität f

(= illegal act) → Vergehen nt, → Bagatelldelikt nt

petty jury

n → ˜ Geschworene pl

petty larceny

n → einfacher Diebstahl

petty-minded

adj → kleinlich

petty officer

n → Fähnrich m → zur See

petty theft

n → einfacher Diebstahl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

petty

[ˈpɛtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (trivial, detail, complaint) → insignificante, di poca importanza

b. (minor, official) → subalterno/a

c. (small-minded, spiteful) → meschino/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

petty

(ˈpeti) adjective

1. of very little importance; trivial. petty details. klein, nietig صَغير، زَهيد дребен insignificante banální; bezvýznamný geringfügig ubetydelig; uvæsentlig ασήμαντοςinsignificante, nimio, de poca monta pisi- کم اهمیت؛ ناچیز vähäinen insignifiantזוטר नगण्य, तुच्छ, क्षुद्र, छोटा-मोटा sitan, neznatan jelentéktelen remeh smávægilegur, ómerkilegur insignificante つまらない 사소한, 시시한 menkas, niekingas, smulkus maznozīmīgs; sīks, nesvarīgs remeh-temeh onbetekenendubetydelig, triviell mało ważny, nieistotny كم اهميته، ووړ، وړو كى، كمكى كوچنى، كم insignificante neînsemnat незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben neznatan obetydlig, trivial, futtig, bagatellartad เล็กน้อย önemsiz 瑣碎的，微不足道的，不重要的 незначний; неважливий معمولي nhỏ mọn 琐碎的，次要的，不重要的

2. deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason. petty behaviour. nietig, kleinlik حَقير، تافِه дребнав mesquinho malicherný kleinlich smålig μικροπρεπήςmezquino väiklane کوته فکر pikkumainen mesquinקטנוני क्षुद्र sitničavo kicsinyes nakal lítilmótlegur meschino 狭量な 옹졸한 niekingas, smulkmeniškas zemisks; nejauks menjengkelkan pietluttigsmålig małostkowy كم اهميته mesquinho meschin мелочный malicherný malenkosten sitničav småsint, småskuren เห็นแก่ตัว bayağı 小心眼的 дріб'язковий; обмежений حقير tiểu nhân 卑劣的，狭隘的

ˈpettily adverb

nietig بِحَقارَه، بِتَفاهَه дребнаво com mesquinhez malicherně geringfügig ubetydeligt; uvæsentligt; småligt μικροπρεπώς mezquinamente tühiselt تنگ نظرانه pikkumaisesti avec mesquinerie בְּצוּרָה קַטנוּנִית तुच्छता से sitničav jelentéktelenül, kicsinyesen secara remeh lítilmótlega in maniera meschina ささいなことで 옹졸하게 niekingai, smulkmeniškai zemiski; nejauki dgn cara yg menjengkelkan pietluttigsmålig małostkowo تنګ نظرى سره com mesquinhez (în mod) meschin мелко malicherne malenkostno sitničavo obetydligt, futtigt อย่างไรร้สาระ bayağı bir şekilde 微小地，卑鄙地 неважливо تھوڑا سا، معمولي سا vụn vặt 微小地，卑鄙地

ˈpettiness noun

nietigheid صِغَر، تفاهَه дребнавост mesquinhez malichernost die Geringfügigkeit, die Kleinlichkeit smålighed μικροπρέπεια mezquindaz, pobreza de espíritu tühisus کوته نظری pikkumaisuus mesquinerieקטנוניות तुच्छता uskogrudnost, malenkost kicsinyesség; csekélység keremehan lágkúra; smámunasemi meschinità; insignificanza 狭量さ 사소함 niekingumas, smulkmeniškumas maznozīmīgums; zemiskums sikap remeh onbeduidenheid, pietluttigheidsmålighet małostkowość کم فکر mesquinhez meschinărie мелочность malichernosť malenkostnost sitničavost obetydlighet, futtighet เรื่องไร้สาระ bayağılık 微小，瑣碎，卑鄙 незначність کمينہ پن، سبکي tính nhỏ nhen 微小，琐碎，卑鄙

petty cash

money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc. kleinkas مَبْلَغ صَغير، نَثْرِيّات дребни пари caixa pequeno drobná hotovost das Kleingeld kontantbeholdning χρήματα για μικροέξοδα dinero para gastos menores, caja chica käsikassa پول صندوق pikkuraha petite caisse קוּפָּה קְטָנָה खुदरा रोकड़ džeparac kézipénztár, kiskassza kas kecil reiðufé (fondo per le piccole spese) 小額手許金 푼돈, 소액 지불 현금 smulkioms išlaidoms skirti pinigai nauda sīkiem izdevumiem tunai runcit kleine kas småpenger kasa podręczna, drobne د صندوقو پول fundo de despesas cheltuieli zilnice мелкие статьи расхода malá hotovosť dnevna blagajna priručna blagajna handkassa เงินสดย่อย küçük ödenek 小額現金，零用錢 дрібні гроші جيب خرچ tiền tiêu vặt 小额现金，零用现金

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