petty
UK: /ˈpet.i/ US: /ˈpet̮-/Translation
adj
› [comp pettier, superl pettiest]
⇨ insignificante
⇨ trivial
⇨ nimio,mia
›
⇨ mezquino,na
Don't be so petty and let her borrow your bike No seas mezquino y déjale tu bicicleta
■ constr. Se usa detrás de un verbo petty cash
⇨ dinero para gastos menores
(Definition of petty adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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