pettily

[US]/ˈpɛtɪli/
[UK]/ˈpɛtɪli/

Translation

adv. de manera mezquina o trivial; de una manera pequeña o insignificante; de manera tacaña o avara; de manera despreciable

Phrases & Collocations

pettily argued

argumentado trivialmente

pettily criticized

criticado trivialmente

pettily complained

se quejó trivialmente

pettily judged

juzgado trivialmente

pettily focused

centrado trivialmente

pettily noted

notado trivialmente

pettily compared

comparado trivialmente

pettily reacted

reaccionó trivialmente

pettily mentioned

mencionó trivialmente

pettily dismissed

descartado trivialmente

Example Sentences

he argued pettily about the color of the curtains.

Él discutió trivialmente sobre el color de las cortinas.

she complained pettily about the service at the restaurant.

Ella se quejó trivialmente sobre el servicio en el restaurante.

they fought pettily over who would take the last piece of cake.

Ellos discutieron trivialmente sobre quién se quedaría con el último pedazo de pastel.

he tends to act pettily when he doesn't get his way.

Él tiende a actuar trivialmente cuando no obtiene lo que quiere.

she nitpicked pettily during the meeting.

Ella criticó trivialmente durante la reunión.

they were being pettily competitive over their grades.

Ellos estaban compitiendo trivialmente por sus calificaciones.

he spoke pettily about his colleague's promotion.

Él habló trivialmente sobre el ascenso de su colega.

she reacted pettily to the minor criticism.

Ella reaccionó trivialmente a la pequeña crítica.

they laughed pettily at their friend's mistake.

Ellos se rieron trivialmente del error de su amigo.

he wrote a pettily worded email to his boss.

Él escribió un correo electrónico redactado trivialmente para su jefe.

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