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petty

Pronunciación: [ˈpɛti]

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Cómo usar petty en una oración: 2 significados y 6 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «character traits»

(adjective) when someone focuses on small, unimportant things rather than bigger, more significant issues. If a person gets upset over little mistakes instead of thinking about important things, they are being petty.

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She chose to let go of the small issues because she didn’t want to be petty.

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He was being petty by complaining about how his friend cooked the meal instead of enjoying the time together.

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Why are you being so petty about the way I organized my desk?

Contexto: «amount or worth»

(adjective) when something has little value or importance. It can mean that the amount of money or the size of something is not significant.

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He only had to pay a petty fine for the traffic violation.

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The petty amount was not worth the time it took to complain about it.

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Is it worth getting upset over a petty amount of money?

Cómo se pronuncia petty

Pronunciación: [ˈpɛti]

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