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English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- petition, petrified, petrify, petrochemical, petrochemistry, petrol, petroleum, petticoat, pettiness, petty, petulance, petulant, petulantly, petunia, pew, pewter, phallic, phantasmal, phantasy


petty


- adjective
- mesquiño

EN He is petty, selfish, vain, egotistical; he is spoilt; he is a tyrant; he wears Mrs Ramsay to death; but he has what you (she addressed Mr Bankes) have not; a fiery unworldliness; he knows nothing about trifles; he loves dogs and his children.
GL El é mesquiño, egoísta, vaidoso, egocéntrico; é un consentido; un tirano; está a matar á señora Ramsay de esgotamento; pero ten aquilo do que vostede (dirixiuse ó señor Bankes) carece; unha fogosa indiferencia polo material; non quere saber nada de miudezas; ama os cans e ós seus fillos.
- Fonte: CAR (264)
- insignificante

EN I began to recognize our own petty and familiar architecture, the thousands hand ran back to the starting-point, the night and day flapped slower and slower.
GL Comecei a recoñece-la nosa propia arquitectura, insignificante e familiar, a agulla dos miles corría cara ó punto de partida, a noite e o día pasaban cada vez máis e máis paseniño.
- Fonte: TEM (1875)