English-German translation for "pettiness"

"pettiness" German translation

pettiness
[ˈpetinis]noun | Substantiv s

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Kleinlichkeit Geringfügigkeit
  • Kleinlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f (des Charakters)
    pettiness
    pettiness
  • Geringfügigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    pettiness rare | seltenselten (trivial thing)
    pettiness rare | seltenselten (trivial thing)
Die meisten Menschen möchten die Engstirnigkeit überwinden und Teil eines größeren Ganzen werden.
Most people long to overcome pettiness and become part of something larger.
Source: TED
Wir dürfen nicht vergessen, daß es nicht um Kleinigkeiten geht.
We must not forget that this is by no means a case of pettiness.
Source: Europarl
Man kann ja sagen, das wäre kleinlich, aber ich liebe ihn deswegen nur um so mehr.
C'est une petitesse [It is a pettiness.] if you like, but I love him the better for it!
Source: Books
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