Piddling Meaning in English

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التعريف

Something that is piddling is very small, unimportant, or insignificant. It often describes amounts, problems, or issues that are not worth worrying about.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Piddling' is slightly informal and shows mild annoyance or dismissal. Common with amounts: 'piddling sum', or problems: 'piddling details'. It is rarely used in formal writing and is almost always negative in tone.

• Spanish: insignificante - trivial - minúsculo
• Portuguese (BR): insignificante - trivial - irrisório
• Portuguese (PT): insignificante - trivial - irrisório
• Chinese (Simplified): 微不足道的 - 琐碎的
• Chinese (Traditional): 微不足道的 - 瑣碎的
• Hindi: छोटा-मोटा - तुच्छ - नगण्य
• Arabic: تافه - ضئيل - قليل الأهمية
• Bengali: তুচ্ছ - নগণ্য
• Russian: ничтожный - мелкий
• Japanese: 取るに足りない - 些細な
• Vietnamese: nhỏ nhặt - không đáng kể
• Korean: 사소한 - 하찮은
• Turkish: önemsiz - ufak tefek
• Urdu: حقیر - معمولی
• Indonesian: sepele - remeh

جمل نموذجية

Why argue over such a piddling issue?

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He was upset over a piddling mistake.

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She earned only a piddling amount for her work.

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I can't believe he's making such a fuss over that piddling detail.

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They offered me a piddling sum for the old car.

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Don't waste your energy worrying about piddling problems.

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