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101paltry — adj 1. petty, trifling, trivial, piddling, minor, trumpery, fribbling, Brit. potty, Archaic. pelting, inconsiderable, unappreciable, inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant, irrelevant, nonessential, penny ante, small time, Inf. no great… …
102picayune — adj 1. • trivial, trifling, paltry, beggarly, petty, niggling; small, minor, puny, dinky, piddling, Inf. rinky dink; small time, one horse, bush, Sl. two bit, Inf. penny ante, lightweight, Sl. small potatoes, small fry, Sl. mickey mouse;… …
103trifling — adj 1. unimportant, trivial, fiddling, insignificant, signifying nothing, inconsequential; not worth mentioning, of little import, of no moment, Inf. no account, not worth a fig or a hill of beans, Sl. two bit, Sl. two by four, Inf. penny ante. 2 …
104trivial — adj insignificant, unimportant, of minor importance, of little or no import, negligible, nugatory, inappreciable, inconsiderable, inconsequential, of no consequence; small, light, flimsy, slim; minor, puny, dinky, piddling, Inf. rinky dink; small …
105unimportant — adj insignificant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, of no consequence, of little or minor importance; unmomentous, of no matter or concern, of little or no account, of no great weight, of no moment; nonessential, trifling, immaterial, picayune,… …
106petty — [adj] trivial, insignificant base, casual, cheap, contemptible, frivolous, inconsequent, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, irrelevant, junior, lesser, light, little, lower, measly, minor, narrow minded, negligible, nickel and dime*,… …
107big league — 1. n. a situation where competition is keen and a high level of performance is expected. (Usually plural. Referred originally to major league sports.) □ In the big leagues you’ve got to know what you’re worth. □ You’re in the big leagues now no… …
108business deal — noun a particular instance of buying or selling it was a package deal I had no further trade with him he s a master of the business deal • Syn: ↑deal, ↑trade • Derivationally related forms: ↑trade ( …
109JACOBY, OSWALD — (1902–1984), U.S. bridge champion. Born in New York, Jacoby served in the U.S. Army in World War I and later worked as an actuary. He rapidly established himself as one of the leading U.S. bridge players and belonged to a group called The Four… …
110Flashes Before Your Eyes — (titulado Ráfagas ante tus ojos en España y Tu vida ante tus ojos en Latinoamérica) es el octavo capítulo de la tercera temporada de la serie Lost. Trata de la habilidad de previsión de futuro del escocés Desmond. Contenido 1 Trama 1.1 En la isla …
