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picayune

/ˌpɪ.kəˈjuːn/ /ˌpɪ.kiˈjun/

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noun

Una moneda pequeña

A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a fippenny bit.

Examples :

""Back then, a picayune could buy you a piece of candy at the corner store." "

En aquel entonces, una moneda pequeña podía comprarte un caramelo en la tienda de la esquina.

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noun

Una moneda de cinco centavos

A five-cent piece.

Examples :

"My grandfather always called a nickel a "picayune." "

Mi abuelo siempre llamaba a una moneda de cinco centavos una "moneda de cinco centavos".

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noun

Una bagatela, insignificancia

Something of very little value; a trifle.

Examples :

"The lost button was a picayune; it didn't matter since I had a spare. "

El botón perdido era una bagatela; no importaba ya que tenía uno de repuesto.

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noun

Poca cosa, nimiedad

An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or fails to make any difference.

Examples :

"The teacher dismissed the students' picayune argument about the color of the classroom walls, focusing instead on the more important matter of finishing the unit on fractions. "

El profesor desestimó la nimiedad de los estudiantes sobre el color de las paredes del aula, centrándose en cambio en el asunto más importante de terminar la unidad sobre fracciones.

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adjective

Mezquino, insignificante, sin importancia

Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance.

Examples :

"Their argument was over such a picayune detail – whether the blue or green pen was used to sign the card – that I couldn't believe they were actually fighting. "

Su discusión fue por un detalle tan insignificante, si se usó el bolígrafo azul o verde para firmar la tarjeta, que no podía creer que realmente estuvieran peleando.

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adjective

Mezquino, tacaño

Small-minded; childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.

Examples :

"The employee's picayune complaints about the office coffee machine distracted the team from important project deadlines. "

Las mezquinas quejas del empleado sobre la máquina de café de la oficina distrajeron al equipo de los plazos importantes del proyecto.

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