La Palabra Del Día: "nimio"
nimio ( nee'-myoh )
adjective ( meticulous; trivial, insignificant )
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Examples:
1: El profesor nos quitó puntos por unos errores nimios, pero sobre todo nos fue bien.
The professor took off points for some trivial errors, but overall we did pretty well.
2: La atención nimia que Paulina le pone a los detalles la hace muy buena editora.
The meticulous attention Paulina gives to details makes her a great editor.
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Las diferencias nimias que existen en una relación no deben convertirse en obstáculos insuperables.
The petty differences that exist in a relationship ought not to turn into insurmountable obstacles.
Afinadores de piano, en general, son personas a que quienes les gusta trabajo nimio.
Piano tuners, in general, are people who like meticulous work.
Cuando Sus correcciones son siempre para nimio errores
entonces lo puede llamado ser pedante.
When your corrections are always for trivial errors then it can be called being pedantic.
Los arqueólogos deben trabajar con una atención nimia , para descubrir los objetos y sitios antiquísimos.
Archaeologists should work with a meticulous attention, to discover objects and ancient sites.
En los animales con comportamientos de cortejo complejos, incluso un detalle que nos podría parecer muy nimio puede señalar que un macho no es adecuado para engendrar hijos, pero si se realiza correctamente, señala que, sí, es el uno.
In animals with complex courtship behaviors, even a detail that might appear to us very trivial can signal that a male is not appropriate to sire children, but if it is done correctly, it signals that, yes, he is the one.
Me esfuerzo para que no se inquiete por los molestias nimias de la vida.
I try my best to not get upset over the petty annoyances in life.
He blends the accurately literal and trivial with the immensely poetic.
Se mezcla la precisión literal y nimio con el inmensamente poético.
Es importante recordar que lo que podría ser nimio para usted, podría ser muy significativa para su compañera de cuarto.
It is important to remember that what might be trivial to you, might be very significant to your room mate.
Desafortunadamente, muchos estudiantes consideran"nimios" sus estudios.
Unfortunately many students consider their studies "trivial."
Although couples seem to argue about trivial issues, they are actually about much deeper meanings in the relationship.
Aunque parejas parecen discutir de los asuntos nimios, realmente son sobre los significados más profundos en la relación.
