pettiness

pettiness
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la mezquindad
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
This is a tough work environment, marked by pettiness and intense competition, where it's not easy to survive.Este es un entorno de trabajo duro, marcado por la mezquindad y la competencia intensa, en el que no es fácil sobrevivir.
b. la estrechez de miras
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Prejudice tends to be the result of pettiness and ignorance.El prejuico suele ser resultado de la estrechez de miras y la ignorancia.
a. la nimiedad
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Oh come on! Don't be so upset over such a pettiness!¡Ay, vamos!¡No te disgustes tanto por semejante nimiedad!
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