petty official in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for petty official in the English»French Dictionary

petty official N pej

petty official

petit fonctionnaire m

Translations for petty official in the English»French Dictionary

I.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] N

official (of central or local government, of state)

fonctionnaire mf

official (of party, trade union)

officiel/-ielle m/f

official (of police, customs)

agent m

official (at town hall)

employé/-e m/f

II.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] ADJ

official statement, reason, document, function, visit, language, candidate, strike

officiel/-ielle

official biography

autorisé

it's official!

c'est officiel!

petty [Brit ˈpɛti, Am ˈpɛdi] ADJ

petty person, jealousy, squabble

mesquin

petty detail

insignifiant

petty regulation

tracassier/-ière

petty snobbery

étroit

petty official in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for petty official in the English»French Dictionary

I.official [əˈfɪʃl] N

1. official (responsible person):

official

officiel(le) m (f)

2. official Am (referee):

official

arbitre mf

II.official [əˈfɪʃl] ADJ

official

officiel(le)

petty <-ier, -iest> [ˈpeti, Am ˈpet̬-] ADJ pej

1. petty (narrow-minded):

petty

mesquin(e)

2. petty (trivial):

petty

insignifiant(e)

3. petty (minor):

petty

mineur(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They were no longer poor, downtrodden peddlers or money-lenders with whom every petty official could do as he liked.

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