petty sessions in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for petty sessions in the English»Spanish Dictionary

petty sessions N (in UK)

petty sessions HISTORY

tribunal para delitos de poca importancia

Translations for petty sessions in the English»Spanish Dictionary

session [Am ˈsɛʃən, Brit ˈsɛʃ(ə)n] N

1.1. session (single meeting):

session

sesión f

to be in session

estar en sesión

to be in session

estar reunido

to be in session

estar sesionando esp LatAm

the court is now in session

el tribunal está reunido or en sesión

the court is now in session

el tribunal está sesionando esp LatAm

the meeting went into closed session

la reunión pasó a celebrarse a puertas cerradas

1.2. session (series of meetings):

session (of Congress, Parliament)

sesión f

session (of negotiations, talks)

ronda f

session (of negotiations, talks)

tanda f

2. session (period of time):

session

sesión f

a photo/recording session

una sesión fotográfica/de grabación

3.1. session (academic year):

session SCHOOL, UNIV

curso m

session SCHOOL, UNIV

año m académico

3.2. session:

session SCHOOL, UNIV (term)

trimestre m

session (semester)

semestre m

3.3. session (lesson):

session SCHOOL, UNIV

hora f de clase

petty <pettier pettiest> [Am ˈpɛdi, Brit ˈpɛti] ADJ

1. petty (unimportant):

petty details

insignificante

petty details

nimio

petty crime

delito m menor

petty crime

falta f

petty thief

ladronzuelo m / ladronzuela f

I will not be ordered about by some petty clerk

no voy a dejar que me dé órdenes cualquier empleaducho de mala muerte

2. petty (small-minded):

petty attitude

mezquino

come on, let's not be petty about it

¡no vamos a discutir por una nimiedad!

it was rather petty of you not to shake hands with her

no fue muy magnánimo de tu parte no querer darle la mano

petty sessions in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for petty sessions in the English»Spanish Dictionary

session [ˈseʃən] N

1. session (meeting):

session

sesión f

to be in session

estar reunido

a drinking session inf

una borrachera

2. session Am, Scot SCHOOL:

session

clase f

session (teaching year)

curso m

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

1. petty pej:

petty detail, amount

trivial

petty detail, amount

insignificante

petty person, attitude

mezquino, -a

2. petty LAW:

petty

menor

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He controlled the boards of guardians and appointed the dispensary doctors, regulated the diet of paupers, inflicted fines and administered the law at petty sessions.

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Next door is the courthouse where the local petty sessions took place every fourth week.

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