Usage examples of "pettiness" in English with translation to Russian

<>
show all
I keep things moving in a congress choked by pettiness and lassitude. Я заправляю делами в конгрессе, задыхающемся от мелочности и усталости.
We are a small energetic species, capable of pettiness, yet capable of brilliance. Человек маленькое непоседливое существо, способное как на мелочность, так и на великолепие.
Even when all involved tried to rise above pettiness and partiality, selecting winners was always difficult- and remains so. Даже когда все, кто имели к этому отношение, старались быть выше мелочности и пристрастности, отбор победителей был всегда трудным - и таковым остается.
The biggest idea was that Britain's monarchy serves to connect the country's past to its future in ways that transcend the pettiness and ugliness of quotidian politics. Самая большая идея заключалась в том, что монархия в Великобритании служит для воссоединения прошлого страны с ее будущим, избегая мелочности и уродства повседневной политики.
You're no different than Louis, because you have a chance to help us all move on, and you are blowing it off out of pettiness, which is exactly what Louis would do. Ты не лучше Луиса, потому что у тебя есть шанс забыть о прошлом, но ты отказываешься от него из-за мелочности, что весьма в стиле Луиса.
In the meantime, Americans can only hope that their national elected representatives show an equal willingness to face up to and take responsibility for their failures, pettiness, and insistence on putting partisanship ahead of the country's manifest and urgent needs. В то же время, американцы могут только надеяться, что их национальные выборные представители проявят равную готовность признать и взять ответственность за свои провалы, мелочность, и ту настойчивость, с которой они свои личные привязанности ставят выше важных и насущных потребностей страны.
Most people long to overcome pettiness and become part of something larger. Большинство людей стремится преодолеть свою ничтожность и стать частью чего-то большего.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download