petitement

pətitəmɑ̃

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Definition of petitement - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

quantité

Dated

en faible quantité ou de façon limitée

Dated

Il gagne petitement sa vie avec ce petit travail.

faiblement

modérément

peu

avarice

Dated

de manière mesquine ou avec avarice

Dated

Il a agi petitement en refusant d'aider son ami.

chichement

mesquinement

espace

Dated

dans un espace restreint ou insuffisant

Dated

Cette famille vit petitement dans ce studio.

étroitement

resserré

caractère

Dated

sans noblesse ni grandeur d'esprit

Dated

Il pense petitement et manque d'ambition.

bassement

mesquinement

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Origin of petitement

français, petit (small) + suffixe -ement (adverbe)

Examples of petitement in a sentence

Le projet a avancé petitement cette année.
Elle a petitement partagé ses gains.
Ils ont petitement offert leur aide.
Ils dorment petitement dans une chambre partagée.
Les invités étaient installés petitement autour d'une petite table.
Elle agit petitement par jalousie.

Ils ont réagi petitement face à la réussite des autres.

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English:modestly, pettily, ...
German:spärlich, kleinlich, ...
Italian:in modo modesto, meschinamente, ...
Spanish:escasamente, mezquinamente, ...
Portuguese:de forma limitada, mesquinhamente, ...
Chinese:微薄地, 小气地, ...
Japanese:わずかに, けちくさく, ...
Arabic:بقليل, ببخل, ...
Hebrew:בְּכַמּוּת מוּעֶטֶת, בְּצּוּרָה קַמְצָנִית, ...
Russian:скромно, мелочно, ...
Ukrainian:скромно, дріб'язково, ...
Catalan:poc, mesquinament, ...
Danish:sparsomt, småligt, ...
Dutch:bescheiden, gierig, ...
Greek:λίγα, μικροπρεπώς, ...
Hungarian:szűkösen, kicsinyesen, ...
Khmer:តិចតួច, យ៉ាងកំណាញ់, ...
Korean:조금씩, 인색하게, ...
Polish:skromnie, małostkowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):em pouca quantidade, de forma mesquinha, ...
Romanian:cu puțin, meschin, ...
Swedish:magert, småaktigt, ...
Thai:ในปริมาณน้อย, อย่างขี้เหนียว, ...
Turkish:az bir şekilde, cimrice, ...
Vietnamese:một cách ít ỏi, một cách nhỏ nhen, ...

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Adverb

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