nimio

adj.

insignificant, minute, trivial, petty.

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nimio

► adjetivo

1 insignificant, trivial

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ADJ

1) (=insignificante) insignificant, trivial

un sinfín de detalles nimios — endless trivial details

2) [persona] (=minucioso) meticulous; pey fussy (about details); (=prolijo) long-winded

3) (=excesivo) excessive (en in)

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-mia adjetivo trivial, petty

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= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.

Ex. Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.

Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.

Ex. A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.

Ex. Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.

Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.

Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

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-mia adjetivo trivial, petty

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= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.

Ex: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.

Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.

Ex: A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.

Ex: Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.

Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.

Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

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nimio -mia

adjective

trivial, petty

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nimio

◊ -mia adjetivo

trivial, petty

'nimio' also found in these entries:
English:
insignificant
- petty
- trivial

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nimio, -a adj

insignificant, trivial

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nimio

adj trivial

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nimio, -mia adj

insignificante: insignificant, trivial