petty russian
ма́ленький
little, small, tiny
little, young
short, short in stature
trifling, petty, insignificant
ме́лкий
small, little, minor
fine, fine-grained, powdery
petty, trivial, insignificant
shallow
жу́лик
crook, swindler, rogue, con man
pilferer, petty thief
cheat, card-sharp
старшина́
sergeant major, first sergeant, master sergeant
petty officer
elder, head, foreman
вори́шка
pilferer, petty thief, young thief
ме́лочный
small-minded, petty, mean-spirited
возня́
fuss, bother, hassle, trouble
scuffling, romping, noise, racket
tinkering, fiddling, messing about
intrigues, machinations, petty scheming
кулачо́к
little fist, small fist
cam, tappet
petty kulak, small kulak
ты́рить
to nick, to pinch, to swipe, to steal (petty things)
политика́н
politicaster, petty politician, would-be politician
intriguer, scheming politician, wheeler-dealer
мещани́н
petty bourgeois, burgher, townsman (of the petty-burgher estate)
philistine, narrow-minded person, bourgeois (pejorative)
измельча́ть
to grind, to mill, to pound, to crush
to shred, to chop up finely, to reduce to fragments
to become smaller, to grow smaller
to become shallow, to grow shallower
to degenerate, to lose significance, to become petty
крохобо́р
penny-pincher, skinflint, pinchpenny
nitpicker, hairsplitter, petty pedant
божо́к
idol, minor deity, little god
tin god, idol (person), petty potentate
копе́ечный
worth one copeck, cheap, petty, twopenny-halfpenny
дря́зги
squabbles, petty troubles, petty unpleasantness
самоду́р
petty tyrant, wilful and stupid person
меща́нка
petty bourgeoise, townswoman of the меща́не estate
philistine, narrow-minded woman
кля́уза
petty denunciation, tale-telling complaint, informing
slander, malicious gossip, backbiting
intrigue, scheming
cavil, vexatious litigation, legal quibbling
мелкобуржуа́зный
petty-bourgeois
меща́нство
lower middle classes, petty bourgeoisie, Philistinism, narrow-mindedness
мельча́ть
to become smaller, to grow smaller, to shrink
to become shallower, to get shallow
to become petty, to degenerate, to lose significance
сканда́льчик
little scandal, minor scandal, petty scandal, tiff
самоду́рство
petty tyranny, high-handedness, despotic behaviour, arbitrariness
stupid wilfulness, obstinacy, pigheadedness
приворо́вывать
to pilfer, to steal a little, to pinch, to be a petty thief
царёк
princeling, petty monarch
князёк
princeling, petty prince, prince (diminutive)
prince's son, young prince
ridge of a roof, roof ridge
azure tit
мелкотра́вчатый
petty, puny, small-time, insignificant
small-patterned, with a fine floral pattern
аристокра́тишка
petty aristocrat, wannabe aristocrat, minor aristocrat
разночи́нец
raznochinets, intellectual of non-noble origin, commoner
petty official, minor civil servant
по-меща́нски
in a petty-bourgeois way, philistine-like, narrow-mindedly
меща́ночка
petty bourgeois woman (diminutive/pejorative), little philistine, narrow-minded woman (diminutive/pejorative)
обыва́тельница
philistine, petty bourgeois woman, narrow-minded woman
inhabitant (female), resident, local
макла́к
middleman, second-hand dealer, petty trader
broker, jobber, agent
profiteer, speculator, wheeler-dealer
прице́пка
hitching, hooking up, coupling
trailer, sidecar
hitch, coupling device, tow hook
nitpicking, carping, faultfinding, petty objection
хозя́йчик
petty proprietor, small owner
конду́кторский
conductor's, ticket collector's
warrant officer's, petty officer's
jig-, fixture-
мещани́нишка
petty philistine, paltry bourgeois, insignificant townsman
крохобо́рческий
petty
омеща́нивание
bourgeoisification, embourgeoisement, becoming petty-bourgeois
крохобо́рствовавший
penny-pinching, miserly, petty
поворовывающий
pilfering, thieving, light-fingered, prone to petty theft
измеща́нившийся
bourgeois, philistine, petty-bourgeois
омеща́нившийся
philistine, petty bourgeois, narrow-minded
макла́чество
huckstering, profiteering, petty brokerage, wheeling and dealing
second-hand dealing, jobbing, petty trading
меща́нски
in a petty-bourgeois way, philistinely, narrow-mindedly
крючкотво́рство
pettifogging, pettyfoggery, chicanery
Examples
Некоторые люди промышляют мелким воровством в городе.
Some people make a living through petty theft in the city.
Он критиковал мелкобуржуазные взгляды своих соседей.
He criticized his neighbours' petty-bourgeois views.
Эта идея показалась ему слишком мелкобуржуазной.
He found the idea too petty-bourgeois.
Партия боролась с мелкобуржуазными настроениями в народе.
The party fought against petty-bourgeois sentiments among the people.
Все считают его мелким кляузником.
Everyone considers him a petty complainer.
Он постоянно кляузничает начальству по мелочам.
He is constantly complaining to management about petty matters.
Кляузничество процветает в этом коллективе.
Petty complaining is flourishing in this organization.
Крохоборческие замечания начальника всех утомили.
The boss’s petty remarks tired everyone out.
Такая крохоборческая политика вредит команде.
Such a petty policy is harmful to the team.
В суде процветает мелкое крючкотворство.
Petty legalistic trickery is rife in the courts.
Он всегда был мелкотравчатым чиновником без больших идей.
He had always been a petty official with no big ideas.
Мещанка любила хвастаться новой мебелью.
The petty bourgeois woman loved to boast about her new furniture.
Его самодурство надоело всем сотрудникам.
His petty tyranny had worn out all the employees.
Соседи считают его мелким сквалыжником.
The neighbors consider him a petty skinflint.
Соседи считали его мелким аристократишкой
The neighbors considered him a petty aristocrat.
Этот мещанинишка боялся любых перемен.
That petty philistine was afraid of any kind of change.
Полицейский, сцапавший воришку, доложил начальству.
The policeman who had grabbed the petty thief reported to his superior.
Он превратился в омещанившегося чиновника с мелкими интересами.
He turned into a philistine official with petty interests.



















