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Meanings of
peccadillo
in English
Catalan
indiscreció
Spanish
indiscreción
Back to the meaning
A petty misdeed.
indiscretion
Catalan
indiscreció
Usage of
peccadillo
in English
1
When I pointed reproachfully to the double
peccadillo
,
they only laughed and scampered off.
2
In the world's eyes a matrimonial slip outweighs a
peccadillo
.
3
The examiner had committed a
peccadillo
,
George a terrible crime.
4
At the worst, it is a
peccadillo
,
not a crime.
5
The
peccadillo
on his part had been very small, but he must be assured.
6
The Livorno fans have been on-hand for every Berlusconi
peccadillo
to deride the politician.
7
His
peccadillo
was judged to be a hanging matter.
8
What she formerly regarded as a monstrous crime, she now spoke of as a
peccadillo
.
9
Not a
peccadillo
,
my pretty maid-nota single one.
10
Question follows question; and my
peccadillo
stands confessed.
11
I would not have mentioned Carnival's
peccadillo
had not the thing been so uncommon in France.
12
Their transgression against God seemed to them only a
peccadillo
that had long since been forgiven.
13
He was still wondering what childish
peccadillo
was troubling her, keeping her from accepting his gift.
14
What need was there to tell her of any little
peccadillo
,
if you could conceal it?
15
Piracy, which ran in the Thanet blood, seemed to their good easy local annalist a regrettable
peccadillo
.
16
A
peccadillo
,
and nobody will see you.
Other examples for "peccadillo"
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About this term
peccadillo
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little peccadillo
trifling peccadillo
childish peccadillo
commit a peccadillo
double peccadillo
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Translations for
peccadillo
Catalan
indiscreció
Spanish
indiscreción
pecadillo
Peccadillo
through the time