peccadillo

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(pĕk'ə-dĭl'ō) pronunciation
n., pl., -loes, or -los.
A small sin or fault.

[Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado, sin, and Italian peccadiglio, diminutive of peccato, sin, both from Latin peccātum, from neuter of peccātus.]



meaning 'a trifling offence', has the plural form peccadilloes (preferred) or peccadillos.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ringe forseelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine misstap

Français (French)
n. - peccadille

Deutsch (German)
n. - kleiner Fehler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ασήμαντο αμάρτημα, (μικρο)παράπτωμα

Italiano (Italian)
peccatuccio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pecadilho (m)

Русский (Russian)
грешок

Español (Spanish)
n. - falta leve, pecadillo, peccata minuta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - småsynd, bagatellartad förseelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
轻罪, 小暇疵, 小过

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 輕罪, 小暇疵, 小過

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가벼운 죄, 작은 과오

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちょっとした過ち, 軽い罪, 微罪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هفوة طفيفه, زله صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חטא קל‬


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