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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbricoles
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brikɔl
"Il est occupé par des babioles et des corvées."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Trivial matters; petty details or small, tedious everyday chores.
"She was overwhelmed by the endless trivialities and minor chores of daily life." - 2
Insignificant administrative or routine tasks that consume time.
"He tried to delegate the administrative trivialities so he could focus on core strategy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Classical Chinese roots, combining 'suǒ' (琐), meaning petty, trivial, or small fragments, and 'shì' (事), meaning matter, affair, or business. Historically used in literary and official contexts to denote minor, tedious daily chores or trivial administrative details.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "琐事" is said worldwide
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bricoles
Transliteration: brikɔl
"Il est occupé par des babioles et des corvées."
Kleinigkeiten
Transliteration: ˈklaɪnɪçkaɪtn̩
"Sie verlor sich in alltäglichen Kleinigkeiten."
faccende
Transliteration: fatˈtʃɛnde
"Era occupato con piccole faccende quotidiane."
minucias
Transliteration: miˈnuθjas
"Se cansó de perder el tiempo en minucias."
coisas insignificantes
Transliteration: ˈkɔjzɐs ĩsiɲifiˈkãtʃis
"Ele estava exausto com pequenas tarefas."
छुटपुट बातें
Transliteration: chhutput baatein
"वह दिनभर की छुटपुट बातों में व्यस्त थी।"
琐事
Transliteration: suǒ shì
"她每天都被繁杂的琐事缠身。"
잡다한 일
Transliteration: japdahan il
"그는 사소한 잡다한 일들로 하루를 보냈다."
雑事
Transliteration: zatsuji
"彼女は毎日の雑事に追われている。"
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