Nimiedad in english
pronunciation: trɪviæləti part of speech: noun
nimiedad = triviality ; quibble ; trifle.
Example: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Example: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Example: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles'.more:
» discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument ; hair-splitting [hairsplitting] .
Example: That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments. Example: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.» discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs .
Example: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.» nimiedades = bagatelle .
Example: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.» perder el tiempo con nimiedades ignorando el verdadero problema = fiddle while + Rome burns .
Example: American political theorists are basically fiddling while Rome burns, talking about pie-in-the-sky versions of democracy, when they can't even figure out how to keep crazy people out of positions of significant power.» perderse en nimiedades = bike-shedding [Perder más tiempo del necesario discutiendo cuestiones marginales sobre las que todo el mundo puede opinar y quitándoselo a las cuestiones importantes sobre las que generalmente pocos entienden] ; bikeshed effect [Perder más tiempo del necesario discutiendo cuestiones marginales sobre las que todo el mundo puede opinar y quitándoselo a las cuestiones importantes sobre las que generalmente pocos entienden] .
Example: They suffer from bike-shedding: people argue about trivial things, because the hard stuff is beyond their ability and/or inclination. Example: What many people don't realize is that the bikeshed effect is, in fact, a form of procrastination.