Peccadillo

//ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ//

Synonyms for "peccadillo" (85 found)

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Translations

14 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • малък грях noun (small sin or flaw)

Dutch

1 entries
  • pekelzonde noun (small sin or flaw)

French

2 entries
  • peccadille noun (small sin or flaw)
  • peccadille noun (petty offense)

German

1 entries
  • Kavaliersdelikt noun (petty offense)

Polish

2 entries
  • grzeszek noun (small sin or flaw)
  • grzeszek noun (petty offense)

Russian

1 entries
  • грешо́к noun (small sin or flaw)

Spanish

1 entries
  • pecadillo noun (small sin or flaw)

Swedish

4 entries
  • felsteg noun (small sin or flaw)
  • förseelse noun (petty offense)
  • försyndelse noun (small sin or flaw)
  • lagöverträdelse noun (petty offense)

Sample sentences

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We tolerate Irene and Phil’s mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes (“I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme”) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world.

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The sex scandal issue isn’t really central, since Americans have a long record of voting for the candidates they think can deliver, regardless of private peccadilloes.

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When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.

Source: wiktionary

No sexual peccadillo is left unremarked upon.

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