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small potatoes

[smɔːl pəˈteɪtoʊz]
noun
coisa de pouca importância; insignificância
1. Something or someone of little importance, value, or consequence; a trivial matter
Compared to the major issues facing the country, these complaints are small potatoes.
Comparado aos problemas maiores enfrentados pelo país, essas reclamações são coisa de pouca importância.
2. A person of little importance or influence
In the world of international finance, he was considered small potatoes.
No mundo das finanças internacionais, ele era considerado um mero insignificante.
NYC Slang
peanuts, nothing, chump change
Synonyms
triflepeanutschicken feednothingtrivial matterminor issue
Antonyms
big dealmajor concernimportant mattersignificant issue

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
coisa de pouca importância; insignificância; bobagem
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
coisa sem importância; ninharias; miudezas
Portuguese speakers may also use 'coisas de somenos'
General
batata pequena (literal, but rarely used)
Literal translation is not idiomatic

Related Idioms & Phrases

big cheese vs. small potatoes
not amount to small potatoes
in the grand scheme of things, it's small potatoes
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