мелкий на английском языке:

He went to jail for some petty crime.

I was involved in a petty argument.

I'm sick and tired of all the petty squabbling among politicians.

It's just petty reasons.

I'm not interested in all the petty details.

Lothal was awash with petty politics.

The departmental heads, lost in petty argument, could not reach a cohesive decision.

In this harsh, petty world where money does the talking, his way of life is like a breath of fresh air.

Petty details/ Petty crime/ Petty cash/ You can be so petty sometimes!

People are so petty.

Slovenia must stop behaving in a petty manner, so that a solution may quickly be found.

petty offence, thief

a petty person

she thought readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths

Initially this gave rise to gossip among petty people, and it gradually provoked criticism from members of our family.