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nitpicking:

nitpicking [the ~] nomen

  1. the nitpicking (niggling; hairsplitting)
    die Haarspalterei

Translation Matrix for nitpicking:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Haarspalterei hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking acting difficult; arguing; hairsplitting; quibbling; splitting hairs
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- finicky
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mäkelig carping; fault-finding; nitpicking critical; delicate; perilous; precarious; touchy
tadelsüchtig captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
tatelzüchtig captious; carping; nitpicking

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Wiktionary Translations for nitpicking:

nitpicking
noun
  1. (umgangssprachlich) mitteldeutsch, norddeutsch: ein anderer Ausdruck für Pedanterie, Kleinlichkeit, Perfektionismus und gleichzeitig auch Rechthaberei, Altklugheit, Haarspalterei, Besserwisserei und aber eine Mischung aus diesen Erscheinungen

nit-picking form of nitpick:

nitpick verb

  1. nitpick (carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with)
    bemängeln; alles besser wissen

Translation Matrix for nitpick:

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alles besser wissen carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
bemängeln carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick carp; castigate; cavil; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; find fault with; run down; slate

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Related Definitions for "nitpick":

  1. be overly critical; criticize minor details1

Wiktionary Translations for nitpick:

nitpick
verb
  1. to correct minutiae or find fault

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
nitpick feilschen chipoter — Faire des difficultés pour des riens
nitpick feilschen mégoternégocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.
nitpick feilschen mégotternégocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.


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Cross Translation:
FromToVia
nit-picking Erbsenzählerei; Haarspalterei; Spitzfindigkeit; Wortklauberei enculage de mouches — (vulgaire) (figuré) péjoratif|fr arguties pour des vétilles, argumentation oiseuse, absconse et parfois pédante, sur des détails.

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