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Summary

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nitpicking:
- muggenzifterij; muggezifterij; haarkloverij
- vitterig; bedillerig; bedilzuchtig; bedilziek
nitpick:
- bedillen
Wiktionary:
- nit-picking → mierenneukerij
- nitpicking → muggenziften
- nitpick → vlooien, vitten, mierenneuken, muggenziften

English

Detailed Translations for nit-picking from English to Dutch

nitpicking:

nitpicking [the ~] nomen

the nitpicking (hairsplitting)
muggenzifterij
- muggenzifterij [znw.] nomen
the nitpicking (niggling; hairsplitting)
muggezifterij; de haarkloverij
- muggezifterij [znw.] nomen
- haarkloverij [de ~ (v)] nomen

nitpicking adj

nitpicking (carping; fault-finding)
vitterig
- vitterig adj
nitpicking (captious; fault-finding; carping)
bedillerig; bedilzuchtig
- bedillerig adj
- bedilzuchtig adj
nitpicking (carping; captious)
bedilziek
- bedilziek adj

Translation Matrix for nitpicking:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
haarkloverij	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking	arguing; pettifoggery; quibble; quibbling; splitting hairs
muggenzifterij	hairsplitting; nitpicking
muggezifterij	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
bedillerig	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
bedilziek	captious; carping; nitpicking
bedilzuchtig	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
vitterig	carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	finicky

Related Words for "nitpicking":

nitpick

Synonyms for "nitpicking":

caviling; carping; pettifogging; quibbling; critical

Wiktionary Translations for nitpicking:

nitpicking

noun

any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors
- nitpicking → muggenziften

nit-picking form of nitpick:

nitpick verb

nitpick (carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with)
bedillen
- bedillen verb (bedil, bedilt, bedilde, bedilden, bedild)

Translation Matrix for nitpick:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
bedillen	carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick

Related Words for "nitpick":

nitpicking

Synonyms for "nitpick":

knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart

Related Definitions for "nitpick":

be overly critical; criticize minor details¹

Wiktionary Translations for nitpick:

nitpick

verb

to pick nits
- nitpick → vlooien
to correct minutiae or find fault
- nitpick → vitten; mierenneuken; muggenziften

Wiktionary Translations for nit-picking:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• nit-picking	→ mierenneukerij	↔ enculage de mouches — (vulgaire) (figuré) péjoratif\|fr arguties pour des vétilles, argumentation oiseuse, absconse et parfois pédante, sur des détails.

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for nit-picking

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