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1 cavillare
cavillare v. intr. to cavil (at sthg.), to quibble.* * *[kavil'lare]verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to quibble (su about, over), to cavil (su about, at), to split* hairs (su over)* * *cavillare/kavil'lare/ [1](aus. avere) to quibble (su about, over), to cavil (su about, at), to split* hairs (su over). -
2 cavillo
m quibble* * *cavillo s.m. cavil, quibble, captious objection // cercar cavilli, to look for loopholes (o to nitpick o to quibble).* * *[ka'villo]sostantivo maschile quibble, cavil* * *cavillo/ka'villo/sostantivo m.quibble, cavil. -
3 sottigliezza
sottigliezza s.f.1 thinness; fineness: la sottigliezza di un filo metallico, the fineness of a wire2 ( magrezza) slenderness, thinness* * *[sottiʎ'ʎettsa]sostantivo femminile1) (finezza) thinness, sharpness2) fig. (acutezza) subtlety, sharpness3) (cavillo) quibble, nicety, cavil* * *sottigliezza/sottiλ'λettsa/sostantivo f.1 (finezza) thinness, sharpness2 fig. (acutezza) subtlety, sharpness3 (cavillo) quibble, nicety, cavil. -
4 sottilizzare
sottilizzare v. intr. to split* hairs, to make* (over-) subtle distinctions.* * *[sottilid'dzare]verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to split* hairs (su over), to quibble (su about, over), to cavil (su about, at)* * *sottilizzare/sottilid'dzare/ [1](aus. avere) to split* hairs (su over), to quibble (su about, over), to cavil (su about, at). -
5 appiglio
"grip, hold;Griff;Schlaufe;alça"* * *m (pl -gli) per mani fingerholdper piedi toeholdfig excuse* * *appiglio s.m.1 hold, grip: dare appiglio alle critiche, to lay oneself open to (o to give a pretext for) criticism2 (fig.) pretext, excuse, cavil: cercare un appiglio per litigare, to look for an excuse for a quarrel.* * *1) (punto di appoggio) hold, grip; (per i piedi) foothold2) (pretesto) pretext, excuse* * *appigliopl. - gli /ap'piλλo, λi/sostantivo m.1 (punto di appoggio) hold, grip; (per i piedi) foothold2 (pretesto) pretext, excuse. -
6 gancio
m (pl -ci) hookgancio di traino tow-hook* * *gancio s.m.1 hook: gancio doppio, ram's horn (o ram's hook); gancio e asola, hook and eye; gancio a occhiello, eye hook; gancio da muro, wall hook; apertura del gancio, hook-mouth; (ferr.) gancio di trazione, tow- (o drag-)hook (o coupler); (aer.) gancio d'arresto, arresting (o arrester) hook // (mar.): gancio d'accosto, boat hook; gancio a scocco, slip hook; gancio da vela, sail hook // (agr.) gancio d'attacco, ( di aratro) clevis2 ( fermaglio) clasp; fastener3 ( boxe) hook* * *1) (uncino) hook; (di macellaio) meat hook; (di braccialetto) clasp2) (di rimorchio) towing attachment; (di vagone) coupling3) sport (nella boxe) hook* * *ganciopl. -ci /'gant∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.2 (di rimorchio) towing attachment; (di vagone) coupling3 sport (nella boxe) hook. -
7 ammennicolo
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8 appiccagnolo
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9 appicco
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10 arzigogolare
arzigogolare v. intr.1 ( fantasticare) to daydream, to indulge in fantasies, to woolgather2 ( sottilizzare) to quibble (at sthg.), to split hairs (over sthg.), to cavil (at sthg.). -
11 arzigogolo
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Cavil — may refer to:* Brother Cavil, a fictional character from the re imagined Battlestar Galactica television series * Kwame Cavil (born 1979), Canadian Football League wide receiver … Wikipedia
Cavil — Cav il (k[a^]v [i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caviled} or {Cavilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caviling} or {Cavilling}.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.] To raise captious and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cavil — Cav il, v. t. To cavil at. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cavil — Cav il, n. A captious or frivolous objection. [1913 Webster] All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cavil — I verb attack, belittle, calumniari, carp, carpere, censure frivolously, complain frivolously, condemn, criticize frivolously, decry, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, disapprove, discredit, disparage frivolously, faultfind, find fault with … Law dictionary
cavil — 1540s, from M.Fr. caviller to mock, jest, from L. cavillari to satirize, argue scoffingly, from cavilla jest, jeering, related to calumnia (see CALUMNY (Cf. calumny)) … Etymology dictionary
cavil — ► VERB (cavilled, cavilling; US caviled, caviling) ▪ make petty objections. ► NOUN ▪ a petty objection. ORIGIN Latin cavillari, from cavilla mockery … English terms dictionary
cavil — [kav′əl] vi. caviled or cavilled, caviling or cavilling [OFr caviller < L cavillari < cavilla, jeering < * calvilla < calvari, to deceive; akin to calumnia, CALUMNY] to object when there is little reason to do so; resort to trivial… … English World dictionary
Cavil — Numéro Un Numéro Un Personnage de Battlestar Galactica Alias Frère Cavil Origine monde cylon … Wikipédia en Français
cavil — cav|il [ˈkævəl] v past tense and past participle cavilled present participle cavilling BrE past tense and past participle caviled present participle caviling AmE [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cavillari to … Dictionary of contemporary English
cavil — [[t]kæ̱v(ə)l[/t]] cavils, cavilling, cavilled VERB: no passive (disapproval) If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. [FORMAL] Since the government has… … English dictionary