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1 whinge
1. 2. nounsee whine 2. 2)* * *[(h)wɪnʤ]I. n usu sing (petty complaint) Gemecker[e] nt pej fam; (griping) Gejammer nt pej fam, SCHWEIZ a. Geklöne nt pej fam, ÖSTERR a. Geraunze nt pej famII. vi BRIT, AUS ( pej fam: complain pettily) meckern pej fam; (whine) jammern, SCHWEIZ a. klönen fam, ÖSTERR a. raunzen fam* * *[wɪndZ] (Brit inf)1. vi(= complain) jammern, meckern (inf); (baby) plärrenwhingeing Pom (Austral) — ewig meckernder Engländer (inf), ewig meckernde Engländerin (inf)
2. nto have a whinge — meckern (inf), jammern
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2 whinge
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3 niggle
1. intransitive verb(find fault pettily) [herum]nörgeln (ugs. abwertend) (at an + Dat.)2. transitive verbherumnörgeln an (+ Dat.)* * *nig·gle[ˈnɪgl̩]I. vi2. (worry) beunruhigen, beschäftigenII. vt1. (nag)▪ to \niggle sb an jdm herumnörgeln2. (worry)▪ to \niggle sb jdn beunruhigen [o beschäftigen]what's her name? — it's been niggling me all evening wie heißt sie nochmal? — ich überlege schon den ganzen Abend, aber ich komme nicht draufIII. n* * *['nɪgl]1. vi(= complain) (herum)kritteln (inf), herumkritisieren (about an +dat)2. vt(= worry) plagen, quälen, zu schaffen machen (+dat)* * *niggle [ˈnıɡl]A v/i1. a) (pedantisch) herumtüfteln (about, over an dat)b) pedantisch sein2. herumnörgeln (at an dat)the matter niggled at his brain die Sache ging ihm nicht aus dem KopfB v/t herumnörgeln an (dat)* * *1. intransitive verb(find fault pettily) [herum]nörgeln (ugs. abwertend) (at an + Dat.)2. transitive verbherumnörgeln an (+ Dat.)* * *v.trödeln v. -
4 petty
'peti1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) ubetydelig, triviell2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) smålig•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cashliten--------småligIsubst. \/ˈpetɪ\/( hverdagslig) se ➢ petticoatIIadj. \/ˈpetɪ\/1) liten, ubetydelig, triviell2) smålig, pedantisk, som gjør bagatellmessige problemer store3) mindreverdig, i liten skala, små-
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