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niggling ['nɪgəlɪŋ](b) (fastidious → job) fastidieux(c) (nagging → pain, doubt) tenace;∎ I've got a niggling feeling that something is wrong je n'arrive pas à m'ôter de l'idée que quelque chose ne va pas2 nounchicanerie f, pinaillerie f -
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nag [næg][person] ( = scold) ne pas arrêter de faire des remarques ; [pain, doubts] être lancinant3. noun* * *[næg] 1.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)2) ( niggle) lanciner2.intransitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)1) ( moan) faire des remarques continuellesto nag at somebody — enquiquiner (colloq) quelqu'un
2) ( niggle)3.nagging present participle adjective1) ( complaining) péj2) ( niggling) [pain, doubt, suspicion] tenace; [problem] obsédant -
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niggle [ˈnɪgl][person] ( = go into detail) couper les cheveux en quatre ; ( = find fault) trouver toujours à redire* * *1.(colloq) ['nɪgl] noun ( complaint) remarque f2.transitive verb ( irritate) tracasser3. -
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A n1 ( pester) enquiquiner ○ [person] (about au sujet de) ; he's been nagging me for a new bike il m'enquiquine ○ pour que je lui achète un nouveau vélo ; to nag sb into doing enquiquiner ○ qn pour qu'il/elle fasse ;1 ( moan) faire des remarques continuelles ; stop naging! arrête de m'enquiquiner ○ ! ; all you do is nag! tu n'arrêtes pas de m'enquiquiner ○ ! ; to nag at sb enquiquiner ○ qn ; to nag at sb to do enquiquiner ○ qn pour qu'il/elle fasse ;D nagging pres p adj ( niggling) [pain, doubt, suspicion] tenace ; [problem] obsédant ; I still had a nagging doubt le soupçon continuait à me travailler. -
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niggle ['nɪgəl]1 noun(a) (small criticism) objection f mineure;∎ I've got one slight niggle il y a un point de détail sur lequel je ne suis pas d'accord(b) (small worry, doubt) tracasserie f, léger doute m(c) (complaint) protestation f;∎ to have a niggle about sth ronchonner à propos de qch(a) (worry → of conscience) harceler, travailler(a) (fuss over details) ergoter, couper les cheveux en quatre;∎ to niggle over or about sth ergoter sur qch;∎ don't niggle about details ne chipote pas sur les détails∎ it's been niggling at me all day ça me travaille depuis ce matin -
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См. также в других словарях:
Niggling — Nig gling, a. 1. petty, trivial, or inconsequential. [PJC] 2. Excessively demanding of time or attention; as, niggling little details. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niggling — ig gling, n. Finicky or pottering work; specif. (Fine Arts), Minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niggling — index inconsequential Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
niggling — [[t]nɪ̱gəlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A niggling injury or worry is small but bothers you over a long period of time. Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries. ...a niggling worry that the cheap car is also the one that will… … English dictionary
niggling — adjective Date: 1599 petty; also bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way < niggling injuries > • niggling noun • nigglingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
niggling — nigglingly, adv. /nig ling/, adj. 1. petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology. 2. demanding too much care, attention, time, etc.: niggling chores about the house. [1590 1600; NIGGLE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
niggling — nig|gling [ˈnıgəlıŋ] adj 1.) niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc a slight doubt etc that you cannot stop thinking about = ↑nagging 2.) a niggling injury or problem is a slight one that does not go away … Dictionary of contemporary English
niggling — nig|gling [ nıglıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a niggling feeling is slight but it worries you continuously 2. ) a niggling injury is not very serious but is difficult to treat or cure: NAGGING … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
niggling — adjective niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc a doubt etc that keeps worrying you slightly and that you cannot stop thinking about: A niggling doubt about Marlow s motives suddenly entered his mind … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
niggling — UK [ˈnɪɡ(ə)lɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a niggling feeling is slight but it worries you continuously 2) a niggling injury is not very serious but is difficult to treat or cure … English dictionary
Niggling — Niggle Nig gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Niggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Niggling}.] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.] To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English