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2 Krittelei
f; -, -en; pej. carping, nitpicking umg.* * *die Kritteleifaultfinding* * *Krit|te|lei [krɪtə'lai]f -, -enfault-finding no pl, cavilling no pl (Brit), caviling no pl (US)* * *die; Krittelei, Kritteleien (abwertend) fault-finding; carping* * ** * *die; Krittelei, Kritteleien (abwertend) fault-finding; carping -
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4 pingelig
Adj. umg. fussy; attr. auch nitpicking; sei nicht so pingelig! don’t be so pernickety (oder Am. persnickety); da bin ich gar nicht pingelig fig. I’m not particular ( oder fussy) (about that)* * *nit-picking; scrupulous* * *pịn|ge|lig ['piŋəlɪç]adj (inf)finicky (inf), fussy, nit-picking (inf)* * *pin·ge·lig[ˈpɪŋəlɪç]* * *1. 2.* * ** * *1. 2. -
5 spitzfindig
Adj. (kleinlich) pedantic, nitpicking umg.; attr. (haarspalterisch) hair-splitting...; eine spitzfindige Unterscheidung auch a very fine distinction* * *subtle; wiredrawn; over-subtle* * *spịtz|fin|dig1. adjover(ly)-subtle, over(ly)-precise; (= haarspalterisch auch) hairsplitting, nit-picking (inf); Unterschied auch over(ly)-nice2. advin an over(ly)-subtle way* * *spitz·fin·digII. adv\spitzfindig argumentieren/auslegen [o interpretieren] to split hairs* * *1. 2.adverbial in an over-subtle way* * *eine spitzfindige Unterscheidung auch a very fine distinction* * *1. 2.adverbial in an over-subtle way* * *adj.hair-splitting adj.pedantic adj.subtle adj. -
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nitpicking — nɪtpɪk v. pay obsessive attention to petty flaws or details … English contemporary dictionary
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nitpicking — UK [ˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] annoying criticisms about small unimportant details … English dictionary
