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1 pointilleux
pointilleux, -euse [pwɛ̃tijø, øz]adjective* * ** * *pwɛ̃tijø, øz adj (-euse)* * *( féminin pointilleuse) [pwɛ̃tijø, øz] adjectif[commentaire] nitpickingil est très pointilleux sur l'horaire he's very particular about ou he's a stickler for time-keeping -
2 tatillon
tatillon, -onne [tatijɔ̃, ɔn]adjective* * *- onne tɑtijɔ̃, ɔn adjectif nit-picking* * *tatijɔ̃, ɔn adj tatillon, -ne* * *A adj [personne] nit-picking, pernickety GB, persnickety US; [administration] nit-picking.B nm,f nit-picker.( féminin tatillonne) [tatijɔ̃, ɔn] (familier) adjectif[vétilleux] pernickety———————— -
3 sourcilleux
suʀsijø, øz adj (-euse)1) (= pointilleux) (personne) finicky, pernickety2) lit (= hautain, sévère) (air) haughty, supercilious* * *sourcilleux, - euse adj1 ( exigeant) punctilious;2 [hautain] supercilious.( féminin sourcilleuse) [sursijø, øz] adjectif -
4 pinailleur
pinɒjœʀ, øz pinailleur, -euse1. adj2. nm/f* * *pinailleur○, - euseA adj [personne] pernickety○ GB, persnickety US.B nm,f hairsplitter, quibbler.———————— -
5 bête
I.n. f.1. Bête à concours:a (sch.): 'Exam nut', examination fiend, glutton for exams.b 'Sexy bird', beautiful woman.2. Faire la bête à deux dos: To have sex, to have intercourse.3. Chercher la petite bête: To 'go nitpicking', to be 'finicky', to be pernickety.II.adj.1. C'est bête comme chou! It's as easy as pie! — It's dead simple!2. Pas si bête! Not on your nelly! — Certainly not! (This expression got 2 new lease of life when it became the title of a film with Bourvil after the Second World War.) -
6 chinoiser
v. intrans. To raise pernickety objections. -
7 chinoiseries
n. f. pl. 'Red tape', pernickety formalities. -
8 chipoteur
adj. 'Pernickety', choosy, fastidious. -
9 délicat
adj. Faire le délicat: To be 'picky and choosy', to behave in a pernickety manner.
См. также в других словарях:
Pernickety — Per*nick et*y, Pernicketty Per*nick et*ty, a. Finical or fussy; full of petty details. [Colloq.] Syn: persnickety. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pernickety — 1808, precise, fastidious, extended form of Scot. pernicky, of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from particular … Etymology dictionary
pernickety — persnickety, fastidious, finicky, finicking, finical, *nice, dainty, particular, fussy, squeamish Analogous words: exacting, demanding, requiring (see DEMAND): annoyed, vexed, irked (see ANNOY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pernickety — meaning ‘fussy, fastidious’, is a 19c word of Scottish origin which has spread to all English speaking areas. In AmE, the form persnickety is also used … Modern English usage
pernickety — ► ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. 1) fussy; over fastidious. 2) requiring a precise or careful approach. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
pernickety — [pər nik′ə tē] adj. var. of PERSNICKETY … English World dictionary
pernickety — [[t]pə(r)nɪ̱kɪti[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as pernickety, you think that they pay too much attention to small, unimportant details. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that … English dictionary
pernickety — adjective BrE informal 1 worrying too much about small and unimportant things; fussy (1); persnickety (1) AmE 2 difficult to do because you have to deal with a lot of small objects; fiddly (1): Changing this fridge lightbulb is a pernickety job … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pernickety/persnickety — fussy, critical of details, perfectionistic When Dale was teenager, he was pernickety about his hair … English idioms
pernickety — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1818 chiefly British persnickety … New Collegiate Dictionary
pernickety — pernicketiness, n. /peuhr nik i tee/, adj. persnickety. [1800 10; orig. Scots; of uncert. orig.; the prefix per occurs in a number of other expressive words in Scots, e.g. pergaddus thump, clatter, perskeet fastidious, perjink trim, neat] * * * … Universalium