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1 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. -
2 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). -
3 sofisticare
sofisticare v. intr. ( cavillare) to quibble, to split* hairs; to argue using sophistry; to sophisticate: sofisticò molto su questo argomento, he quibbled a lot on this subject◆ v.tr. ( alterare una sostanza) to adulterate, to doctor: sofisticare il vino, il burro, to adulterate wine, butter.* * *[sofisti'kare] 1. 2.* * *sofisticare/sofisti'kare/ [1](aus. avere) (cavillare) to sophisticate, to quibble -
4 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. -
5 pignoleria
pignoleria s.f. fastidiousness, fussiness: questa è una vera pignoleria, this is being really fastidious (o fussy); la tua pignoleria eccessiva rallenta il lavoro, your excessive fussiness slows down the work.* * *[piɲɲole'ria]sostantivo femminile1) (carattere) fussiness, nit-picking2) (dettaglio) quibble, trifle* * *pignoleria/piŋŋole'ria/sostantivo f.1 (carattere) fussiness, nit-picking2 (dettaglio) quibble, trifle. -
6 sofisma
sofisma s.m.1 (fil.) sophism2 (estens.) sophistry.* * *[so'fizma]sostantivo maschile1) filos. sophism2) fig. (cavillo) quibble* * *sofisma/so'fizma/sostantivo m.1 filos. sophism2 fig. (cavillo) quibble. -
7 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). -
8 bisticcio
m (pl -cci) quarrel* * *bisticcio s.m.1 ( litigio) squabble, bicker; quarrel, bicker, tiff2 ( gioco di parole) quibble, pun.* * *1) (lite) bicker, squabble, tiff2) (gioco di parole) pun* * *bisticciopl. -ci /bis'titt∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 (lite) bicker, squabble, tiff2 (gioco di parole) pun. -
9 arzigogolare vi
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10 cavillare vi
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11 cavillo sm
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12 cavillosamente avv
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13 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.). -
14 arzigogolo
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15 minuziosaggine
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16 arzigogolare
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18 cavillo
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19 cavillosamente
avv [kavillosa'mente]
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quibble — [n] objection, complaint artifice, cavil, criticism, dodge, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, hair splitter*, nicety, niggle*, nit picker*, pretense, prevarication, protest, quiddity, quirk, shift, sophism, subterfuge, subtlety; concepts 46,52… … New thesaurus
quibble — [kwib′əl] n. [dim. < obs. quib < L quibus, abl. pl. of qui, which, WHO: quibus was common in legal documents] 1. Obs. a play on words; pun 2. an evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil 3. a petty objection or… … English World dictionary
Quibble — Quib ble, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity.] 1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. [1913 Webster] Quibbles have no place in the search after truth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Quibble — (engl., spr. Kwibbl), Wortsspiel, Zweideutigkeit, Witzelei … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quibble — (Kwibbl), engl., Wortspiel; Witzelei; Zweideutigkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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quibble — I n. a minor quibble II v. (D; intr.) to quibble about, over; with (to quibble about trifles) * * * [ kwɪb(ə)l] over with (to quibble about trifles) (D; intr.) to quibble about a minor quibble … Combinatory dictionary
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quibble — {{11}}quibble (n.) 1610s, a pun, a play on words, probably a dim. of QUIB (Cf. quib) evasion of point at issue (c.1550); that word s overuse in legal jargon supposedly gave it the association with trivial argument. Meaning equivocation, evasion… … Etymology dictionary