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1 ergoteur
ɛʀɡɔtœʀ, øz nm/f (-euse)* * *, ergoteuse [ɛrgɔtɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
2 chicaneur
A adj [personne, esprit] fussy.B nm,f fusspot○ GB, fussbudget US.( féminin chicaneuse) [ʃikanɶr, øz] adjectif,————————( féminin chicaneuse) [ʃikanɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin,1. [au tribunal] pettifogger2. [ergoteur] quibbler -
3 chipoteur
1.
- euse (colloq) ʃipɔtœʀ, øz adjectif1) ( exigeant) difficult2) ( sur le prix)3) ( à table) fussy
2.
nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne exigeante) nit-picker2) ( sur le prix) person who haggles over everything3) ( à table) fussy ou picky (colloq) US eater* * *A adj1 ( exigeant) difficult;2 ( sur prix) être chipoteur to haggle over everything;3 ( à table) fussy.B nm,f1 ( personne exigeante) nit-picker;2 ( sur prix) person who haggles over everything;1. [en discutant] quibbling2. [en mangeant] finicky————————2. [mangeur] picky eater -
4 discutailleur
( féminin discutailleuse) [diskytajɶr, øz] adjectif(familier & péjoratif) -
5 pinailleur
pinɒjœʀ, øz pinailleur, -euse1. adj2. nm/f* * *pinailleur○, - euseA adj [personne] pernickety○ GB, persnickety US.B nm,f hairsplitter, quibbler.———————— -
6 procédurier
1.
- ière pʀɔsedyʀje, ɛʀ pej adjectif [personne] litigious
2.
nom masculin, féminin litigious person* * *pʀɔsedyʀje, jɛʀ (-ière)1. adj1) (débat, domaine, cadre) procedural2) (personne, pays) litigious2. nm/f1) (= spécialiste) procedural expert2) péjoratif litigious person* * *procédurier, - ièreA adj [personne] litigious.B nm,f litigious person.( féminin procédurière) [prɔsedyrje, ɛr] adjectifêtre procédurier to be a pettifogger ou a nitpicker2. [action, démarche] litigiousformalités procédurières procedural formalities, red tape————————, procédurière [prɔsedyrje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin -
7 raisonneur
ʀɛzɔnœʀ, øz adj (-euse)péjoratif quibbling* * *raisonneur, - euseA adj [personne, air, esprit] argumentative.B nm,f1 ( par habitude) quibbler;2 ( rigoureux) reasoner. -
8 enculeur
n. m. Enculeur de mouches (joc.): 'Hair splitter', quibbler (also: pinailleur). -
9 pinailleur
I.n. m. 'Nit-picker', quibbler.II.adj. 'Nit-picking', hair-splitting and argumentative. (The feminine pinailleuse is hardly ever encountered.)
См. также в других словарях:
Quibbler — Quib bler, n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quibbler — noun see quibble I … New Collegiate Dictionary
quibbler — See quibble. * * * … Universalium
quibbler — noun Somebody who quibbles … Wiktionary
quibbler — Synonyms and related words: belittler, captious critic, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, common scold, critic, criticizer, equivocator, faultfinder, frondeur, hairsplitter, hedger, momus, mystificator, mystifier, nitpicker, obscurantist,… … Moby Thesaurus
quibbler — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully: carper, caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker. See PRAISE … English dictionary for students
quibbler — quib·bler || kwɪblÉ™(r) n. one who evades an argument by using ambiguous language; one who makes equivocal comments; one who makes petty criticisms … English contemporary dictionary
quibbler — n captious reasoner, caviler, hairsplitter, Inf. nitpicker, nag; equivocator, sphinx, Delphic oracle; double talker; sophist, casuist, Logic. parologist; prevaricator, liar, palterer … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quibbler — quib·bler … English syllables
quibbler — noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections • Syn: ↑caviller, ↑caviler, ↑pettifogger • Derivationally related forms: ↑pettifog (for: ↑pettifogger), ↑cavil … Useful english dictionary
The Quibbler (Website) — Founded in 2003, The Quibbler online news magazine is a family friendly Harry Potter fansite dedicated to writing. The Quibbler Newsmagazine The Quibbler was founded by four female editors in September 2003, immediately after the English… … Wikipedia