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вдаваться в (чрезмерные) подробности; заниматься казуистикой, проявлять педантизм (отсюда hair-splitter, straw-splitter и hair-splitting, straw-splitting)‘Well, my dear sir, we won't waste time in splitting straws,’ resumed the little man. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. X) — - По-моему, уважаемый сэр, не стоит тратить время на такие пустяки, - сказал маленький человечек.
Pray don't let us be splitting hairs... or there'll never be an end of the cause or the cost. (A. Trollope, ‘The Warden’, ch. IX) — Пожалуйста, не будем заниматься казуистикой... а то не будет конца ни делу, ни расходам.
‘I can't split hairs,’ he said. (H. R. Haggard, ‘Stella Fregelius’, ch. XV) — - Я не могу вдаваться в такие тонкости, - сказал полковник.
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вдaвaтьcя в чpeзмepныe пoдpoбнocти, зaнимaтьcя кaзуиcтикoй, пpoявлять пeдaнтизм; cпopить пo пуcтякaм, мeлoчaм, пpидиpaтьcя к мeлoчaмPray, don't let us be splitting hairs... or there'll never be an end of the cause or the cost (A. Trollope). 'She dropped something into the can.' 'You're sure she did - now?' 'Yes.' 'You weren't sure on the third?' 'Well, no if you're going to split hairs!' (E. S. Gardner) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > split hairs
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1) Общая лексика: "занудствовать", вдаваться в ( излишние) подробности, вдаваться в тонкости, (over) придираться, спорить о мелочах, цепляться к мелочам, придираться к мелочам, спорить по пустякам3) Пословица: ловить блох -
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<05> вдаваться в чрезмерные подробности; заниматься казуистикойАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > split hairs
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идиом. фраз. гл.вдаваться в чрезмерные подробностизаниматься казуистикойАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > split hairs
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вдаваться в тонкостиАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > split hairs
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להתפלפל, לדקדק כחוט השערה* * *◙ הרעשה טוחכ קדקדל,לפלפתהל◄ -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) flueknepperi; ordkløveri* * *(to worry about unimportant details.) flueknepperi; ordkløveri -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) pararse en cosas nimias -
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menyelidik, meneliti scr mendlm* * *bertengkar krn masalah kecil* * *menyelidik, meneliti secara mendalam -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) hártoga -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) szőröz -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) preocupar-se com minúcias -
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kılı kırk yarmak, ince eleyip sık dokumak, titiz davranmak* * *(to worry about unimportant details.) kılı kırk yarmak -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) dlakocepiti -
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• viisastella• halkoa hiuksia• saivarrella• saivarella* * *(to worry about unimportant details.) halkoa hiuksia -
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(to worry about unimportant details.) drive med flisespikkeri/ordkløveri
См. также в других словарях:
split hairs — If people split hairs, they concentrate on tiny and unimportant details to find fault with something … The small dictionary of idiomes
split hairs — index bicker, pettifog Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
split hairs — ► split hairs make overfine distinctions. Main Entry: ↑hair … English terms dictionary
split hairs — QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → hair QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → … Useful english dictionary
split hairs — If people split hairs, they concentrate on tiny and unimportant details to find fault with something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you split hairs, you pay too much attention to differences that are very small or unimportant. … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
split hairs — 1. noun Tedious details; minutiae. The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less than riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with scads of legal and technical split … Wiktionary
split hairs — {v. phr.} To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. * /John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant./ * /Don t split hairs about whose turn… … Dictionary of American idioms
split hairs — {v. phr.} To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. * /John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant./ * /Don t split hairs about whose turn… … Dictionary of American idioms
split\ hairs — v. phr. To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant. Don t split hairs about whose turn it is to… … Словарь американских идиом
split hairs — be very fussy, notice small differences Clyde likes to work on research that requires him to split hairs … English idioms
split hairs — make unnecessary distinctions He makes a lot of good points but he also has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time … Idioms and examples