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that's just hairsplitting

  • 1 hairsplitting

    hairsplitting ['heə‚splɪtɪŋ]
    ∎ that's a hairsplitting argument or distinction c'est de la chicanerie, c'est couper les cheveux en quatre
    2 noun
    (UNCOUNT) chicanerie f, pinaillage m;
    ∎ that's just hairsplitting tu es vraiment en train de couper les cheveux en quatre

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hairsplitting

  • 2 Haarspalterei

    f; -, -en; pej., auch Pl. splitting hairs; das ist reine Haarspalterei that’s just splitting hairs; Haarspalterei treiben split hairs
    * * *
    die Haarspalterei
    chicanery; hair-splitting
    * * *
    Haar|spal|te|rei [-ʃpaltə'rai]
    f -, -en
    splitting hairs no indef art, no pl

    eine solche Háárspalterei — hairsplitting like that

    * * *
    Haar·spal·te·rei
    <-, -en>
    [ha:ɐ̯ʃpalteˈrai]
    f (pej) splitting hairs no pl, no art
    * * *
    die; Haar (abwertend) hair-splitting
    * * *
    Haarspalterei f; -, -en; pej, auch pl splitting hairs;
    das ist reine Haarspalterei that’s just splitting hairs;
    * * *
    die; Haar (abwertend) hair-splitting
    * * *
    f.
    hair-splitting n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Haarspalterei

  • 3 sutil

    adj.
    subtle.
    Una insinuación sutil A subtle insinuation...
    * * *
    1 (delgado) thin, fine
    2 (aroma) delicate; (color) soft
    3 (brisa) gentle
    4 figurado subtle
    * * *
    adj.
    2) fine
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [diferencia] subtle
    2) (=perspicaz) [inteligencia, persona] sharp, keen; [comentario] subtle
    3) (=delicado) [hilo, hebra] fine; [tela] delicate, thin, light; [atmósfera] thin; [olor] subtle, delicate; [brisa] gentle
    * * *
    a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharp
    b) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.
    Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
    Ex. Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.
    ----
    * de manera sutil = subtly.
    * demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
    * * *
    a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharp
    b) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.

    Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

    Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.
    * de manera sutil = subtly.
    * demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

    * * *
    1 ‹diferencia› subtle, fine; ‹ironía› subtle; ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
    2 ‹gasa/velo› fine; ‹fragancia› subtle, delicate
    * * *

     

    sutil adjetivo
    a) ‹ diferencia› subtle, fine;

    ‹ ironía› subtle;
    ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
    b) ‹gasa/velo› fine;

    ‹ fragancia› subtle, delicate
    sutil adjetivo
    1 (insinuación, argumento, diferencia) subtle
    (inteligencia) sharp
    una sutil observación, a subtle remark
    2 (un tejido) thin, fine
    3 (una fragancia) delicate, subtle
    ' sutil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diplomática
    - diplomático
    - fina
    - fino
    English:
    delicate
    - fine
    - subtle
    - dreamy
    - heavy
    - way
    * * *
    sutil adj
    1. [crítica, inteligencia] subtle
    2. [delicado] [velo, tejido] delicate, thin;
    [brisa] gentle; [hilo, línea] fine
    * * *
    adj fig
    subtle
    * * *
    sutil adj
    1) : delicate, thin, fine
    2) : subtle
    * * *
    sutil adj subtle

    Spanish-English dictionary > sutil

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