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1 Das ist Haarspalterei.
That's splitting hairs. -
2 Haarspalterei
f; -, -en; pej., auch Pl. splitting hairs; das ist reine Haarspalterei that’s just splitting hairs; Haarspalterei treiben split hairs* * *die Haarspaltereichicanery; hair-splitting* * *Haar|spal|te|rei [-ʃpaltə'rai]f -, -ensplitting hairs no indef art, no pl* * *Haar·spal·te·rei<-, -en>[ha:ɐ̯ʃpalteˈrai]* * ** * *das ist reine Haarspalterei that’s just splitting hairs;Haarspalterei treiben split hairs* * *die; Haar (abwertend) hair-splitting* * *f.hair-splitting n. -
3 Spitzfindigkeit
* * *die Spitzfindigkeitquirk; nicety; sophistry; subtleness* * *Spịtz|fin|dig|keit ['ʃpItsfIndɪçkait]f -, -enover-subtlety, over-precision no pl; (= Haarspalterei auch) hairsplitting no pl, nit-picking no pl (inf)zu behaupten, dass das Wort hier seine Bedeutung ändert, ist eine Spitzfindigkeit — it's splitting hairs or it's nit-picking (inf) to claim that the word changes its meaning here
* * *Spitz·fin·dig·keit<-, -en>f1. (spitzfindige Art) hair-splitting nature* * *die; Spitz, Spitzen1) o. Pl. over-subtlety; (Haarspalterei) hair-splitting2) (etwas Spitzfindiges) nicety; (Äußerung) hair-splitting remark* * *das ist eine Spitzfindigkeit that’s splitting hairs* * *die; Spitz, Spitzen1) o. Pl. over-subtlety; (Haarspalterei) hair-splitting2) (etwas Spitzfindiges) nicety; (Äußerung) hair-splitting remark* * *f.subtleness n. -
4 die Haarspalterei
- {a distinction without difference; hairsplitting} = das ist Haarspalterei {that's splitting hairs}+ = keine Haarspalterei! {don't split hairs!}+ -
5 Das ist Haarspalterei.
ausdr.That's splitting hairs. expr. -
6 Das ist ein Streit um des Kaisers Bart.
That's just splitting hairs.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Das ist ein Streit um des Kaisers Bart.
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7 haarspalterisch
I Adj. pej. hair-splitting; das wäre haarspalterisch auch that would be splitting hairs; das klingt haarspalterisch that sounds like hair-splitting* * *haar|spal|te|risch [-Spaltərɪʃ]adjhairsplitting; Unterschied minute* * *A. adj pej hair-splitting;das klingt haarspalterisch that sounds like hair-splittingB. adv:sich haarspalterisch um Worte streiten split hairs over the meaning of words* * *adj.hair-splitting adj.hairsplitting adj. -
8 Kaiser
m; -s, -; emperor; der deutsche Kaiser the German Emperor; (1871-1918) auch the Kaiser; sich um des Kaisers Bart streiten fig. squabble over little things; gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht umg., hum. visit the throneroom, pay a call* * *der Kaiseremperor; imperator; kaiser* * *Kai|ser ['kaizɐ]m -s, -emperordes Káísers neue Kleider (fig) — the emperor's new clothes
wo nichts ist, hat der Káíser sein Recht verloren (Prov) — you can't get blood from a stone
gebt dem Káíser, was des Káísers ist! (Bibl) — render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
(da,) wo selbst der Káíser zu Fuß hingeht (dated hum) — the smallest room ( in the house) (hum)
das ist ein Streit um des Káísers Bart — that's just splitting hairs
er kommt sich vor wie der Káíser von China (inf) — he thinks he's the king of the castle, he thinks he's God
See:→ auch Kaiserin* * *(the head of an empire: Charlemagne was emperor of a large part of the world; the Emperor Napoleon.) emperor* * *Kai·ser(in)<-s, ->[ˈkaizɐ]der letzte deutsche \Kaiser the last German Emperorzum \Kaiser gekrönt werden to be crowned emperor▶ dem \Kaiser geben, was des \Kaisers ist to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's* * *der; Kaisers, Kaiser: emperor* * *der deutsche Kaiser the German Emperor; (1871-1918) auch the Kaiser;sich um des Kaisers Bart streiten fig squabble over little things;gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s;hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht umg, hum visit the throneroom, pay a call* * *der; Kaisers, Kaiser: emperor* * *- m.emperor n.
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