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62 nitpick
* * *разг., тж. nit-pick придираться к мелочам, форме подачи материала и т.п.; скрупулезно выискивать мелкие просчеты и т.п. -
63 придираться
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64 придраться
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65 nitpick
['nɪtpɪk]гл.; разг.; = nit-pickпридираться к мелочам, форме подачи материала; скрупулёзно выискивать мелкие просчёты -
66 exigente
adj.demanding.f. & m.demanding person.* * *► adjetivo1 demanding, exacting* * *adj.demanding, exacting* * *ADJ [persona, trabajo] demanding, exactingser exigente con algn — to be demanding o exacting of sb, be hard on sb
* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex. The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.----* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *‹persona› demanding; ‹prueba› demanding, exactingeres demasiado exigente con él you ask too much of him, you're too demanding with him, you're too hard on himel jefe está muy exigente esta tarde the boss is being very demanding this afternoonpara paladares exigentes for the discerning palate* * *
exigente adjetivo ‹persona/prueba› demanding;
‹clientela/paladar› discerning
exigente adjetivo demanding
' exigente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- caprichoso
- delicada
- delicado
- jodido
- quisquilloso
English:
challenging
- choosy
- demanding
- discerning
- discriminating
- easy-going
- exacting
- fussy
- lax
- particular
- pick
- please
- taxing
- undiscerning
- fastidious
- undemanding
* * *♦ adjdemanding;ser exigente con alguien to be demanding of sb;no seas tan exigente con el chico don't ask so much from the lad;últimamente está bastante exigente he's been pretty demanding recently♦ nmfdemanding person;ser un exigente to be very demanding* * *adj demanding* * *exigente adj: demanding, exacting* * *exigente adj demanding -
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ЛОВИТЬ (ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll VP subj: usu. human or collect) to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficienciesX ловит блох == X nitpicks (nit-picks)X splits hairs X picks (minor) holes in sth.Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a). -
68 выискивать блох
• ЛОВИТЬ( ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll[VP; subj: usu. human or collect]=====⇒ to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficiencies:- X picks (minor) holes in sth.♦ Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).♦ После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выискивать блох
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69 ловить блох
• ЛОВИТЬ( ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll[VP; subj: usu. human or collect]=====⇒ to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficiencies:- X picks (minor) holes in sth.♦ Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).♦ После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ловить блох
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71 pou
n. m.1. Chercher des poux à quelqu'un: To deliberately pick a quarrel with someone (as the image suggests, in a 'nit-picking' way).2. ¼comme un pou (comparative with a superlative implication). Etre moche comme un pou: To be as ugly as sin. Etre sale comme un pou (of person): To be as filthy as they come. Etre fier comme un pou: To be crowing with pride. Bicher comme un pou ( dans la crème fraîche): To be 'cock-a-hoop', to be beside oneself with pride and elation.
См. также в других словарях:
nit-pick — nitˈ pick intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑nit * * * nit pick «NIHT PIHK», Informal. –v.t. to pick at (something) in a petty or niggling manner, as if removing a nit or louse; examine pedantically; search for petty faults: »To make a show of… … Useful english dictionary
nit´-pick´er — nit pick «NIHT PIHK», Informal. –v.t. to pick at (something) in a petty or niggling manner, as if removing a nit or louse; examine pedantically; search for petty faults: »To make a show of debate, delegates were allowed to nit pick a few details… … Useful english dictionary
nit-pick — nit picking ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
nit-pick — v Informal. pettifog, split hairs, chop logic; carp, cavil, quibble, find fault, criticize, pick or tear apart, take apart in detail … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nit-pick — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. split hairs, quibble, pettifog, niggle, *make a federal case out of nothing … English dictionary for students
nit·pick·ing — … Useful english dictionary
nit-picker — nit picking ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
nit-picking — ► NOUN informal ▪ fussy or pedantic fault finding. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb nit picker noun … English terms dictionary
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pick — mis·pick; mis·pick·el; pick; pick·able; pick·a·dil; pick·age; pick·a·nin·ny; pick·a·way; pick·el; pick·el·hau·be; pick·er·el; pick·er·ing; pick·er·ing·ite; pick·ery; pick·et·er; pick·fork; pick·le·man; pick·ler; pick·man; pick·nick; pick·purse;… … English syllables
nit — 1. n. 1 the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect esp. of human head lice or body lice. 2 Brit. sl. a stupid person. Phrases and idioms: nit pick colloq. indulge in nit picking. nit picker colloq. a person who nit picks. nit… … Useful english dictionary