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1 quibble
1. noun1) (argument) spitzfindiges Argument2) (petty objection) Spitzfindigkeit, die2. intransitive verbquibble over or about something — über etwas (Akk.) streiten
* * *quib·ble[ˈkwɪbl̩]I. n1. ( pej: petty argument) haarspalterisches Argument fig pej, Spitzfindigkeit f pej; (petty arguments) Spitzfindigkeit f pej, Haarspalterei f fig pej, Wortklauberei f fig pej2. ( also pej: minor criticism) Krittelei f pej, kleine [o pej kleinliche] Kritik, [kleiner] Kritikpunkt (about/over/with an + dat)II. vino one would \quibble with that das würde niemand bestreiten* * *['kwɪbl]1. vi(= be petty-minded) kleinlich sein (over, about wegen); (= argue with sb) sich herumstreiten (over, about wegen)he quibbled about the design —
they weren't arguing, just quibbling — sie diskutierten nicht, sondern stritten sich nur über Spitzfindigkeiten
2. nthese aren't really serious criticisms at all, just quibbles — das ist doch keine ernsthafte Kritik, das sind doch nur Spitzfindigkeiten or Haarspaltereien
I've got a few quibbles about her work/the design —
I hope you don't think this is a quibble, but... — ich hoffe, Sie halten mich nicht für kleinlich, aber...
* * *quibble [ˈkwıbl]A sa) Spitzfindigkeit f, Haarspalterei fB v/ilet’s not quibble about it lassen wir es gut sein;this is not worth quibbling about das lohnt keinen Streit2. herumkritteln umg (about, at, over an dat):* * *1. noun1) (argument) spitzfindiges Argument2) (petty objection) Spitzfindigkeit, die2. intransitive verbquibble over or about something — über etwas (Akk.) streiten
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2 quibble
quib·ble [ʼkwɪbl̩] n1) (pej: petty argument) spitzfindiges [o (fig, pej) haarspalterisches] Argument, Spitzfindigkeit f ( pej) ( petty arguments) Spitzfindigkeit f ( pej), Haarspalterei f (fig, pej), Wortklauberei f (fig, pej)2) (a. pej: minor criticism) Krittelei f ( pej), kleine [o ( pej) kleinliche] Kritik, [kleiner] Kritikpunkt (about, over, with an +dat) vino one would \quibble with that das würde niemand bestreiten
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quibble — I n. a minor quibble II v. (D; intr.) to quibble about, over; with (to quibble about trifles) * * * [ kwɪb(ə)l] over with (to quibble about trifles) (D; intr.) to quibble about a minor quibble … Combinatory dictionary
quibble — quib|ble1 [ˈkwıbəl] v to argue about small unimportant details quibble about/over ▪ Let s not quibble over minor details. quibble 2 quibble2 [i]n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from quib quibble (16 17 centuries), probably from Latin quibus… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quibble — 1 verb (intransitive + over/about) to argue about small points or details that are completely unimportant: Don t quibble about the money just pay what she asks. 2 noun (C) a small complaint or criticism about something very unimportant: I have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quibble — /ˈkwɪbəl / (say kwibuhl) noun 1. a use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue. 2. the use of such arguments. 3. trivial, petty, or carping criticism. –verb (i) (quibbled, quibbling) 4. to evade… …
quibble — [n] objection, complaint artifice, cavil, criticism, dodge, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, hair splitter*, nicety, niggle*, nit picker*, pretense, prevarication, protest, quiddity, quirk, shift, sophism, subterfuge, subtlety; concepts 46,52… … New thesaurus
quibble — ► NOUN 1) a slight objection or criticism. 2) archaic a pun. ► VERB ▪ argue about a trivial matter. ORIGIN from obsolete quib «a petty objection», probably from Latin quibus, from qui, quae, quod who, what, which , frequently used in legal… … English terms dictionary
quibble — [[t]kwɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] quibbles, quibbling, quibbled 1) V RECIP When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important. [V over/about/with n] Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the… … English dictionary
quibble — I UK [ˈkwɪb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms quibble : present tense I/you/we/they quibble he/she/it quibbles present participle quibbling past tense quibbled past participle quibbled to argue or complain about something that is not… … English dictionary
quibble — quib|ble1 [ kwıbl ] verb intransitive to argue or complain about things that are not important quibble quib|ble 2 [ kwıbl ] noun count a complaint or criticism about something that is not important … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quibble — 1. noun I have just one quibble Syn: criticism, objection, complaint, protest, argument, exception, grumble, grouse, cavil; informal beef, gripe, moan 2. verb no one quibbled with the title Syn: object to, find fa … Thesaurus of popular words
quibble — I. verb (quibbled; quibbling) Date: 1656 intransitive verb 1. to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words 2. a. cavil, carp b. bicker transitive verb to subject to quibbles • … New Collegiate Dictionary