Summary
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- cavil:
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Wiktionary:
- cavil → schikanieren, nörgeln, kritteln
- cavil → nörgeln, schikanieren, Kleinigkeiten tadeln, schurigeln
English
Detailed Translations for cavil from English to German
cavil:
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cavil (carp)
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cavil (carp; find fault with)
kritisieren; beanstanden; bemängeln-
beanstanden verb (beanstande, beanstandest, beanstandet, beanstandete, beanstandetet, beangestandet)
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cavil (carp; nitpick; find fault; find fault with)
Translation Matrix for cavil:
Noun | Related Translations | Other Translations |
- | quibble; quiddity | |
Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
alles besser wissen | carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick | |
beanstanden | carp; cavil; find fault with | castigate; censure; comment; complain; complaint; condemn; criticise; criticize; decry; deplore; discuss; give comment; gripe; harp; nag; object; protest; put in a complaint; raise objections; review; run down; slate; speak about; talk about; talk it over; wail; whinge; yammer |
bekritteln | carp; cavil | |
bemängeln | carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick | castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; run down; slate |
kritisieren | carp; cavil; find fault with | blast; carp on; castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; drag down; find fault with; get down; pull down; run down; sharply critize; slate |
schulmeistern | carp; cavil | |
- | carp; chicane |
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Wiktionary Translations for cavil:
cavil
Cross Translation:
verb
cavil
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to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
- cavil → schikanieren; nörgeln; kritteln
Cross Translation:
From | To | Via |
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• cavil | → schikanieren; Kleinigkeiten tadeln; schurigeln | ↔ chicaner — user de chicane. |
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