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 |
|---|---|---|
| • cavil | → schikanieren; Kleinigkeiten tadeln; schurigeln | ↔ chicaner — user de chicane. |