quibble

quibble
1. noun
1) (argument) spitzfindiges Argument
2) (petty objection) Spitzfindigkeit, die
2. intransitive verb
streiten

quibble over or about something — über etwas (Akk.) streiten

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quib·ble
[ˈkwɪbl̩]
I. n
1. (pej: petty argument) haarspalterisches Argument fig pej, Spitzfindigkeit f pej; (petty arguments) Spitzfindigkeit f pej, Haarspalterei f fig pej, Wortklauberei f fig pej
2. (also pej: minor criticism) Krittelei f pej, kleine [o pej kleinliche] Kritik, [kleiner] Kritikpunkt (about/over/with an +dat)
II. vi
to \quibble about [or over] [or with] sth sich akk über [o um] etw akk streiten
no one would \quibble with that das würde niemand bestreiten
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['kwɪbl]
1. vi
(= be petty-minded) kleinlich sein (over, about wegen); (= argue with sb) sich herumstreiten (over, about wegen)

to quibble over details — auf Einzelheiten herumreiten

he quibbled about the design —

they weren't arguing, just quibbling — sie diskutierten nicht, sondern stritten sich nur über Spitzfindigkeiten

2. n

these 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 ...

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quibble [ˈkwıbl]
A s
a) Spitzfindigkeit f, Haarspalterei f
b) I have just one quibble ich habe nur eine Kleinigkeit auszusetzen oder zu bemängeln
B v/i
1. sich streiten (with mit; about, over über eine Kleinigkeit):
let’s not quibble about it lassen wir es gut sein;
this is not worth quibbling about das lohnt keinen Streit
2. herumkritteln umg (about, at, over an dat):
I don’t want to quibble, but … ich möchte nicht spitzfindig sein oder kleinlich erscheinen, aber …
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1. noun
1) (argument) spitzfindiges Argument
2) (petty objection) Spitzfindigkeit, die
2. intransitive verb
streiten

quibble over or about something — über etwas (Akk.) streiten

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v.
ausweichen v.
herumreden v.

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