quibble

quibble
quibble
tr['kwɪbəl]
noun
1 (difficulty) pega, objeción nombre femenino
2 (subtlety) sutileza
3 (evasion) evasiva, subterfugio
intransitive verb
1 poner pegas, sutilizar
■ he's always quibbling about something siempre pone pegas a todo
2 familiar buscarle tres pies al gato
quibble ['kwɪbəl] vi, -bled ; -bling : quejarse por nimiedades, andar con sutilezas
quibble n
: objeción f de poca monta, queja f insignificante
quibble
n.
• evasión s.f.
• quisquilla s.f.
• retruécano s.m.
• sofistería s.f.
• sutileza s.f.
v.
• buscar evasivas v.
• sutilizar v.

I 'kwɪbəl
noun objeción f (de poca monta)

II
intransitive verb hacer* problemas por nimiedades

to quibble OVER o ABOUT something: who's going to quibble over o about a dollar? ¿quién va a protestar or se va a quejar por un dólar?; to quibble WITH something: he quibbles with everything I say — le pone peros a todo lo que digo

['kwɪbl]
1.
N (=trivial objection) objeción f de poca monta

he dismissed their objections as mere quibbles — desestimó sus objeciones como si se trataran de simples nimiedades

the deal was held up by some legal quibble — se retrasó el acuerdo a causa de una pequeña objeción de carácter legal

2.
VI hacer objeciones de poca monta

he always quibbles — es un quisquilloso

to quibble over or about sth — discutir por algo sin importancia

I'm not going to quibble over 20 pence — no voy a discutir por 20 peniques

there's no point in quibbling about who's right and who's wrong — no sirve de nada discutir por quién tiene razón y quién no

* * *

I ['kwɪbəl]
noun objeción f (de poca monta)

II
intransitive verb hacer* problemas por nimiedades

to quibble OVER o ABOUT something: who's going to quibble over o about a dollar? ¿quién va a protestar or se va a quejar por un dólar?; to quibble WITH something: he quibbles with everything I say — le pone peros a todo lo que digo


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