Word: cavil

Category: cavil

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Synonyms: cavil

quiddity, quibble

Translations: cavil

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spanish
Translations:
reparo, Cavil, reparos, cavilación, cavilar
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german
Translations:
deuteln, kritteln, Cavil, Nörgelei, nörgeln
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french
Translations:
ergoter, chicaner, chicane, argutie
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italian
Translations:
cavillo, cavillare, cavilli
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portuguese
Translations:
cavilar, sofisma, objeção, cavilação
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dutch
Translations:
vitten, kort bij Cavil, haarkloven, haarkloverij
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russian
Translations:
прицепка, придираться, придирка, придираются, кляуза, придирки
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swedish
Translations:
anmärka
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finnish
Translations:
arvostella pikkumaisesti
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danish
Translations:
kværulere
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czech
Translations:
rýpat
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polish
Translations:
podchwycenie, czepiać, czepiać się, ciosak, Cavil
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hungarian
Translations:
szőrszálhasogatás, szőröz
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turkish
Translations:
itiraz, bahane, bahane aramak, kusur
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greek
Translations:
λεπτολογία, λεπτολογώ, μικρολογώ, μεμψιμοιρώ
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ukrainian
Translations:
прискіпуватися, чіплятися, прискіпуватись
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albanian
Translations:
qaravitje, qahem, nxjerr bishta, ankohem, qarje
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bulgarian
Translations:
заяждане, правя дребнави възражения, заяждам се, несериозно възражение
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belarusian
Translations:
прыдзірацца, чапляцца, быў чапляцца, іх прыдзірацца
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estonian
Translations:
norimine, Huomautella, norima, salakaebama, Heita pikkumaisesti
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croatian
Translations:
cjepidlačiti, cjepidlačenje, sitničariti
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lithuanian
Translations:
ieškoti priekabių, kabinėtis, prikibti, kibimas, kibti
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latvian
Translations:
pieķerties sīkumiem, pieķeršanās sīkumiem
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macedonian
Translations:
шега забелешката
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romanian
Translations:
cicăleală, și bate joc, bate joc, scandalizăm, ne scandalizăm
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slovenian
Translations:
Cjepidlačiti, Cjepidlačenje
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slovak
Translations:
rýpať, rýpat

The meaning and "use of": cavil

noun
  • a objection seen as petty or unnecessary. - But although I sympathise with almost all of what Todorov says, and applaud his achievement in saying it, I have a minor cavil about the way he gets his argument going.
verb
  • make petty or unnecessary objections. - they caviled at the cost

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