persnickety in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for persnickety in the English»Spanish Dictionary

persnickety [Am pərˈsnɪkədi, Brit pəˈsnɪkɪti] ADJ Am

1. persnickety (fussy):

persnickety

puntilloso

persnickety

chinche inf

persnickety

mañoso LatAm inf

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy puntilloso

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy detallista

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy chinche inf

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy exigente con la comida

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy chinche con la comida inf

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy mañosa con la comida LatAm also inf

2. persnickety (delicate, awkward):

persnickety task

que requiere minuciosidad

Translations for persnickety in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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The cats can sometimes be a bit persnickety.

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Pat sajak chief of the persnickety pronunciation police just confirmed.

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That is where you are wrong, my persnickety friend.

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She also enjoyed the team dynamics that synchronized swimming imposes on participants, forging in its countless hours of persnickety training a true swimming sisterhood.

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Let's not pretend that we need to get persnickety about precise stats here, though.

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Being incredibly persnickety will not help you win this argument.

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Persnickety regulations are nothing new to sports fans.

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But if it's great pie you want, it comes down to the persnickety details, and this is especially the case for peaches.

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These provisions permit municipal law enforcement to warrantlessly waltz onto your land on the mere suspicion of some persnickety by-law or zoning ordinance.

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When they have their own stores, national brands can be as persnickety as they want to be about their image.

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