Translations for cavil in the English»French Dictionary

I.cavil [Brit ˈkav(ə)l, Am ˈkævəl] N

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cavil

point m de détail

II.cavil <pres part cavilling, , caviling, Am pret, pp cavilled, caviled Am> [Brit ˈkav(ə)l, Am ˈkævəl] VB intr

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cavil

ergoter (about, at sur)

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Cavil tells them that he intends to continue his plan to utterly destroy the human race. en.wikipedia.org

Cavil shows her images of the temple on the algae planet. en.wikipedia.org

These are the petty cavils of petty minds. en.wikipedia.org

Cavil plays dead and survives the attack unharmed. en.wikipedia.org

Cavil agrees, and calls off his troops, saying he's a man of his word. en.wikipedia.org

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