Translations for „cavil“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . cav·il [ˈkævəl] form N

cavil

Mäkelei f kein pl pej

cavil

Krittelei f pej

the one cavil I have about the book is ...

das Einzige, was ich an dem Buch zu kritisieren habe, ist ...

II . cav·il <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈkævəl] form VB intr

cavil

kritteln inf

to cavil at sth

an etw dat herumkritteln pej inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the one cavil I have about the book is ...

das Einzige, was ich an dem Buch zu kritisieren habe, ist ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cavil shows her images of the temple on the algae planet.

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

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Cavil plays dead and survives the attack unharmed.

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These are the petty cavils of petty minds.

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

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