Translations for „nitpicking“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . nit·pick·ing [ˈnɪtpɪkɪŋ] ADJ pej inf

nitpicking

pedantisch

nitpicking

pingelig inf

II . nit·pick·ing [ˈnɪtpɪkɪŋ] N no pl pej inf

nitpicking

Krittelei f

nit·pick [ˈnɪtpɪk] VB intr inf

nitpick (quibble)

[herum]nörgeln

nitpick (find fault)

kleinlich [o. inf pingelig] sein

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First came these musical talent hunt shows where the contestants crooned and the judges did the nitpicking.

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What passes for genuine political debate often tends to be irrelevant gibberish and blatant manipulation on side issues, or inconsequential nitpicking on minutiae.

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I can't really find any nitpicking problems with any of it.

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I found it easy to let my nitpicking go as the humour helps to solidify the new characters and their bonds.

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Of course, such a graph -- with its sweeping scope and its countless value judgments -- invites swift nitpicking.

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He just couldn't take it -- the relentless nitpicking, over petty little details that drove him insane.

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Instead, something totally different, and a nitpicking of a key recommendation that promotion be separated from enforcement.

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It's the nitpicking around those everyday tasks that can drive parents crazy and make us less likely to want to negotiate anything.

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Irrational nitpicking may be irrational, but anything to cull the herd.

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It was largely abandoned as modern chemical methods became available; however, as lice populations can and do develop resistance, manual nitpicking is still often necessary.

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