Translations for „pernickety“ in the English » German Dictionary

per·nick·ety [pəˈnɪkəti, Am pɚˈnɪkət̬i] ADJ pej

1. pernickety (fussy):

pernickety

pingelig inf

pernickety

kleinlich pej

he is pernickety about his food

er ist, was Essen angeht, sehr pingelig

2. pernickety (tricky):

pernickety

heikel

it's very pernickety work

die Arbeit erfordert Fingerspitzengefühl

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's very pernickety work

die Arbeit erfordert Fingerspitzengefühl

he is pernickety about his food

er ist, was Essen angeht, sehr pingelig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So why do we sometimes slip into this next level pernickety-ness and can we overcome it?

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It's the pernickety things that hold it back from perfection: we'd like a backlit keyboard and a touchscreen wouldn't go amiss.

www.pocket-lint.com

But, given the general acceptance of the spread in meaning of the term "ute", it really is getting very pernickety.

www.caradvice.com.au

Cases sometimes take a while to get going, and the game can be far too pernickety about how and when you present contradictions and evidence.

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Without getting too pernickety, incorrect genre blanketing is a plague on plenty of new music.

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There are three bars and all the comforts required to cosset the most pernickety passenger, including beauty treatments and massages.

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Barker was aware some saw him as pernickety.

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Charlie can be a bit pernickety about food.

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These are things the pernickety reader might cavil at.

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Dogs can be equally pernickety about their choice of sleeping quarters.

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