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I . quibble [ˈkwɪbl] N

quibble

tergiversação f

II . quibble [ˈkwɪbl] VB intr

quibble

to quibble over sth

criar caso por a. c.

Usage examples with quibble

to quibble over sth

criar caso por a. c.

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This claim has been criticized as a mountain of hard-to-follow, often irrelevant, and sometimes entirely erroneous statistical quibbles or intellectual three-card monte. en.wikipedia.org

One can quibble about what it actually is. theconversation.com

Happy to be rid of it, he nevertheless names a high price, which he is surprised to find accepted without quibble. en.wikipedia.org

Probably the wrong lesson, but why quibble? en.wikipedia.org

In the scheme of things, however, this amounts to little more than a quibble. en.wikipedia.org

I don't want to quibble over words, too much. www.timescolonist.com

It seems rather early but who are we to quibble about bargain pieces to update our wardrobes. www.instyle.co.uk

He sometimes quibbled over details in the script. en.wikipedia.org

Quibbles centered on equipment failures, numbers of conductors per train, and who takes responsibility when trains are late. en.wikipedia.org

Quibbles can undermine the clearest appearing prophecies. en.wikipedia.org

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