pernickety in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pernickety in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pernickety [Am pərˈnɪkɪdi, Brit pəˈnɪkɪti] ADJ Brit

pernickety → persnickety

See also persnickety

persnickety [Am pərˈsnɪkədi, Brit pəˈsnɪkɪti] ADJ Am

1. persnickety (fussy):

persnickety

puntilloso

persnickety

chinche inf

persnickety

mañoso LatAm inf

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy puntilloso

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy detallista

you'd better get it right, he's very persnickety

procura no equivocarte, es muy chinche inf

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy exigente con la comida

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy chinche con la comida inf

she's very persnickety about her food

es muy mañosa con la comida LatAm also inf

2. persnickety (delicate, awkward):

persnickety task

que requiere minuciosidad

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pernickety in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pernickety in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pernickety [pəˈnɪkəti, Am pɚˈnɪkət̬i] ADJ Brit pej

1. pernickety (exacting):

pernickety

puntilloso, -a

to be pernickety about sth

ser puntilloso con algo

2. pernickety (difficult):

pernickety

que requiere minuciosidad

pernickety Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be pernickety about sth

ser puntilloso con algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Charlie can be a bit pernickety about food.

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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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These are things the pernickety reader might cavil at.

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He spent what seemed like an age wandering around, checking on the most pernickety of details, and talking to customers.

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

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

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

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Dry potatoes carefully, be really pernickety otherwise they will stick to the roasting tin, and when you turn them over you will lose the crispy bit underneath.

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

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