nitpick
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nitpick
- /ˈnɪt.pɪk/
Where it comes from
From nit + pick, originally referring to literally removing tiny louse eggs by hand.
verb nitpicks · nitpicking · nitpicked
noun nitpicks
- A quibble about a minor mistake or fault. I have a few nitpicks about the grammar in your report.
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verb to pick nits
| 日本語 | シラミを取る shirami o toru |
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| Português | catar piolho |
| Français | chercher les poux |
| Deutsch | lausen |
| Română | păduchea, despăduchea |
verb to correct minutiae or find fault
| Español | buscar el pelo en el huevo, buscarle tres pies al gato, buscarle la quinta pata al gato, cogérsela con papel de fumar |
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| 日本語 | 揚げ足を取る ageashi o toru, 咎める togameru, 拘る kodawaru, 粗探しする arasagashi suru |
| 中文 | 吹毛求疵 chuīmáoqiúcī, 吹求 chuīqiú, 挑刺 tiāocì, 挑錯 /挑错 tiāocuò, 挑剔 tiāoti, 找碴 zhǎochá |
| Português | procurar pelo em ovo, implicar |
| Français | pinailler, chercher la petite bête, chicaner, chipoter, mégoter |
| Deutsch | pingelig sein, herumnörgeln |
| Italiano | cercare il pelo nell'uovo, cavillare, impancarsi, fiscaleggiare, pignoleggiare |
| Română | căuta nod în papură |
| Русский | придира́ться pridirátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | câu chấp |
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