captious

ˈkæpʃəs
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Translation of captious into German

Adjective

1.

critical nature

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tending to find fault or raise petty objections
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nörglerisch
  • Her captious attitude made team meetings tense and unproductive.Ihre nörglerische Haltung machte Teambesprechungen angespannt und unproduktiv
2.

sophistical

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designed to entrap in misleading arguments
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  • The lawyer's captious questions confused the witness.Die spitzfindigen Fragen des Anwalts verwirrten den Zeugen.
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Examples of captious in a sentence

  • The captious reviewer found fault with every detail of the book.
  • Her captious remarks made the debate difficult.
  • The captious nature of his argument was evident.

Translations of "captious" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
spitzfindigadj.

The meeting was filled with captious debates, making progress nearly impossible.

Das Meeting war von spitzfindigen Debatten geprägt, was Fortschritte nahezu unmöglich machte.

His captious questions about my project made it difficult to explain my ideas clearly.

Seine spitzfindigen Fragen zu meinem Projekt machten es schwer, meine Ideen klar zu vermitteln.

They avoided her captious inquiries, preferring straightforward dialogue instead.

Sie vermieden ihre spitzfindigen Nachfragen und bevorzugten stattdessen einen direkten Dialog.

Her captious comments were intended to catch him off guard during the presentation.

Ihre spitzfindigen Kommentare waren darauf angelegt, ihn während der Präsentation aus dem Konzept zu bringen.

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Other translations for captious:

  • nörgelnden
  • nörgelnde

captious: Examples and translations in context

The captious debate turned personal, leaving no room for a rational conversation.

Die spitzfindige Debatte wurde persönlich und ließ keinen Raum für eine rationale Unterhaltung.

His captious attitude during the negotiation created a tense atmosphere.

Seine spitzfindige Einstellung während der Verhandlung schuf eine angespannte Atmosphäre.

She had a captious style of debating that often frustrated her classmates.

Sie hatte einen spitzfindigen Debattierstil, der ihre Klassenkameraden oft frustrierte.

Even the simplest issues became captious topics under his scrutiny.

Sogar die einfachsten Themen wurden unter seiner akribischen Prüfung zu spitzfindigen Angelegenheiten.

The critics were known for their captious reviews, often looking for flaws.

Die Kritiker waren bekannt für ihre spitzfindigen Rezensionen, bei denen sie oft nach Fehlern suchten.

The lawyer's captious remarks left the defendant confused and unsure of how to respond.

Die spitzfindigen Bemerkungen des Anwalts ließen den Angeklagten verwirrt und unsicher darüber, wie er antworten sollte.

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