quibble

ˈkwɪbəl
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Translation of quibble into German,

Verb

intr.
1.

trivial argument

argue about unimportant details
streiten kritteln
  • They quibbled over the color of the napkins.Sie stritten sich über die Farbe der Servietten.
2.

avoidance

raise minor objections to avoid the main issue
  • She quibbled to delay the decision.Sie erhob Einwände, um die Entscheidung zu verzögern.

Noun

trivial argument

argument or complaint about something unimportant
  • He raised a quibble about the color of the paper.Er brachte eine Haarspalterei über die Farbe des Papiers vor.
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Expressions with quibble: examples in English and translations in German

sich streiten
über Kleinigkeiten streiten
They always quibble over who should wash the dishes.
sich über Kleinigkeiten streiten
über Details streiten
They quibble over details instead of solving the problem.

Synonyms and analogies of quibble in English

Examples of quibble in a sentence

  • She tends to quibble over minor details.
  • He quibbled over the price to stall the purchase.
  • They quibbled about the details to avoid agreement.
  • The only quibble was the soup's temperature.
  • I had a minor quibble about the meeting time.

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

Verb
streitenv.

He would rather quibble about minor rules than play the game itself.

Er würde eher über kleine Regeln streiten, als das Spiel selbst zu spielen.

kleinlich seinv.

Look, I hate to quibble.

Ich will nicht kleinlich sein.

herumstreitenv.

Well, lieutenant, why quibble?

Also, Lieutenant, warum herumstreiten?

deutelnv.

At the success of the race events is nothing to quibble about.

Am Erfolg im Renngeschehen gibt es jedoch nichts zu deuteln.

Noun
dieSpitzfindigkeitnf.

Her quibble about the delivery terms felt unnecessary amidst larger contractual concerns.

Ihre Spitzfindigkeit zu den Lieferbedingungen wirkte unnötig angesichts größerer vertraglicher Bedenken.

dieHaarspaltereinf.

Rather than admit his mistake, he would quibble endlessly about the timing.

Anstatt seinen Fehler einzugestehen, betrieb er endlos Haarspalterei über das Timing.

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quibble: Examples and translations in context

They always find a way to quibble about the smallest issues during debates.

Sie finden immer einen Weg, über die kleinsten Probleme bei Debatten zu streiten.

He always seems to quibble when discussing the terms of the agreement.

Er scheint immer zu streiten, wenn es um die Bedingungen der Vereinbarung geht.

They often quibble about which movie to watch instead of just choosing one.

Sie streiten oft darüber, welchen Film sie sehen wollen, anstatt einfach einen auszuwählen.

Friends usually quibble about insignificant things, enjoying playful banter.

Freunde streiten sich normalerweise über unbedeutende Dinge, wobei sie den spielerischen Schlagabtausch genießen.

It felt petty to quibble about such trivial matters in a serious discussion.

Es fühlte sich kleinlich an, über so triviale Angelegenheiten in einer ernsten Diskussion zu streiten.

We can quibble about names at a later date.

Über den Namen können wir später streiten.

They began to quibble about the best way to allocate the budget for the project.

Sie begannen, über den besten Weg zur Aufteilung des Projektbudgets zu streiten.

Alongside that failure, any individual textual nuances over which we might quibble pale into insignificance.

Daneben verblassen einzelne Nuancen des Textes, über die wir streiten könnten.

See also:

quibble overquibble over details
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