chipoter

ʃipɔte

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Conjugation

Definition of chipoter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

nourrituremanger sans appétit en faisant le difficile

L'enfant chipote dans son assiette sans rien avaler.

grignoter

ergotagefaire des difficultés pour des détails sans importance

Il chipote toujours sur le prix au lieu d'accepter l'offre.

chicaner

ergoter

manipulationfouiller en touchant à tout

Ne chipote pas dans mes affaires quand je ne suis pas là.

manipuler

tripoter

tergiversationhésiter sans se décider

Arrête de chipoter et choisis enfin ta destination de vacances.

hésiter

tergiverser

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arrêter de chipoter

cesser de faire des difficultés sur des détails sans importance

Arrête de chipoter et prends une décision rapidement !

se chipoter

se disputer ou se quereller de façon familière

Les deux frères se chipotent encore pour des bêtises.

Origin of chipoter

français, chipoter (mijoter, trafiquer)

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chercher la petite bête

chipoter

critiquer en cherchant des défauts mineurs ou des détails sans importance

Examples of chipoter in a sentence

Elle chipotait son repas lors du déjeuner familial.
Arrête de chipoter sur les détails du contrat.
Elle chipote toujours quand il s’agit de choisir un restaurant.
Il chipote toujours aux objets sur la table.
Les enfants chipotaient dans la boîte à outils du garage.
Il chipote depuis une heure devant le menu.

Nous n'avons plus le temps de chipoter sur ce choix.

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English:pick at, quibble, ...
German:herumstochern, herumkritteln, ...
Italian:spiluccare, puntigliarsi, ...
Spanish:picar, rebuscar, ...
Portuguese:andar a mexer na comida, ser picuinhas, ...
Chinese:挑食, 吹毛求疵, ...
Japanese:好き嫌いをして食べる, 細かいことにこだわる, ...
Arabic:انتقى, جادل في التفاصيل التافهة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּנֵּק עַל הָאֹכֶל, לְהִתְקַטֵּן, ...
Russian:ковыряться в еде, придираться, ...
Ukrainian:перебирати їжею, придиратися, ...
Catalan:remenar, picar-se amb detalls, ...
Danish:sidde og pille i maden, fluekneppe, ...
Dutch:kieskeurig eten, muggenziften, ...
Greek:τσιμπάω, γκρινιάζω για λεπτομέρειες, ...
Hungarian:válogatni az ételben, szőrszálhasogatni, ...
Khmer:រើសញ៉ាំ, ចាប់កំហុសតូចតាច, ...
Korean:까다롭게 먹다, 트집을 잡다, ...
Polish:grzebać, czepiać się szczegółów, ...
Portuguese (BR):beliscar, implicar, ...
Romanian:a clinti din nas, a se agăța de detalii, ...
Swedish:peta i maten, hårklyva, ...
Thai:เขี่ยอาหาร, จู้จี้จุกจิก, ...
Turkish:yemekte seçicilik yapmak, lafı uzatmak, ...
Vietnamese:kén ăn, cằn nhằn, ...

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