ergoter

ɛʁɡɔte

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Definition of ergoter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

argumentation

intr.

discuter de façon mesquine sur des détails sans importance

intr.

Arrête d'ergoter sur chaque virgule du contrat !

chicaner

pinailler

coq

intr.

TECH.

se dresser sur ses ergots pour attaquer, en parlant du coq

intr.

TECH.

Le coq ergote face à son rival dans la basse-cour.

attaquer

se dresser

jardinage

tr.

Dated

couper les petites branches mortes d'un arbre fruitier

tr.

Dated

Il faut ergoter ce pommier avant la floraison.

élaguer

tailler

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Origin of ergoter

français, ergoter (discuter)

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gosser des poils de grenouille

pinailler

ergoter sur des détails sans importance

Examples of ergoter in a sentence

Elle ne cesse d'ergoter au sujet de la décoration.
Le vieux coq ergote chaque matin dans la cour.
On entend le coq ergoter dès l’aube au village.
Le jardinier ergote les branches mortes chaque hiver.
On doit ergoter les arbres pour favoriser la récolte.

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English:quibble, spur up, ...
German:herumkritteln, sich auf die Sporen stellen, ...
Italian:cavillare, rizzarsi sugli speroni, ...
Spanish:discutir por minucias, alzarse sobre sus espolones, ...
Portuguese:esmiuçar, erguer-se nas esporas, ...
Chinese:斤斤计较, 竖起脚爪, ...
Japanese:重箱の隅をつつく, 蹴爪を立てる, ...
Arabic:جادل في التفاهات, انتفش, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַטֵּן, לְהִתְדַּרְבֵּן, ...
Russian:придираться к мелочам, встать на шпоры, ...
Ukrainian:причіплятися до дрібниць, стати на шпори, ...
Catalan:discutir per picabaralles, aixecar-se sobre els esperons, ...
Danish:fluekneppe, gå til angreb, ...
Dutch:muggenziften, op zijn sporen gaan staan, ...
Greek:να γκρινιάζει, σηκώνω τα νύχια μου, ...
Hungarian:szőrszálhasogatni, A kakas támadás előtt kinyújtja a sarkantyúit, ...
Khmer:វែកញែកច្រើនរឿង, ងើបឡើងប្រើក្រញាំវាយប្រហារ, ...
Korean:트집을 잡다, 발톱을 세우다, ...
Polish:czepiać się szczegółów, stawać na ostrogach, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar discutindo detalhes, erguer-se sobre as esporas, ...
Romanian:a cârcoti, a se ridica pe gheare, ...
Swedish:hårklyva, anfalla, ...
Thai:จับผิดเล็กๆน้อยๆ, เชิดเดือยสู้, ...
Turkish:kılı kırk yarmak, ergotlarının üstüne kalkmak, ...
Vietnamese:cãi vã vụn vặt, dựng cựa lên, ...

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Definition of ergoter - Reverso French Dictionary

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