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Translate quibbles from English to Spanish

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quibble:
- chicana; tiquismiquis; buscar tres pies al gato
Wiktionary:
- quibble → sutileza, argucia
- quibble → sutilizar
- quibble → altercar, disputar, reñir, criticar, zaherir

English

Detailed Translations for quibbles from English to Spanish

quibbles form of quibble:

quibble [the ~] nom

the quibble (pettifoggery)
la chicana; el tiquismiquis; el buscar tres pies al gato
- chicana [la ~] nom
- tiquismiquis [el ~] nom
- buscar tres pies al gato [el ~] nom

Translation Matrix for quibble:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
buscar tres pies al gato	pettifoggery; quibble
chicana	pettifoggery; quibble
tiquismiquis	pettifoggery; quibble	arguing; argy-bargy; bickering; chicane; commotion; fuss; hairsplitting; hubble-bubble; niggling; nitpicking; quarreling; quarrelling; quibbling; quibbling over words; scolding; squabbling; stir; wrangling
-	cavil; quiddity
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bicker; brabble; niggle; pettifog; squabble
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sophism; subtlety

Related Words for "quibble":

quibbles

Synonyms for "quibble":

quiddity; cavil; evasion; equivocation
hedge; fudge; evade; put off; circumvent; parry; elude; skirt; dodge; duck; sidestep
niggle; pettifog; bicker; squabble; brabble; argue; contend; debate; fence

Related Definitions for "quibble":

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections¹
argue over petty things¹
- Let's not quibble over pennies¹
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections¹

Wiktionary Translations for quibble:

quibble

noun

a trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument
- quibble → sutileza; argucia

verb

to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner
- quibble → sutilizar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• quibble	→ altercar; disputar; reñir	↔ kibbelen — woordenstrijd hebben
• quibble	→ criticar	↔ kritteln — in kleinlicher Weise kritisieren
• quibble	→ disputar; criticar; zaherir	↔ chicaner — user de chicane.

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University