Summary
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- caviler:
- cavil:
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Wiktionary:
- cavil → chicaner, ergoter
- cavil → grogner, maugréer, maronner, râler, récriminer, ronchonner, rouspéter
English
Detailed Translations for caviler from English to French
caviler:
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the caviler (fault-finder; caviller)
Translation Matrix for caviler:
| Noun | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| chicaneur | caviler; caviller; fault-finder | censurer; critical person; fault finder; fault-finder; hair-splitter; meddler; nit-picker; nitpicker |
| chicaneuse | caviler; caviller; fault-finder | haggleress |
| vétineur | caviler; caviller; fault-finder | |
| vétineuse | caviler; caviller; fault-finder | |
| - | caviller; pettifogger; quibbler | |
| Other | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| - | caviller; quibbler | |
| Modifier | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| chicaneur | captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking |
Synonyms for "caviler":
Related Definitions for "caviler":
cavil:
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cavil (carp; find fault with)
chicaner sur; fustiger; faire la critique; critiquer-
chicaner sur verbe
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fustiger verbe (fustige, fustiges, fustigeons, fustigez, fustigent, fustigeais, fustigeait, fustigions, fustigiez, fustigeaient, fustigeai, fustigeas, fustigea, fustigeâmes, fustigeâtes, fustigèrent, fustigerai, fustigeras, fustigera, fustigerons, fustigerez, fustigeront)
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faire la critique verbe
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critiquer verbe (critique, critiques, critiquons, critiquez, critiquent, critiquais, critiquait, critiquions, critiquiez, critiquaient, critiquai, critiquas, critiqua, critiquâmes, critiquâtes, critiquèrent, critiquerai, critiqueras, critiquera, critiquerons, critiquerez, critiqueront)
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cavil (carp; nitpick; find fault; find fault with)
Translation Matrix for cavil:
| Noun | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| - | quibble; quiddity | |
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| chicaner sur | carp; cavil; find fault with | |
| critiquer | carp; cavil; find fault with | accuse; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; disapprove of; discredit; give comment; harbour a grudge; hold against; hold it against s.o.; rancor; rancour; rebuke; reject; remove; reprimand; reproach; resent; run down; slate; turn down |
| faire la critique | carp; cavil; find fault with | blast; carp on; criticise; criticize; find fault with |
| fustiger | carp; cavil; find fault with | |
| pinailler | carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick | |
| - | carp; chicane |