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hairsplitting:
- moeilijk doen; muggezifterij; haarkloverij; muggenzifterij; woordenzifterij
Wiktionary:
- hair-splitting → haarkloverij, muggenzifterij, mierenneukerij

English

Detailed Translations for hair-splitting from English to Dutch

hairsplitting:

hairsplitting [the ~] nom

the hairsplitting (acting difficult; quibbling)
moeilijk doen
- moeilijk doen [znw.] nom
the hairsplitting (niggling; nitpicking)
muggezifterij; de haarkloverij
- muggezifterij [znw.] nom
- haarkloverij [de ~ (v)] nom
the hairsplitting (nitpicking)
muggenzifterij
- muggenzifterij [znw.] nom
the hairsplitting (quibbling over words)
woordenzifterij
- woordenzifterij [znw.] nom

Translation Matrix for hairsplitting:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
haarkloverij	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking	arguing; pettifoggery; quibble; quibbling; splitting hairs
moeilijk doen	acting difficult; hairsplitting; quibbling
muggenzifterij	hairsplitting; nitpicking
muggezifterij	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
woordenzifterij	hairsplitting; quibbling over words
-	word-splitting
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	finespun

Synonyms for "hairsplitting":

finespun; precise
word-splitting; differentiation; distinction

Related Definitions for "hairsplitting":

developed in excessively fine detail¹
making too fine distinctions of little importance¹
- they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously¹

Wiktionary Translations for hair-splitting:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• hair-splitting	→ haarkloverij; muggenzifterij; mierenneukerij	↔ Haarspalterei — übertriebene Kleinlichkeit
• hair-splitting	→ mierenneukerij	↔ enculage de mouches — (vulgaire) (figuré) péjoratif\|fr arguties pour des vétilles, argumentation oiseuse, absconse et parfois pédante, sur des détails.

Related Translations for hair-splitting

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