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Translate hairsplitting from English to Swedish

Summary

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hairsplitting:
- uppträda svårt; hårsplittrande; petighet; hårklyveri

English

Detailed Translations for hairsplitting from English to Swedish

hairsplitting:

hairsplitting [the ~] nom

the hairsplitting (acting difficult; quibbling)
uppträda svårt; hårsplittrande
- uppträda svårt nom
- hårsplittrande nom
the hairsplitting (niggling; nitpicking)
petighet; hårklyveri
- petighet nom
- hårklyveri [-ett] nom
the hairsplitting (nitpicking)
hårklyveri
- hårklyveri [-ett] nom
the hairsplitting (quibbling over words)
hårsplittrande
- hårsplittrande nom

Translation Matrix for hairsplitting:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
hårklyveri	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
hårsplittrande	acting difficult; hairsplitting; quibbling; quibbling over words
petighet	hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
uppträda svårt	acting difficult; hairsplitting; quibbling
-	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

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