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Translate nitpicker from English to German

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nitpicker:
- Tadler
nitpick:
- bemängeln; alles besser wissen
Wiktionary:
- nitpicker → Korinthenkackerin, Griffelspitzer, Griffelspitzerin, Erbsenzähler, Erbsenzählerin, Korinthenkacker
- nitpick → pingelig, schikanieren
- nitpick → feilschen

English

Detailed Translations for nitpicker from English to German

nitpicker:

nitpicker [the ~] noun

the nitpicker (fault-finder; censurer)
der Tadler
- Tadler [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for nitpicker:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Tadler	censurer; fault-finder; nitpicker

Related Words for "nitpicker":

nitpickers

Synonyms for "nitpicker":

critic

Related Definitions for "nitpicker":

someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms¹

Wiktionary Translations for nitpicker:

nitpicker

noun

one who nitpicks
- nitpicker → Korinthenkackerin; Griffelspitzer; Griffelspitzerin; Erbsenzähler; Erbsenzählerin; Korinthenkacker

nitpicker

noun

vorwiegend in Deutschland: pedantischer, kleinlicher, perfektionistischer und gleichzeitig auch rechthaberischer, altkluger Mensch
- Korinthenkacker → bean counter; nitpicker
umgangssprachlich, meist abwertend: jemand, der übertrieben genau, pingelig, kleinlich, geizig ist
- Erbsenzähler → nitpicker

nitpicker form of nitpick:

nitpick verb

nitpick (carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with)
bemängeln; alles besser wissen
- bemängeln verb (bemängele, bemängelst, bemängelt, bemängelte, bemängeltet, bemängelt)
- alles besser wissen verb

Translation Matrix for nitpick:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
alles besser wissen	carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
bemängeln	carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick	carp; castigate; cavil; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; find fault with; run down; slate

Related Words for "nitpick":

nitpicking

Synonyms for "nitpick":

knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart

Related Definitions for "nitpick":

be overly critical; criticize minor details¹

Wiktionary Translations for nitpick:

nitpick

verb

to correct minutiae or find fault
- nitpick → pingelig; schikanieren

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• nitpick	→ feilschen	↔ chipoter — Faire des difficultés pour des riens
• nitpick	→ feilschen	↔ mégoter — négocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.
• nitpick	→ feilschen	↔ mégotter — négocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University