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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for cavil

Summary

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cavil:
- betuttelen; vitten; bedillen
Wiktionary:
- cavil → chicaneren
- cavil → donderjagen, emmeren, kankeren, katten, preutelen, pezeweven, mopperen, meieren, zaniken, pruttelen, zemelen, zeiken, zeuren, bedillen, haarkloven, het lastig maken, muggeziften, vitten

English

Detailed Translations for cavil from English to Dutch

cavil:

cavil verb

cavil (carp)
betuttelen
- betuttelen verb (betuttel, betuttelt, betuttelde, betuttelden, betutteld)
cavil (carp; find fault with)
vitten
- vitten verb (vit, vitte, vitten, gevit)
cavil (carp; nitpick; find fault; find fault with)
bedillen
- bedillen verb (bedil, bedilt, bedilde, bedilden, bedild)

Translation Matrix for cavil:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	quibble; quiddity
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
bedillen	carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
betuttelen	carp; cavil
vitten	carp; cavil; find fault with
-	carp; chicane

Related Words for "cavil":

caviling

Synonyms for "cavil":

quibble; quiddity; evasion; equivocation
carp; chicane; object

Related Definitions for "cavil":

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections¹
raise trivial objections¹

Wiktionary Translations for cavil:

cavil

verb

to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
- cavil → chicaneren

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cavil	→ donderjagen; emmeren; kankeren; katten; preutelen; pezeweven; mopperen; meieren; zaniken; pruttelen; zemelen; zeiken; zeuren	↔ nörgeln — penetrant/störend, aber nicht aggressiv seinen Unmut äußern
• cavil	→ bedillen; haarkloven; het lastig maken; muggeziften; vitten	↔ chicaner — user de chicane.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University