pettifog

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
2. (intransitive) To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.

Sinonieme

quibble

squabble

niggle

bicker

brabble

practice chicanery

play around

prevaricate

nit-pick

argue

Vertalings

obeir

disputar

subtilitzar

pingelig sein

δικολαβώ

στρεψοδικώ

chamailler

pinailler

accapigliarsi

battibeccare

beccarsi

bisticciare

bisticciarsi

muggeziften

beijar-se

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Back-formation from pettifogger.