mäkeln
Meaning
to nag; to find fault with
Concepts
find fault with someone
find fault with
flame someone
trip up somebody
Synonyms
sich kritisch äußern
Kritik üben an
bekritteln
bemäkeln
mosern
herumkritisieren
rummeckern
herummotzen
rummotzen
rummaulen
herummaulen
unzufrieden äußern
herumnörgeln
herummäkeln
herummeckern
Translations
kusur bulmak
beoordelen
desaprobar
criticar
criticare
faire la critique de
criticar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛːkəln/
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. The verb originally means “do business” and pertains to Makler (“broker”). It is not necessarily, however, the origin of this latter noun, whose attestations are significantly older. Rather it seems to be a back-formation. The further semantic development of the verb via “to haggle”, probably reinforced by unrelated Makel (“fault”).
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