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Detailed Translations for cavil from English to German

cavil:

cavil verbe

  1. cavil (carp)
    bemängeln; schulmeistern; bekritteln
    • bemängeln verbe (bemängele, bemängelst, bemängelt, bemängelte, bemängeltet, bemängelt)
    • bekritteln verbe (bekrittele, bekrittelst, bekrittelt, bekrittelte, bekritteltet, bekrittelt)
  2. cavil (carp; find fault with)
    kritisieren; beanstanden; bemängeln
    • kritisieren verbe (kritisiere, kritisierst, kritisiert, kritisierte, kritisiertet, kritisiert)
    • beanstanden verbe (beanstande, beanstandest, beanstandet, beanstandete, beanstandetet, beangestandet)
    • bemängeln verbe (bemängele, bemängelst, bemängelt, bemängelte, bemängeltet, bemängelt)
  3. cavil (carp; nitpick; find fault; find fault with)
    bemängeln; alles besser wissen

Translation Matrix for cavil:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- quibble; quiddity
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alles besser wissen carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
beanstanden carp; cavil; find fault with castigate; censure; comment; complain; complaint; condemn; criticise; criticize; decry; deplore; discuss; give comment; gripe; harp; nag; object; protest; put in a complaint; raise objections; review; run down; slate; speak about; talk about; talk it over; wail; whinge; yammer
bekritteln carp; cavil
bemängeln carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; run down; slate
kritisieren carp; cavil; find fault with blast; carp on; castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry; drag down; find fault with; get down; pull down; run down; sharply critize; slate
schulmeistern carp; cavil
- carp; chicane

Related Words for "cavil":

  • caviling

Synonyms for "cavil":


Related Definitions for "cavil":

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

Wiktionary Translations for cavil:

cavil
verb
  1. to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
cavil
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cavil schikanieren; Kleinigkeiten tadeln; schurigeln chicaneruser de chicane.