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Detailed Translations for caviler from English to Spanish

caviler:

caviler [the ~] noun, American

  1. the caviler (fault-finder; caviller)
    el quisquilloso; el criticón

Translation Matrix for caviler:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
criticón caviler; caviller; fault-finder
quisquilloso caviler; caviller; fault-finder hair-splitter
- caviller; pettifogger; quibbler
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- caviller; quibbler
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
criticón captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
quisquilloso captious; carping; fault-finding; huffy; nitpicking; sensitive; thin-skinned; touchy

Synonyms for "caviler":

  • quibbler; caviller; pettifogger; malcontent

Related Definitions for "caviler":

  1. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections1

cavil:


Translation Matrix for cavil:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- quibble; quiddity
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
criticar carp; cavil; find fault with admonish; blame; blast; carp on; castigate; censure; chide; comment; criticise; criticize; decry; denounce; discuss; drag down; exhort; find fault with; get down; get undone; give comment; pull down; pull out; rebuke; reprimand; reprove; review; run down; scarify; sharply critize; slate; speak about; talk about; talk it over; unpick; untie; warn; write a review
critiquizar carp; cavil
entrometerse carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
satirizar carp; cavil; find fault with castigate; censure; criticise; criticize; decry
tratar como a un niño 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:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cavil refunfuñar; gruñir nörgelnpenetrant/störend, aber nicht aggressiv seinen Unmut äußern
cavil disputar; criticar; zaherir chicaneruser de chicane.