Translations for nit-picker in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

nitpicker [Brit ˈnɪtpɪkə, Am ˈnɪtˌpɪk(ə)r] N

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pignolo m / pignola f

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I.pedante [peˈdante] ADJ

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II.pedante [peˈdante] N mf

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nit-picker

I.pignolo [piɲˈɲɔlo] ADJ

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pernickety Brit

II.pignolo (pignola) [piɲˈɲɔlo] N m (f)

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pignolo (pignola)

nit-picker

pignolo (pignola)

pignolo (pignola)

pelo [ˈpelo] N m

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1. pelo (dell'uomo, degli animali):

pelo

privo di peli

avere dei peli sulle gambe

to have hairy legs

strappare i peli bianchi della barba

to pull the white hairs out of one's beard

ci sono dei peli di cane sulla poltrona

there are dog hairs on the armchair

perdere il pelo gatto, cane

to moult, to shed hair

cavalcare a pelo

to ride bareback

lisciare il pelo a qn fig

to soft-soap sb, to butter sb up

un ragazzo di primo pelo fig

4. pelo (superficie):

il pelo dell'acqua

the surface of the water

5. pelo BOT:

pelo

pelo

down uncountable

6. pelo inf:

per un pelo

by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair('s breadth), by a whisker

ci è mancato un pelo che facessi

I was within a whisker of doing

salvarsi per un pelo

to escape by the skin of one's teeth

c'è mancato un pelo che la pallottola mi colpisse

the bullet missed me by a whisker

ho preso il treno per un pelo

I (only) just caught the train

essere a un pelo da

to be within a hair's breadth of

il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio prov

a leopard cannot change his spots

cercare il pelo nell'uovo

to be a nit-picker, to nit-pick

avere il pelo sullo stomaco

non avere -i sulla lingua

to be outspoken, not to mince one's words

fare pelo e contropelo a qn

to tear sb apart

Translations for nit-picker in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

nitpicker [ˈnɪt·pɪ·kɚ] N

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nitpicker (quibbler)

nitpicker (petty fault-finder)

pignolo(-a) m (f)

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I'm the biggest nitpicker about stuff. www.blabbermouth.net

Derided by her detractors as an obstructionist nitpicker, she was ultimately vindicated. www.theglobeandmail.com

They're rolling four lines and six defencemen and you have to be a real nitpicker to find anything to complain about. montrealgazette.com

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