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pettifogging

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pettifogging adj	(petty)	insignificante adj mf
		nimio/a adj
pettifogging adj	(dishonest in small matters)	quisquilloso/a adj

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pettifog⇒ vi	rare (bicker about small things)	discutir por nimiedades loc verb
		detenerse en insignificancias loc verb
		alegar por detalles sin importancia loc verb
	(coloquial)	pelear por un quítame allá esas pajas loc verb

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Compound Forms: pettifog | pettifogging
Inglés		Español
pettifogger, pettifog n	(person: gets into petty arguments)	discutidor, discutidora nm, nf
	(AmL)	buscapleitos n común inv
		polemista n común
		pleitista n común
pettifogger, pettifog n	(lawyer: uses unethical means)	leguleyo nm
	(coloquial)	picapleitos nm
		rábula nm
	(MX, coloquial)	abogado trácala nm + adj

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