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pettifog

/ˈpɛtɪfɒɡ/

Traducción: Verbo anticuado que significa actuar como un abogado mezquino o sin escrúpulos; buscar pegas a detalles triviales, especialmente en un contexto legal.

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verb

/ˈpɛtɪfɒɡ/C2formallegalobsoleto
  • esVerbo anticuado que significa actuar como un abogado mezquino o sin escrúpulos; buscar pegas a detalles triviales, especialmente en un contexto legal.

An obsolete verb meaning to act as a petty or unscrupulous lawyer; to quibble over trivial matters, especially in legal contexts.

  1. Argue over trivial mattersC2formal

    To engage in petty or trivial arguments, often focusing on minor details.

    esDiscutir por nimiedades

    • The lawyers spent hours pettifogging over the wording of the contract.
    • He tends to pettifog about insignificant issues instead of addressing the main problem.
    • They pettifogged endlessly about who should clean the office kitchen.

    Sinónimosbickercavilnigglequibblesquabblewrangle

    Antónimosdisagreequarrel

Formas
  • pettifogged past participle
  • pettifogged past simple
  • pettifogging present participle
  • pettifogs third person singular