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nitpick verb

  /ˈnɪt.pɪk/
  • (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
 chercher la petite bête, pinailler, chicaner, chipoter, mégoter
  • (archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
 chercher les poux

nitpicking noun

  • (figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
 chicane, ergotage, pinaillage, pinaillerie, pointilleux, pédanterie

nitpicker noun

  /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/
  • One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
 pinailleur, coupeur de cheveux en quatre, enculeur de mouches
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