Translation of "Haarspalterei" into English
quibble, hair-splitting, a distinction without difference are the top translations of "Haarspalterei" into English.
Die „Kunst“, wortwörtlich „recht zu haben“ bei einer Sache, die inhaltlich unehrlich ist und nicht vertreten werden kann.
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quibble
nouna trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument
Sir, ich bitte um ihren Segen und nicht um Haarspalterei.
Sir, I came here to ask for your blessing, not to quibble.
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hair-splitting
nounthe act of finding exceedingly small differences which are neither important nor prominent
Wir könnten uns durch juristische Haarspalterei über Immunitäten aufhalten lassen, tun es aber nicht. Natürlich rufen derartige neue Schritte Kontroversen hervor.
We will not let legal hair-splitting about immunity get in our way.
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a distinction without difference
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Less frequent translations
- hairsplitting
- sophism
- quibbling
- split hairs
- splitting hairs
- cavil
- squibbling
- argument for argument's sake
- frivolous objections
- nit-picking
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Phrases similar to "Haarspalterei" with translations into English
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nit-pick · quibble · split hairs · to use sophistry
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that's splitting hairs
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Don't split hairs!
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That's splitting hairs
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That's splitting hairs.
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don't split hairs!