English-Portuguese translations for pedantic

• pedante
  Sei que muitos deputados acham que estas questões são muito técnicas, muito aborrecidas e por vezes mesmo pedantes. I know a lot of Members find them very technical, very boring and indeed at times pedantic.
  Penso igualmente que um governo por vezes precisa de ser pedante e, outras vezes, enfadonho: nós tentamos sê-lo o menos possível mas são ossos do ofício.I also believe that a government needs at times to be pedantic, at times tedious: we try to be both as little as possible but it is part of the job.
  Penso que devemos ter cuidado para não nos tornarmos demasiado mesquinhos e pedantes nas nossas exigências, pois corremos o risco de contrariar as reformas em vez de as promover. I think we must be careful, in making our demands, that we are not too pedantic and do not require too much detail. Otherwise, we shall end up obstructing the reforms rather than promoting them.

Definition of pedantic

• Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
• Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language

Related words

• pedant
• pedantry
• trifle pedantry