Italian-English translations for cavillare

cavilI therefore ask my fellow Members to vote against this draft agreement, especially as the Council has the audacity to cavil at a few million. Invito dunque i colleghi a votare contro questa proposta di accordo, tanto più che il Consiglio si permette di cavillare ancora su qualche milione.
quibbleIt goes without saying that there are certain things that could have been added or left out, and that people will always find something to quibble about. E’ ovvio che si sarebbe potuto aggiungere o togliere alcune cose, e che le persone troveranno sempre qualcosa su cui cavillare. He harped on his quibble about how the dark red paint should be described as carmine rather than burgundyThey are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

split hairsLets get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet

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