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chicane meaning in English

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chicane nom {f}

nitpicking [nitpickings]◼◼◼(any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ] [US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ]

chicaner verbe

quibble [quibbled, quibbling, quibbles]◼◼◼(to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)
verb
[UK: ˈkwɪb.l̩] [US: ˈkwɪb.l̩]

nitpick [nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks](to correct minutiae or find fault)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk] [US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]

refute [refuted, refuting, refutes](to deny the truth or correctness of (something))
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈfjuːt] [US: rə.ˈfjuːt]

chicaner nom {f}

cavil [cavilled, cavilling, cavils]◼◻◻(to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.vəl] [US: ˈkæ.vəl]

chicaneur nom {m}

shyster◼◼◼(someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way)
noun
[UK: ˈʃaɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈʃaɪ.stər]

pettifogger [pettifoggers](An unscrupulous lawyer)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.tɪ.fɒ.ɡə] [US: ˈpe.tɪ.ˌfɑː.ɡər]