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придира meaning in English

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придира noun

faultfinder(a person who finds fault)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːlt.ˌfaɪn.də] [US: ˈfɔːlt.ˌfaɪn.dər]

придира noun
{m} {f}

knocker(person who denigrates something)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒkə(r)] [US: ˈnɒkər]

nag [nags](one who nags)
noun
[UK: næɡ] [US: ˈnæɡ]

придираться verb

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

nag [nagged, nagging, nags](complain about insignificant matters)
verb
[UK: næɡ] [US: ˈnæɡ]

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

придираться verb
{imPlf}

find fault(criticize excessively)
verb

have a go((idiomatic, intransitive) to shout at or tell off unnecessarily or excessively)
verb

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