to cavil
01
kverulera, hacka på småsaker
to make objections, often over small details without a good reason
Intransitive: to cavil at sth | to cavil about sth
Exempel
Despite the delicious dinner, she could n't help but cavil about the tablecloth not matching the décor.
Trots den läckra middagen kunde hon inte låta bli att kritiserar att duken inte matchade inredningen.
Some coworkers tend to cavil about office temperatures, finding fault with the thermostat setting.
Vissa kollegor tenderar att kritisera kontorets temperaturer och hitta fel i termostatinställningen.
Cavil
01
a minor complaint raised over something of little importance
Exempel
His only cavil with the new schedule was that coffee breaks were n't long enough.
Hans enda cavil med det nya schemat var att kafferasterna inte var tillräckligt långa.
She had a cavil about the font on the flyer, even though the event details were perfect.
Hon hade en cavil om typsnittet på flygbladet, även om evenemangsdetaljerna var perfekta.
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