"quibble" meaning in All languages combined

See quibble on Wiktionary

Noun [Английский]

IPA: 'kwɪbl [singular] Forms: quibble [singular], quibbles [plural]
  1. мелкое, несущественное замечание; придирка
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-noun-Bg1lki9A
  2. словесная уловка
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-noun-j4m6TcjO
  3. игра слов; каламбур Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-noun-w7zeWcts Categories (other): Устаревшие выражения/en
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sophism, subterfuge, pun

Verb [Английский]

IPA: 'kwɪbl Forms: quibble [infinitive], quibbles [third-person, singular], quibbled [past], quibbled [past, participle], quibbling [gerund]
  1. препираться, спорить по мелочам, придираться
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-verb-GpWFkO5w
  2. уклоняться от сути вопроса с помощью словесных уловок Tags: rare
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-verb-3YaQoXOF Categories (other): Редкие выражения/en
  3. играть словами; каламбурить Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: ru-quibble-en-verb-Kw9MEqY0 Categories (other): Устаревшие выражения/en
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cavil, carp, bicker, pun
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Английские существительные",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Английский язык",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Омонимы/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Статьи с 2 омонимами/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Требуется категоризация/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quibble",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "quibble",
  "lang": "Английский",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "мелкое, несущественное замечание; придирка"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-noun-Bg1lki9A"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "text": "A stylistic quibble.",
          "translation": "Стилистическая уловка."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "словесная уловка"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-noun-j4m6TcjO"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Устаревшие выражения/en",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "игра слов; каламбур"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-noun-w7zeWcts",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "'kwɪbl",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "sophism"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "subterfuge"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 3,
      "word": "pun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quibble"
}

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Английские глаголы",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Английские правильные глаголы",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Английский язык",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Омонимы/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Слова из 7 букв/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Статьи с 2 омонимами/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Требуется категоризация/en",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quibble",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbles",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbling",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "quibble",
  "lang": "Английский",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              51,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "text": "If you're satisfied with the contract, why are you quibbling about the exact hours of work?",
          "translation": "Если контракт тебя устраивает, зачем ты препираешься по поводу уточнения часов работы?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "препираться, спорить по мелочам, придираться"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-verb-GpWFkO5w"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Редкие выражения/en",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "уклоняться от сути вопроса с помощью словесных уловок"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-verb-3YaQoXOF",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Устаревшие выражения/en",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "играть словами; каламбурить"
      ],
      "id": "ru-quibble-en-verb-Kw9MEqY0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "'kwɪbl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "cavil"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "carp"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "bicker"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 3,
      "word": "pun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quibble"
}
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    "Английские существительные",
    "Английский язык",
    "Омонимы/en",
    "Статьи с 2 омонимами/en",
    "Требуется категоризация/en"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quibble",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "quibble",
  "lang": "Английский",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "мелкое, несущественное замечание; придирка"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "text": "A stylistic quibble.",
          "translation": "Стилистическая уловка."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "словесная уловка"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Устаревшие выражения/en"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "игра слов; каламбур"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "'kwɪbl",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "sophism"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "subterfuge"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 3,
      "word": "pun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quibble"
}

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    "Английские глаголы",
    "Английские правильные глаголы",
    "Английский язык",
    "Омонимы/en",
    "Слова из 7 букв/en",
    "Статьи с 2 омонимами/en",
    "Требуется категоризация/en"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quibble",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbles",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quibbling",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "quibble",
  "lang": "Английский",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              51,
              60
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "text": "If you're satisfied with the contract, why are you quibbling about the exact hours of work?",
          "translation": "Если контракт тебя устраивает, зачем ты препираешься по поводу уточнения часов работы?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "препираться, спорить по мелочам, придираться"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Редкие выражения/en"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "уклоняться от сути вопроса с помощью словесных уловок"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Устаревшие выражения/en"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "играть словами; каламбурить"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "'kwɪbl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "cavil"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "carp"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "bicker"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 3,
      "word": "pun"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quibble"
}

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