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nitpick in Portuguese

nitpick in Portuguese is implicar, procurar pelo em ovo, catar piolho — nitpick means to complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.

nitpick in Portuguese

implicar
verb
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
procurar pelo em ovo
verb
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
catar piolho
verb
(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.

What does "nitpick" mean?

  1. verb To complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
    "Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums."
  2. verb To remove nits, the eggs of lice, from someone's hair.
  3. verb To take nits, or lice eggs, out of someone's hair.
  4. verb To clear nits, the eggs laid by lice, out of someone's hair.
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nitpick in a sentence

  • Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.

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What is "nitpick" in Portuguese?
"nitpick" in Portuguese is implicar, procurar pelo em ovo, catar piolho. nitpick means: To complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
Are there other ways to say "nitpick" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "nitpick": implicar, procurar pelo em ovo, catar piolho.
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