pinailler
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Senses:
gloss: S’attarder sur des détails sans intérêt, argumenter avec des précisions superflues, de façon mesquine.
pos: verb
tags: familiar
pejorative
examples: On ne va tout de même pas pinailler pour si peu !
Quand tu auras fini de pinailler, nous parlerons sérieusement.
Il pinaillait sans cesse, à propos de tout et de rien, sans jamais emporter le morceau.
Il n’était pas de ceux qui pinaillent, qui tergiversent, qui mégotent. Les petits-bras, les mesquins, les frileux.
Inflected forms:
form: pinailler
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en pinaillant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: pinaillant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je pinaille
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu pinailles
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on pinaille
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous pinaillons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous pinaillez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles pinaillent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je pinaillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu pinaillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on pinaillait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous pinaillions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous pinailliez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles pinaillaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je pinaillai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu pinaillas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on pinailla
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous pinaillâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous pinaillâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles pinaillèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je pinaillerai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu pinailleras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on pinaillera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous pinaillerons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous pinaillerez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles pinailleront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je pinaille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu pinailles
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on pinaille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous pinaillions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous pinailliez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles pinaillent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je pinaillasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu pinaillasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on pinaillât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous pinaillassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous pinaillassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles pinaillassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je pinaillerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu pinaillerais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on pinaillerait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous pinaillerions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous pinailleriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles pinailleraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: pinaille
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: pinaillons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: pinaillez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez pinaillé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: pinaillage
pinaillerie
pinailleur
repinailler
Synonyms: byzantiniser
chercher la petite bête
chercher le poil dans l’œuf
chicaner
chinoiser
chipoter
couper les cheveux en quatre
discuter du sexe des anges
enculer les mouches
ergoter
gosser des poils de grenouille
mégoter
ratiociner
vétiller
discutailler
friscader
philosopher
tatillonner
tergiverser
Translations:
lang: Anglais
word: nitpick
lang: Anglais
word: split hairs
lang: Anglais
word: quibble
lang: Anglais
word: cavil
lang: Anglais
word: carp
lang: Espagnol
word: hilar muy fino
lang: Espagnol
word: buscar tres pies al gato
lang: Espagnol
word: buscarle pelos al huevo
lang: Espagnol
word: ser quisquilloso
lang: Espagnol
word: discutir por discutir
lang: Espéranto
word: harfendi
lang: Italien
word: spaccare un capello in quattro
lang: Italien
word: cercare il pelo nell’uovo
lang: Italien
word: cavillare
lang: Italien
word: arzigogolare
lang: Italien
word: sottilizzare
lang: Néerlandais
word: redekavelen
lang: Néerlandais
word: mierenneuken
lang: Néerlandais
word: muggenziften
lang: Roumain
word: căuta nod în papură
lang: Same du Nord
word: riidalit