Niggle - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

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The decision really annoyed him

verb

To make someone slightly angry or upset

Примеры использования:

I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

verb

To make someone angry

Примеры использования:

Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning., i'm sorry - is my cough annoying you?, [ + tha…

noun

The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.

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There was the smell of roast beef

verb

Complain.

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He was beefing about how the recession was killing the business

noun

The flesh of cattle eaten as meat

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A roast beef sandwich, my beef is, how come i’m not making as much as you?, stop beefing about havi…

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

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Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

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He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

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‘bother!’ she muttered

noun

A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.

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Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

verb

Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

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Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

verb

Make petty or unnecessary objections.

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They cavilled at the cost

noun

A petty or unnecessary objection.

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But although i sympathise with almost all of what todorov says, and applaud his achievement in sayi…

verb

To make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not important

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The one cavil i have about the book is that it is written as a diary., the main cavil is that the w…

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

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This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb

To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone

Примеры использования:

His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

verb

To make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

noun

Bold and impudent behaviour.

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The bank had the gall to demand a fee

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.

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It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence

noun

An abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.

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A single grub feeds on its gall for two years before emerging

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

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I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

phrasal verb

Arrive at the point of

verb

To take something into your possession, or have something happen that you accept or receive

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He climbed over the fence to get his ball back., monique raised her hand to get the teacher’s atten…

verb

To obtain, buy, or earn something

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I think she gets about $40,000 a year., get sth for sth how much did he get for his business when h…

verb

Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.

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It's no use griping about your boss or your pay

noun

A minor complaint.

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My only gripe is the size of the page numbers

verb

Complain

noun

A habitually grumpy person.

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Rock's foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch

verb

Voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble.

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There's not a lot to grouch about

verb

To complain in an angry way

Примеры использования:

Oh, stop grouching!

noun

A medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more brightly coloured than the female.

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Which was the fastest game bird in europe - the golden plover or the grouse?

verb

Complain about something trivial; grumble.

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She heard him grousing about his assistant

noun

A complaint or grumble.

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Our biggest grouse was about the noise of construction work

verb

Complain about something in a bad-tempered way.

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‘i'm getting old,’ she grumbled

noun

A complaint.

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The main grumble is that he spends too much time away

verb

To complain about someone or something in an annoyed way

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Grumble about she spent the evening grumbling to me about her job., [ + speech ] "you never hang yo…

verb

Irritate; annoy.

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It irks her to think of the runaround she received

verb

To annoy someone

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The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

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His tone irritated her

verb

To annoy or make angry

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After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

verb

To make someone angry or annoyed

Примеры использования:

After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

noun

A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

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She gave a low moan of despair

verb

Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

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Just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes

verb

To make a long, low sound because of pain or suffering, or to say something in a complaining way

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We could hear someone moaning within the rubble of the collapsed building., we could hear moans and…

noun

Fussy or pedantic fault-finding.

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Nitpicking over tiny details

verb

Engage in fussy or pedantic fault-finding.

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The state is nitpicking about minor administrative matters

noun

The tendency to look for slight mistakes or faults

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This constant nitpicking is hard on your friends.

adjective

Placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial.

Примеры использования:

Pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society

verb

Quibble about petty points.

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

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The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

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He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

noun

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter.

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The only quibble about this book is the price

verb

Argue or raise objections about a trivial matter.

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They are always quibbling about the amount they are prepared to pay

verb

To argue or complain about small and unimportant details

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The issue is too important to quibble over., my only quibble with the movie is that it’s too long.

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

Примеры использования:

He has been riled by suggestions that his arsenal future is in doubt

noun

Difficulty or problems.

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I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

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He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

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[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

noun

Strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.

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An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.

verb

Wind or cause to wind round something.

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The plant will twine round its support

noun

An instance of moaning or complaining.

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Having a good twine today—well, i am british and we do love complaining!

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

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The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

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The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

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She looked pale and upset

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

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He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

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He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

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[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …