Petite plainte au sujet d'une chose sans importance.
A small complaint about something unimportant.
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Ma seule chicane porte sur le prix. — My only quibble is the price.
Ils ont chipoté pour savoir qui paierait. — They quibbled over who would pay.
Elle a soulevé une chicane sur la taille de la police. — She raised a quibble over the font size.
Ne chipotons pas sur la formulation exacte. — Let's not quibble about the exact wording.
La critique se termine par une petite chicane. — The review ends with one minor quibble.
Veux-tu vraiment chipoter pour dix centimes ? — Do you really want to quibble over ten cents?
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