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Cavillare (to quibble) conjugation

Italian
14 examples
This verb can also mean the following: split hairs

Conjugation of cavillare

Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Present tense
cavillo
I quibble
cavilli
you quibble
cavilla
he/she/it quibbles
cavilliamo
we quibble
cavillate
you all quibble
cavillano
they quibble
Present perfect tense
sono cavillato
I have quibbled
sei cavillato
you have quibbled
è cavillato
he/she/it has quibbled
siamo cavillati
we have quibbled
siete cavillati
you all have quibbled
sono cavillati
they have quibbled
Past preterite tense
cavillai
I quibbled
cavillasti
you quibbled
cavillò
he/she/it quibbled
cavillammo
we quibbled
cavillaste
you all quibbled
cavillarono
they quibbled
Future tense
cavillerò
I will quibble
cavillerai
you will quibble
cavillerà
he/she/it will quibble
cavilleremo
we will quibble
cavillerete
you all will quibble
cavilleranno
they will quibble
Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Conditional mood
cavillerei
I would quibble
cavilleresti
you would quibble
cavillerebbe
he/she/it would quibble
cavilleremmo
we would quibble
cavillereste
you all would quibble
cavillerebbero
they would quibble
Past impf. tense
cavillavo
I used to quibble
cavillavi
you used to quibble
cavillava
he/she/it used to quibble
cavillavamo
we used to quibble
cavillavate
you all used to quibble
cavillavano
they used to quibble
Past perfect tense
ero cavillato
I had quibbled
eri cavillato
you had quibbled
era cavillato
he/she/it had quibbled
eravamo cavillati
we had quibbled
eravate cavillati
you all had quibbled
erano cavillati
they had quibbled
Future perfect tense
sarò cavillato
I will have quibbled
sarai cavillato
you will have quibbled
sarà cavillato
he/she/it will have quibbled
saremo cavillati
we will have quibbled
sarete cavillati
you all will have quibbled
saranno cavillati
they will have quibbled
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Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Present subjunctive tense
cavilli
(if/so that) I quibble
cavilli
(if/so that) you quibble
cavilli
(if/so that) he/she/it quibble
cavilliamo
(if/so that) we quibble
cavilliate
(if/so that) you all quibble
cavillino
(if/so that) they quibble
Present perf. subjunctive tense
sia cavillato
I have quibbled
sia cavillato
you have quibbled
sia cavillato
he/she/it has quibbled
siamo cavillati
we have quibbled
siate cavillati
you all have quibbled
siano cavillati
they have quibbled
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Imperative mood
cavilla
quibble!
cavilli
quibble!
cavilliamo
let's quibble!
cavillate
quibble!
cavillino
quibble!
Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Conditional perfect tense
sarei cavillato
I would have quibbled
saresti cavillato
you would have quibbled
sarebbe cavillato
he/she/it would have quibbled
saremmo cavillati
we would have quibbled
sareste cavillati
you all would have quibbled
sarebbero cavillati
they would have quibbled

Examples of cavillare

Example in ItalianTranslation in English
- Non cavillare sulle parole.Let's not quibble over words.
- Non cavillare!Ah, don't quibble.
- Sai cosa? Non e' il momento di cavillare.You know what, it's not a time to quibble.
Ciccino, possiamo pure cavillare su come definirlo, ma credo che concordiamo entrambi sul fatto che sia inquietante...Oh, lambchop, we can quibble what to call it, but I think we can both agree it's creepy.
Combattono per tempi migliori e voi state qui a cavillare su un sofa' e alcune poltrone.They're fighting for better times and here you stand and quibble over a sofa and a few armchairs.
Un cavillo: sono uno chef, non un cuoco.One quibble: It's "chef" not "cook.
La legalità democratica, pastoie, cavilli. E loro sparano. No.Democratic methods, quibbles... meanwhile they're being shot at.
Non cavilli sulle frazioni.Don't quibble over fractions.
Non perdiamoci in cavilli sui dettagli.Let's not quibble about details.
Non perdiamoci in cavilli.l´m not going to quibble.
Ok, le vostre relazioni sull'economia dell'amore nella "Wife of Bath" di Chaucer sono state corrette... se avete domande o cavilli,If you have questions or quibbles, my office is open.
- Non cavilliamo sulle definie'ioni.Let's not quibble over definitions.
Orsu', non cavilliamo, impertinente donzella.Let us not quibble, saucy wench.
Stai cavillando.That's quibbling.

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