pirke
verb
pick, poke
B2
- stikke eller grave forsiktig
- fikle, fingre
- komme med kritikk
pick, poke
B2Upper-Intermediate
B2
Han liker å pirke i små detaljer.
He likes to pick at little details.
B2
Jeg pirket bort i et høyaktuelt tema.
I poked away at a highly topical subject.
B2
Han var kjent for sine pirkete kommentarer på andres arbeid.
He was known for his pedantic comments on the work of others.
C
Han var en pirk og påpekte alltid andres småfeil.
He was a nitpicker and always pointed out other people's mistakes.
C
Læreren irriterte seg over elevenes unødvendige pirk i grammatikkoppgavene.
The teacher was annoyed by the pupils' unnecessary nitpicking in grammar exercises.