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Griffelspitzer

English translation: nitpicker

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German term or phrase:Griffelspitzer
English translation:nitpicker
Entered by: Leveleki

14:12 Jan 21, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
German term or phrase: Griffelspitzer
Sie waren gar nicht begeistert, dass Sie mit Herrn Dupont zusammen das Gebiet LATAM bearbeiten, da dieser ein richtiger „Griffelspitzer“ ist; völlig unflexibel, penibel auf Ordnung bedacht, regt sich immer über Ihren „unordentlichen“ Schreibtisch auf.
I can only make a wild guess and think it may be something like a "stick-in-the-mud". Any suggestions/
Leveleki
France
Local time: 14:23
nitpicker
Explanation:
stickler
bean counter
Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:23
Grading comment
This is the one I finally went with ... thanks very much, everybody.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4nitpicker
Edith Kelly
4 +2pedant
Tradesca (X)
4beancounter
Teresa Reinhardt
3pedant
David Hollywood


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
nitpicker


Explanation:
stickler
bean counter

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
This is the one I finally went with ... thanks very much, everybody.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: absolutely Edith :) I think "stickler" is really nice here :)
3 mins
  -> Thanks David.
agree  kk ll (X)
48 mins
  -> Danke Anne.
agree  Marco Schaumloeffel
1 hr
  -> Danke Marco.
agree  KARIN ISBELL
1 hr
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pedant


Explanation:
That's what it is, but may be someone can find a more idiomatic way to say it.

Tradesca (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: yes indeed and I like Edith's renderings :)
4 mins
agree  Marco Schaumloeffel
1 hr
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pedant


Explanation:
I would say .....

Griffelspitzer. Pedant, pingeliger Mensch. Gscheidle. Besserwisser ...
www.dreams4ever.de/Evi/schwaben/g-schwaben-schimpf.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-01-21 16:39:16 GMT)
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or how about "know-it-all"? ... just a thought :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
beancounter


Explanation:
Lacks the unpleasant connotations of nitpicker; just an anal person (who, in thos case, found his perfect job: accounting - see www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/20/ebay_skype/

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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