tiquismiquis

adj.

pernickety.

m. s.&pl.

1 silly scruples, fussy details, silly objections.

2 fussy scrupulous person, fusspot.

m.&f. s&pl.

fusspot.

m.pl.

1 squabbles (riñas).

2 trifles (bagatelas).

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tiquismiquis

► nombre masculino plural

1 (escrúpulos) fussing sing

2 (riñas) bickering sing

► nombre masulino o femenino invariable

1 familiar (persona) fusspot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andarse con tiquismiquis familiar to be fussy

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masculino y femenino (Esp, Méx fam)

a) (persona) fusspot (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para comer — he's a very fussy o picky eater (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para el orden — he's a stickler for order

b) tiquismiquis masculino (reparos) fussing

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= fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.

Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.

Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.

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* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

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masculino y femenino (Esp, Méx fam)

a) (persona) fusspot (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para comer — he's a very fussy o picky eater (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para el orden — he's a stickler for order

b) tiquismiquis masculino (reparos) fussing

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= fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.

Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.

Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

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tiquismiquis

masculine and feminine

(Esp, Méx fam)

1 (persona) fusspot (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para la comida he's a very fussy o picky eater (colloq)

es un tiquismiquis para el orden he's a stickler for order

2

tiquismiquis masculine (reparos) fussing

déjate de tiquismiquis y cómelo todo stop fussing and eat it all up

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Multiple Entries:
tiquis miquis    
tiquismiquis
tiquismiquis familiar
I adj (melindroso, escrupuloso) fussy, finicky
II mf fussyperson, familiar fuss-pot

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tiquismiquis Fam

♦ adj inv

[maniático] pernickety

♦ nmf inv

[maniático] fusspot, US fussbudget

♦ nmpl

1. [reparos]

andar con tiquismiquis to fuss over little things

2. [bagatelas] trifles

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tiquismiquis

m/f fam

fuss-budget fam, Br

fusspot fam