se chicaner

Nous chicanons tandis que Rome brûle.
We are fiddling while Rome burns.
Nous chicanons sur des chiffres - 20 millions, 30 millions, 50 millions - parce que le Conseil ne veut pas débloquer des ressources suffisantes pour permettre le bon fonctionnement de ce programme.
We have been haggling over figures – 20 million, 30 million, 50 million – because it is unwilling to provide sufficient resources to make this programme happen.
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