to split hairs

Not to split hairs or anything, but it was a man.
Je ne veux pas chipoter, mais c'était un homme.
I do not want to split hairs over a few details therefore.
Je n'ai dès lors pas l'intention d'ergoter sur des détails.
I appreciate you wanting to split hairs for me, but I don't know.
J'apprécie que tu veuilles te plier en quatre pour moi, mais je ne sais pas.
Kurdish— not to split hairs. Either way, this isn't something the President needs to know.
De toute façon, ce n'est pas un détail que le Président a à connaître.
I don't mean to split hairs, Sister, but I don't believe in hope exactly.
Sans chercher la petite bête, je ne crois pas vraiment à l'espoir.
I don't want to split hairs, Dad.
Je vais être franche.
Okay, I don't want to split hairs here, but it's actually not a journal, it's a notebook.
Okay, je ne veux pas couper les cheveux en quatre, mais précisément ce n'est pas un journal, c'est un carnet.
The design is perfect as it is. Don't try to split hairs.
Le design est parfait tel qu'il est. N'essaie pas de couper les cheveux en quatre.
We don't have time to split hairs. The client needs this done by tomorrow.
Nous n'avons pas le temps de couper les cheveux en quatre. Le client a besoin que ce soit terminé pour demain.
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