German-English translation for "Erbsenzählerei"

"Erbsenzählerei" English translation

Erbsenzählerei
Femininum | feminine f <Erbsenzählerei; Erbsenzählereien> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg pejorativ, abwertend | pejorativepej

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nit-picking, pedantry
Stating the country of origin on the label is pointless European nitpicking.
Die Angabe des Ursprungslandes auf dem Etikett ist sinnlose europäische Erbsenzählerei.
Source: Europarl
Does such nitpicking fail to recognize the urgency of fixing the financial system?
Wird bei dieser Erbsenzählerei vergessen, dass das Finanzsystem dringend ins Lot zu bringen ist?
Source: News-Commentary
In Germany, we call this kind of nitpicking'counting peas'.
Das nennen wir in Deutschland Erbsenzählerei.
Source: Europarl
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