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I'm not sure what to suggest here. A 'stickler' is somebody who insists upon something being done properly and in a way they see as being correct. Some examples:

Her mother is a stickler for the rules.
The England football coach Fabio Capello is said to be a stickler for discipline.
My friend's husband is a stickler for cleanliness. I only wish mine was!
My old Spanish professor was a stickler for accuracy.
When it comes to his work, he is a stickler and a perfectionist.

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Jaume Ortolŕ i Font added a comment -

En aquestes frases, jo crec que en catalŕ faríem servir un adjectiu: estricte o rigorós. O també: puntós, picallós?

Sa mare és molt estricta amb les regles.
Es diu que l'entrenador de futbol anglčs Fabio Capello és molt rigorós amb la disciplina.
Etc.

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Jaume Ortolŕ i Font added a comment - En aquestes frases, jo crec que en catalŕ faríem servir un adjectiu: estricte o rigorós. O també: puntós, picallós? Sa mare és molt estricta amb les regles. Es diu que l'entrenador de futbol anglčs Fabio Capello és molt rigorós amb la disciplina. Etc.

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