fiddle

UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/

Übersetzungen

fiddlesubstantiv
fiddles
Pl.
UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
He played a beautiful tune on his fiddle.
Он сыграл красивую мелодию на своей скрипке.
The whole scheme was just a fiddle to get more money.
Вся схема была просто обманом, чтобы получить больше денег.
Synonyme
stringed instrument
fiddleverb
fiddled
Präteritum
fiddled
Partizip Perfekt
fiddling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
He likes to fiddle with old radios in his spare time.
Он любит возиться со старыми радиоприемниками в свободное время.
He was caught trying to fiddle the accounts.
Его поймали на попытке подделывать счета.
She fiddled with her hair while talking on the phone.
Она играла с волосами, разговаривая по телефону.
Synonyme
mess around
fool around
fiddleadjektiv
Attributive use: relating to a fiddle or its music.
fiddleinterjektion
Used as a mild exclamation of annoyance, frustration, or dismissal.

Definitionen

fiddlesubstantiv
A violin, especially when used to play folk music.
The musician played a lively tune on his fiddle at the country fair.
An act of cheating or swindling.
The accountant was caught in a fiddle involving the company's finances.
A contrivance, such as a raised rim, to prevent things from rolling or sliding off a table in a ship.
The sailor secured the dishes with a fiddle to keep them from falling during the storm.
A task or action that is fiddly, awkward, or requires careful attention; a hassle (chiefly British, informal).
Changing the tiny batteries is a bit of a fiddle.
Music played on a fiddle, especially in a folk style.
The festival featured hours of traditional Appalachian fiddle.
fiddleverb
To play a violin or similar instrument.
She fiddled beautifully at the concert last night.
To touch or manipulate something in a nervous or restless way.
He fiddled with his pen while waiting for the interview to start.
To make small adjustments to something, often in an attempt to improve it.
He fiddled with the engine until it started running smoothly.
To waste time or engage in aimless activity.
She fiddled around all afternoon instead of doing her homework.
To falsify or tamper with something, especially in a dishonest way.
The accountant was caught fiddling the books to hide the losses.
fiddleadjektiv
Relating to or characteristic of a fiddle (violin) or the music played on it, used before a noun.
The dancers moved to lively fiddle music.
fiddleinterjektion
Used to express annoyance, impatience, or the view that something is unimportant; nonsense.
Oh, fiddle! I left the tickets at home.