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fiddle

UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
fiddle around

Translations

fiddlenoun
fiddles
pl
UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
violonSurtout dans le registre de la musique traditionnelle ou folklorique.
The musician played a lively tune on his fiddle at the country fair.
Le musicien a joué un air entraînant au violon à la foire de campagne.
arnaqueFamilier.
The accountant was caught in a fiddle involving the company's finances.
Le comptable a été pris dans une arnaque impliquant les finances de l'entreprise.
galèreFamilier, surtout en anglais britannique.
Changing the tiny batteries is a bit of a fiddle.
Changer les minuscules piles, c'est une vraie galère.
musique au violonStyle traditionnel.
The festival featured hours of traditional Appalachian fiddle.
Le festival proposait des heures de musique traditionnelle des Appalaches au violon.
Additional translations
rebordNautique.
Synonyms
fiddlestick
instrument
stringed instrument
violin
fiddleverb
fiddled
Past Simple
fiddled
Past Participle
fiddling
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
bidouillerFamilier.
He fiddled with the engine until it started running smoothly.
Il a bidouillé le moteur jusqu'à ce qu'il fonctionne correctement.
traînasserFamilier.
She fiddled around all afternoon instead of doing her homework.
Elle a traînassé tout l'après-midi au lieu de faire ses devoirs.
tripoterAvec l'idée de manipuler nerveusement ou sans but précis.
He fiddled with his pen while waiting for the interview to start.
Il tripotait son stylo en attendant que l'entretien commence.
truquerDans le sens de falsifier ou de manipuler de façon malhonnête.
The accountant was caught fiddling the books to hide the losses.
Le comptable a été pris en train de truquer les comptes pour cacher les pertes.
jouer du violon
She fiddled beautifully at the concert last night.
Elle a joué du violon magnifiquement au concert hier soir.
Synonyms
manipulate
fool around
mess around
tinker
futz
dawdle
play
fiddleadjective
Attributive use: relating to a fiddle or its music.
de violonPlacé devant le nom.
The dancers moved to lively fiddle music.
Les danseurs se sont déhanchés au rythme d'une musique de violon entraînante.
fiddleinterjection
Used as a mild exclamation of annoyance, frustration, or dismissal.
zutExpression d'agacement ou d'impatience.
Oh, fiddle! I left the tickets at home.
Zut ! J'ai laissé les billets à la maison.

Definitions

fiddlenoun
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.
fiddleadjective
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.
fiddleinterjection
Used to express annoyance, impatience, or the view that something is unimportant; nonsense.
Oh, fiddle! I left the tickets at home.
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