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fiddling

UK
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/
fiddling around
fiddlingnoun
fiddlings
pl
Translations
fraudeSurtout dans un contexte financier ou comptable.
He was arrested for tax fiddling after the audit.
Il a été arrêté pour fraude fiscale après l’audit.
violonAu sens de la pratique du violon.
Her fiddling was so captivating that the audience was completely silent.
Son violon était si captivant que le public est resté complètement silencieux.
bidouillageTravail de bricolage ou de réglage mineur, souvent inutile ou fastidieux.
He spent the afternoon fiddling with the old radio, trying to get it to work.
Il a passé l’après-midi au bidouillage de l’ancienne radio, essayant de la faire fonctionner.
Definitions
The act of playing a violin or fiddle.
Her fiddling was so captivating that the audience was completely silent.
Trivial or petty activity, often involving unnecessary or minor adjustments.
He spent the afternoon fiddling with the old radio, trying to get it to work.
The act of cheating or fraud, especially involving money or accounts.
He was arrested for tax fiddling after the audit.
Synonyms
dawdling
tinkering
fiddling around
manipulation
adjustment
fiddlingadjective
more fiddling
Comp.
most fiddling
Super.
UK
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ/
Translations
mineurS'emploie pour qualifier quelque chose de peu important ou de faible ampleur.
He spent the afternoon on fiddling tasks instead of focusing on the main project.
Il a passé l’après-midi sur des tâches mineures au lieu de se concentrer sur le projet principal.
Additional translations
dérisoirePour insister sur le caractère insignifiant.
Definitions
Trivial or unimportant.
He spent the afternoon on fiddling tasks instead of focusing on the main project.
Synonyms
trivial
insignificant
petty
minor
frivolous
fiddleverb

fiddling

Gerund

fiddled
Past Simple
fiddled
Past Participle
fiddling
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɪd.əl/
US
/ˈfɪd.əl/
Translations
traînasserFamilier.
She fiddled around all afternoon instead of doing her homework.
Elle a traînassé tout l'après-midi au lieu de faire ses devoirs.
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.
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.
bidouillerFamilier.
He fiddled with the engine until it started running smoothly.
Il a bidouillé le moteur jusqu'à ce qu'il fonctionne correctement.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
fool around
mess around
tinker
futz
dawdle
play
manipulate
fiddlenoun
Definitions
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.
fiddleadjective
Definitions
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
Definitions
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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