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meddle

/ˈmɛd.əl/

Traduzioni

meddleverb

meddled

Past Simple

meddled

Past Participle

meddling

Gerund

/ˈmɛd.əl/

tripoterAu sens de manipuler ou modifier sans autorisation, souvent pour un objet matériel.

Please don’t meddle with the wiring while the power is on.

Veuillez ne pas tripoter le câblage pendant que le courant est allumé.

se mêlerSurtout avec « de » ou « dans » ; souvent avec une nuance péjorative, quand on s’immisce dans des affaires qui ne nous regardent pas.

She warned her brother not to meddle in her personal affairs.

Elle a averti son frère de ne pas se mêler de ses affaires personnelles.

Sinonimi

butt in

involve oneself

Contrari

meddlenoun

meddles

/ˈmɛd.əl/

Archaic: chiefly Middle English through 17th c.; meaning mixture, medley.

mélangeSens vieilli ou littéraire, au sens de mélange confus.

The market offered a meddle of spices, cloth, and curious trinkets.

Le marché offrait un mélange d’épices, d’étoffes et de bibelots curieux.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

méli-méloSens familier, pour un assemblage confus ou disparate.

meddleverb

To interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern.

She warned her brother not to meddle in her personal affairs.

To handle, tamper with, or make changes to something—especially a physical object—without permission or in a way that may cause harm.

Please dont meddle with the wiring while the power is on.

meddlenoun

A mixture or medley; a confused or varied assemblage (archaic).

The market offered a meddle of spices, cloth, and curious trinkets.