- fiddle
- 'fidl
1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violín2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) estafa, trampa
2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar el violín2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) juguetear3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) falsificar, amañar, manipular•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle
fiddle vb jugar / juguetear / tocar / toqueteardon't fiddle with the stereo, you'll break it no juegues con el estéreo, lo vas a romperEl gerundio de fiddle se escribe fiddlingfiddletr['fɪdəl]noun1 familiar violín nombre masculino2 familiar (fraud) estafa, trampaintransitive verb1 tocar el violín2 familiar (play) juguetear (with, con)transitive verb1 familiar (cheat) amañar, falsificar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the fiddle hacer trampas, estar metido,-a en chanchullosto play second fiddle desempeñar un papel secundario, ser el segundóntax fiddle evasión nombre femenino fiscalfiddle ['fɪdəl] vi, -dled ; -dling1) : tocar el violín2)to fiddle with : juguetear con, toquetearfiddle n: violín mfiddlen.• violín s.m.'fɪdḷ
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noun1) (violin) violín mas fit as a fiddle — rebosante de salud
to play second fiddle — desempeñar un papel secundario
2) (cheat) (BrE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)she's on the fiddle — está metida en un chanchullo (fam)
3) (tricky operation) (colloq)it's a fiddle to get this in — meter esto tiene sus vueltas or (Méx) su chiste
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transitive verb (BrE colloq) \<\<accounts\>\> hacer* chanchullos con (fam); \<\<results\>\> amañar
2.
vi (fidget)to fiddle WITH something: stop fiddling with the typewriter! deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir; he fiddled nervously with his tie — jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata
Phrasal Verbs:['fɪdl]1. N1) (=violin) violín m- play second fiddle- play second fiddle to sbhe's fed up with playing second fiddle to his older brother — está harto de estar a la sombra de su hermano mayor
2) (esp Brit) * (=cheat) trampa f , superchería fit's a fiddle — aquí hay trampa
tax fiddle — evasión f fiscal
to work a fiddle — hacer trampa
to be on the fiddle — dedicarse a hacer chanchullos *
2. VI1) (Mus) tocar el violín- fiddle while Rome burns2) (=fidget) enredardo stop fiddling! — ¡deja ya de enredar!
to fiddle (about or around) with sth — enredar or juguetear con algo
someone has been fiddling (about or around) with it — alguien lo ha estropeado, alguien ha estado enredando con él
3) (esp Brit) * (=cheat) hacer trampas3.VT (esp Brit) * [+ accounts, results, expenses claim etc] manipularto fiddle one's income tax — defraudar impuestos
- fiddle about* * *['fɪdḷ]
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noun1) (violin) violín mas fit as a fiddle — rebosante de salud
to play second fiddle — desempeñar un papel secundario
2) (cheat) (BrE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)she's on the fiddle — está metida en un chanchullo (fam)
3) (tricky operation) (colloq)it's a fiddle to get this in — meter esto tiene sus vueltas or (Méx) su chiste
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transitive verb (BrE colloq) \<\<accounts\>\> hacer* chanchullos con (fam); \<\<results\>\> amañar
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vi (fidget)to fiddle WITH something: stop fiddling with the typewriter! deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir; he fiddled nervously with his tie — jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata
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English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
