tinker

tinker
'tiŋkə
1. noun
(a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) caldedero, hojalatero; gitano

2. verb
(often with about or around) to fiddle, or work in an unskilled way, with machinery etc: He enjoys tinkering around (with car engines). tratar de reparar, hacer un remiendo
tinker
tr['tɪŋkəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (tinsmith) hojalatero,-a, calderero,-a
2 (gypsy) gitano,-a
3 (naughty child) pícaro,-a, tunante,-a, diablillo,-a
intransitive verb to tinker with
1 (try to repair) tratar de arreglar; (meddle with) manosear, apañar, tocar
tinker ['tɪŋkər] vi
to tinker with : arreglar con pequeños ajustes, toquetear (con intento de arreglar)
tinker
n.
• calderero remendón s.m.
• calderero, -era s.m.,f.
v.
• componer (Arreglar) v.
• ocuparse vanamente v.
• remendar chapuceramente v.

I 'tɪŋkər, 'tɪŋkə(r)
noun hojalatero, -ra m,f, calderero, -ra m,f

II
intransitive verb

to tinker with something — \<\<with car/television\>\> hacerle* pequeños ajustes a algo; (pej) juguetear con algo

['tɪŋkǝ(r)]
1. N
(esp Brit)
1) (=mender) calderero m ; pej (=gipsy) gitano m
2) (Brit) † * (=child) pícaro(-a) m / f , tunante(-a) m / f

you little tinker! — ¡tunante!

2.
VI (also: tinker about)

to tinker with — toquetear, jugar con

he's been tinkering with the car all day — ha pasado todo el día tratando de reparar el coche

they're only tinkering with the problem — no se esfuerzan seriamente por resolver el problema

* * *

I ['tɪŋkər, 'tɪŋkə(r)]
noun hojalatero, -ra m,f, calderero, -ra m,f

II
intransitive verb

to tinker with something — \<\<with car/television\>\> hacerle* pequeños ajustes a algo; (pej) juguetear con algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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