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['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) βιολί2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) κομπίνα2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) παίζω βιολί2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) παίζω νευρικά3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) ετοιμάζω κομπίνα, `μαγειρεύω`•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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adj.P. and V. δεύτερος.Second to, inferior to: P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.), ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.).Second thoughts: V. ὕστεραι γνῶμαι, δεύτεραι φροντίδες.In the second place: see Secondly.At second hand, speak at second hand: V. λέγειν κλύων ἄλλων (Eur., Heracl. 847; cf. also Eur., Or. 532-533).Hear at second hand: V. λόγους ἄλλων κλύειν (Æsch., Pers. 266), or παρʼ ἀγγέλων ἄλλων ἀκούειν (Soph., O.R. 6).Having Ischander to play second fiddle: P. Ἴσχανδρον ἔχων... δευτεραγωνιστήν (Dem. 344).Second cousin: see under Cousin.Second prize: P. δευτερεῖα, τά.——————v. trans.Help on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.With personal object: P. and V. παρεῖναι (dat.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι, παραγίγνεσθαι (dat.), V. παραστατεῖν (dat.); see Help.Speak on behalf of: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat. or absol.).They were incensed against those of the orators who had seconded the expedition: P. χαλεποὶ ἦσαν τοῖς συμπροθυμηθεῖσι τῶν ῥητόρων τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thuc. 8, 1).The sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden: V. ναῦται δʼ ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα (Eur., I.T. 1403).——————subs.See Moment.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Second
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fiddle — fid‧dle [ˈfɪdl] verb [transitive] informal to give false information about something in order to avoid paying money, or to get extra money: • It would be naive to think that staff never fiddle their expenses. • Auditors ensure that employers or… … Financial and business terms
Fiddle — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Fiddle, hace referencia a cualquier instrumento musical de cuerda que se hace sonar con arco, lo que incluye al violín. Se trata de un término coloquial para aquellos instrumentos utilizados por músicos en … Wikipedia Español
Fiddle — Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle — est un mot anglais qui signifie « violon », mais avec une connotation plus populaire que violin (qui est le terme anglais usuel pour désigner un violon, en particulier un violon de musique classique). Il s agit de l instrument de celui… … Wikipédia en Français
fiddle — ► NOUN 1) informal a violin. 2) informal, chiefly Brit. an act of fraud or cheating. 3) informal an unnecessarily intricate or awkward task. ► VERB informal 1) touch or fidget with something restlessly or nervously. 2) chiefly Brit. falsify… … English terms dictionary
fiddle — [fid′ l] n. [ME fithele < OE < VL * vitula < L vitulari, to rejoice: vi (< IE * woi , wi , outcry > OE wi, Gr ia) + ? base of tollere, to raise, exalt] 1. Informal any stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. the violin ☆ 2.… … English World dictionary
Fiddle — Fid dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fiddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fiddling}.] 1. To play on a fiddle. [1913 Webster] Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep the hands and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle — Fid dle, v. t. To play (a tune) on a fiddle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle — [englisch, fɪdl], Violine … Universal-Lexikon
fiddle — англ. [фидл] Fidel, Fiedel нем. [фи/дэль] fidula лат. [фи/дула] фидель, старин. смычковый инструм … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
fiddle — [v] mess with, tinker dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger, fool, handle, interfere, mess, mess around*, monkey*, play, potter, puddle, putter, tamper, touch, toy, trifle, twiddle; concepts 87,291 … New thesaurus