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1 fiddler crab
(a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw.) caranguejo -
2 fiddler crab
(a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw.) uçá -
3 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) aldrabice2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar violino2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) brincar3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) aldrabar•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *fid.dle[f'idəl] n violino, rabeca. • vt+vi 1 tocar rabeca, tocar violino. to play (on) the fiddle / tocar violino. 2 mexer ou tocar nervosamente um objeto. 3 ajustar uma máquina ou outro objeto para que funcione. 4 remexer, bulir. 5 intrometer-se. 6 burlar, trapacear, fraudar. to be on the fiddle / ganhar dinheiro desonestamente. fit as a fiddle em boa forma, bem-disposto. he is fiddleing while Rome burns ele não está tratando o problema com a seriedade devida, ele está fazendo primeiro coisas sem importância, ele está fingindo que não há nada errado. to fiddle about ou around 1 vadiar, perder tempo fazendo coisas sem importância. 2 movimentar coisas várias vezes para arranjar uma posição satisfatória. 3 mexer ou tocar algo com os dedos com pequenos movimentos nervosos. to fiddle away perder tempo, vadiar. to play second fiddle ocupar uma posição menos importante, ser subordinado a. -
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['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) burla2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar violino2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) remexer3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) burlar•- fiddler- fiddler crab - on the fiddle
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Fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddler crab — ☆ fiddler crab n. a small, burrowing crab (genus Uca), the male of which has one claw much larger than the other … English World dictionary
Fiddler crab — Taxobox name = fiddler crab image width = 250px image caption = Uca pugnax regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura familia = Ocypodidae genus = Uca genus authority … Wikipedia
fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * Any of about 65 species of decapods (genus Uca) whose males hold one claw, always much larger than the other, somewhat like … Universalium
fiddler crab — fid′dler crab n. ivt any small burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male • Etymology: 1700–10, amer … From formal English to slang
fiddler crab — noun burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Uca, ↑genus Uca … Useful english dictionary
fiddler crab — noun a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca) … Wiktionary
fiddler crab — noun a small amphibious crab, the males of which have one greatly enlarged claw. [Genus Uca.] … English new terms dictionary
fiddler crab — /ˈfɪdlə kræb/ (say fidluh krab) noun any small Indo Pacific burrowing crab of the genus Uca, the male of which has one greatly enlarged claw …
fiddler crab — noun Date: 1843 any of a genus (Uca) of burrowing crabs in which the male has one claw that is greatly enlarged … New Collegiate Dictionary
