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1 on the fiddle
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2 on the fiddle
(dishonest: He's always on the fiddle.) fazendo trapaça -
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. -
4 fiddle
['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 -
5 to play the second fiddle
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6 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) segundo2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) segundo3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) auxiliar4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) apoiar5. noun(a secondary school.) escola secundária- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) instante* * *sec.ond1[s'ekənd] adj 1 segundo, segunda. she was born on the second of may / ela nasceu no dia 2 de maio. 2 inferior, secundário. 3 subordinado. 4 outro, diferente. • adv secundariamente, em segundo lugar. on second thoughts depois de pensar bem. to become second nature tornar-se uma segunda natureza. to be second cousins ser primos em segundo grau. to be/ to stand second to none equiparar-se aos melhores. to play the second fiddle fig ter um papel de segunda ordem. to try a second time tentar novamente.————————sec.ond2[s'ekənd] n 1 segundo, 1/60 de um minuto, de tempo ou de ângulo. 2 instante, momento. 3 Mus segunda: intervalo de tempo entre duas notas. I’ll join you in a second / estarei aí num instante.————————sec.ond3[s'ekənd] n 1 padrinho no duelo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. • vt 1 secundar, assistir, auxiliar, suportar. 2 apoiar, aprovar. 3 agir como ajudante. -
7 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) saudável2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) corte3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) cair bem2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar-se3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) montar4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) montagem/acessório2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) ataque•* * *fit1[fit] n 1 ajustagem, adaptação, ajuste, encaixe, encaixamento, ajustamento. 2 corte, feitio, talhe, forma. • adj 1 bom, próprio, conveniente, ajustado, justo. 2 preparado, apto, digno, capaz. 3 saudável: em boa condição física e mental. 4 coll predisposto. • vt+vi (ps e pp fitted) 1 assentar, ajustar, adaptar, prover, amoldar. 2 convir a, ser conveniente ou apropriado. 3 aprontar, preparar, qualificar. his talents fits him for this job / seus talentos habilitam-no para este trabalho. 4 suprir, prover, equipar, aparelhar. 5 Tech encaixar, engatar. 6 Mech montar. fighting fit saudável, com boa saúde. fit as a fiddle bem-disposto. fit for publication próprio para publicação. food fit for a king uma refeição régia. if the cap fits se a carapuça servir. it doesn’t fit não se adapta bem. it fits in my plan isto se enquadra no meu plano. it fits like a glove assenta como uma luva. it fits the occasion isto vem a propósito. it is fit to do é conveniente fazer. not in a fit state sem condições para (fazer algo). to fit in encaixar, adaptar. to fit out prover com equipamento, fornecer. to fit pipes into each other encaixar tubos um no outro. to fit up a house mobiliar uma casa.————————fit2[fit] n 1 acesso, ataque, espasmo. 2 desmaio, colapso, síncope, convulsão. by ou in fits and starts aos trancos e barrancos. fit of rage ataque de cólera. fit to be tied coll doido varrido, irritado. to have a fit ficar muito bravo ou chocado.
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