Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

to play the second fiddle

Толкование Перевод

1 play\ the\ second\ fiddle

alárendelt helyzetben van

English-Hungarian dictionary > play\ the\ second\ fiddle
2 to play the second fiddle

to play the second fiddle

fig ter um papel de segunda ordem.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to play the second fiddle
3 to play the second fiddle

spēlēt otro vijoli

English-Latvian dictionary > to play the second fiddle
4 second fiddle

"вторая скрипка", подчинённый, человек, занимающий второстепенное положение (обыкн. употр. с гл. to be) [часть выражения play second fiddle; см. play second fiddle]

I can't understand people like Dickie; what fun do they get out of always being second fiddle? (G. Vidal, ‘A Thirsty Evil’, ‘Pages from an Abandoned Journal’) — Не понимаю таких людей, как Дикки. Какое удовольствие всегда играть вторую скрипку?

Second fiddle to Richard Scott and always has been. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Mr. Quin’, ‘The Shadow on the Glass’) — Портер всегда на вторых ролях у Ричарда Скотта.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > second fiddle
5 play second fiddle

играть вторую скрипку, занимать второстепенное положение; см. тж. play first fiddle, play third fiddle и second fiddle

How painfully it had affected him with its intimation that he played but second fiddle in the life of his beloved. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XII) — Как болезненно поразило Сомса открытие, что он играет всего только вторую скрипку в жизни любимой!

Large English-Russian phrasebook > play second fiddle
6 play second fiddle

игpaть втopую cкpипку, быть нa втopыx poляx, зaнимaть втopocтeпeннoe пoлoжeниe

How painfully it had affected him with his infatuation that he played but second fiddle in the life of his beloved (J. Galsworthy)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > play second fiddle
7 second

I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
1) (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.) segundo

2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo

3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo
2. adverb
(next after the first: He came second in the race.) segundo
3. noun
1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo

2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) auxiliar
4. verb
(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) apoiar

- secondary
5. 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] noun
1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo

2) (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.

English-Portuguese dictionary > second
8 fiddle

1. noun
1) (Mus.) (coll./derog.) Fidel, die; (violin for traditional or folk music) Geige, die; Fidel, die

[as] fit as a fiddle — kerngesund

play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)

play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen

2) (coll.): (swindle) Gaunerei, die

it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)

be on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

fiddle about — (coll.): (waste time) herumtrödeln (ugs.)

fiddle about with something — (work on to adjust etc.) an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.); (tinker with) an etwas (Dat.) herumbasteln (ugs.)

fiddle with something — (play with) mit etwas herumspielen

2) (coll.): (deceive) krumme Dinger drehen (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
(coll.) (falsify) frisieren (ugs.) [Bücher, Rechnungen]; (get by cheating) [sich (Dat.)] ergaunern (ugs.)

* * *
['fidl] 1. noun
1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) die Geige

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) die Unterschlagung
2. verb
1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) geigen

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) herumspielen

3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) unterschlagen

•

- academic.ru/27076/fiddler">fiddler
- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle
* * *

fid·dle

[ˈfɪdl̩]

I. n

1. MUS ( fam) Geige f, Fi[e]del f hum o pej

to play the \fiddle Geige spielen

2. esp BRIT ( fam: fraud) Betrug m kein pl, Schwindel m kein pl

this is some sort of \fiddle hier ist was faul fam

to be on the \fiddle faule Geschäfte machen fam, krumme Dinger drehen fam

3. BRIT ( fam: task) kniff[e]lige Angelegenheit

it's a real \fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts all die kleinen Teile machen das Zusammensetzen ganz schön schwierig fam

4.

▶ sb's face is as long as a \fiddle esp BRIT ( fam) jd macht ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter fam

▶ to be [as] fit as a \fiddle kerngesund sein

▶ to play first/second \fiddle die erste/zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to play second \fiddle to sb in jds Schatten stehen

II. interj AM ( dated) Unsinn m fam, Quatsch m fam

III. vt ( fam)

▪ to \fiddle sth

1. (falsify) etw frisieren fam; (manipulate) etw manipulieren

to \fiddle the accounts/books die Rechnungen/Bücher frisieren fam

to \fiddle it [or things] so that... es so hindrehen [o hinbiegen], dass... fam

2. (obtain fraudulently) [sich dat] etw ergaunern

to \fiddle money out of a company ein Unternehmen um Geld betrügen fam

IV. vi

1. (finger) herumfummeln fam

▪ to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumspielen [o herumfummeln] fam; (play) mit etw dat herumspielen fam

2. (tinker) herumbasteln fam

▪ to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumhantieren [o herumfummeln] [o herumbasteln] fam

3. MUS ( fam) geigen, fiedeln hum o pej

4.

▶ to \fiddle while Rome burns den Kopf in den Sand stecken

* * *
['fɪdl]
1. n

1) (MUS inf) Fiedel f (inf), Geige f

to play second fiddle — die zweite Geige spielen

to play second fiddle to sb (fig) — in jds Schatten (dat) stehen

he refuses to play second fiddle (fig) — er will immer die erste Geige spielen

as fit as a fiddle — kerngesund

2) (Brit inf = cheat, swindle) Manipulation f, Schiebung f; (with money) faule Geschäfte pl (inf)

it's a fiddle —

there are so many fiddles going on — es wird so viel getrickst (inf) or manipuliert

the accountants were well aware there had been some sort of fiddle — die Buchprüfer wussten ganz genau, dass da irgendetwas manipuliert or frisiert (inf) worden war

tax fiddle — Steuermanipulation f

to be on the fiddle — faule Geschäfte or krumme Dinger machen (inf)

2. vi

1) (MUS inf) fiedeln (inf), geigen

2) (= fidget, play around) herumspielen

don't fiddle with the engine if you don't know what you're doing — spiel nicht am Motor herum, wenn du dich damit nicht auskennst

he sat there nervously fiddling with his tie/cigarette lighter — er saß da und spielte nervös an seinem Schlips herum/spielte mit seinem Feuerzeug herum

put that thing down and stop fiddling! — leg das Ding weg und hör endlich mit der Fummelei auf! (inf)

3) (= split hairs, be overprecise etc) Haare spalten, pingelig sein (inf)

3. vt

1) (Brit inf) accounts, results frisieren (inf); election manipulieren

he fiddled it so that... — er hat es so hingebogen or getrickst (inf), dass...

2) tune fiedeln (inf), geigen

4. interj
ach du liebe Zeit, ach du liebes Lottchen (hum inf)
* * *

fiddle [ˈfıdl]

A s

1. MUS umg Fiedel f, Geige f:

play (on) the fiddle Geige spielen;

play first (second) fiddle fig die erste (zweite) Geige spielen;

play second fiddle to in jemandes Schatten stehen;

hang up one’s fiddle when one comes home seine gute Laune an den Nagel hängen, wenn man heimkommt;

(as) fit as a fiddle umg gesund (u. munter) wie ein Fisch im Wasser; → face A 2

2. SCHIFF Schlingerbord n

3. Br umg

a) Gaunerei f

b) Manipulation f

B v/i

1. auch fiddle away umg fiedeln, geigen

2. oft fiddle about ( oder around) umg herumtrödeln

3. auch fiddle about ( oder around) (with) umg

a) herumfummeln (an dat), spielen (mit),

b) herumbasteln oder -pfuschen (beide umg) (an dat), sich zu schaffen machen (an dat oder mit)

C v/t

1. umg eine Melodie etc fiedeln

2. meist fiddle away umg die Zeit vertrödeln

3. Br umg Konten etc frisieren pej, manipulieren

D int umg Unsinn!, dummes Zeug!

* * *
1. noun
1) (Mus.) (coll./derog.) Fidel, die; (violin for traditional or folk music) Geige, die; Fidel, die

[as] fit as a fiddle — kerngesund

play first/second fiddle — (fig.) die erste/zweite Geige spielen (ugs.)

play second fiddle to somebody — in jemandes Schatten (Dat.) stehen

2) (coll.): (swindle) Gaunerei, die

it's all a fiddle — das ist alles Schiebung (ugs.)

be on the fiddle — krumme Dinger machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

fiddle about — (coll.): (waste time) herumtrödeln (ugs.)

fiddle about with something — (work on to adjust etc.) an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.); (tinker with) an etwas (Dat.) herumbasteln (ugs.)

fiddle with something — (play with) mit etwas herumspielen

2) (coll.): (deceive) krumme Dinger drehen (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
(coll.) (falsify) frisieren (ugs.) [Bücher, Rechnungen]; (get by cheating) [sich (Dat.)] ergaunern (ugs.)

* * *

n.

Fiedel -n f.

Geige -n f. (with) v.

kungeln (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > fiddle
9 fiddle

fid·dle [ʼfɪdl̩] n

1) mus ( fam) Geige f, Fi[e]del f ( hum o pej)

to play the \fiddle Geige spielen

2) ( esp Brit) (fam: fraud) Betrug m kein pl, Schwindel m kein pl;

this is some sort of \fiddle hier ist was faul ( fam)

to be on the \fiddle faule Geschäfte machen ( fam), krumme Dinger drehen ( fam)

3) ( Brit) (fam: task) kniff[e]lige Angelegenheit;

it's a real \fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts all die kleinen Teile machen das Zusammensetzen ganz schön schwierig ( fam)

PHRASES:

sb's face is as long as a \fiddle ( esp Brit) ( fam) jd macht ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter ( fam)

to be [as] fit as a \fiddle kerngesund sein;

to play first/second \fiddle die erste/zweite Geige spielen ( fam)

to play second \fiddle to sb in jds Schatten m stehen interj (Am) (dated) Unsinn m ( fam), Quatsch m ( fam) vt ( fam);

to \fiddle sth

1) ( falsify) etw frisieren ( fam) ( manipulate) etw manipulieren;

to \fiddle the accounts/ books die Rechnungen/Bücher frisieren ( fam)

to \fiddle it [or things] so that... es so hindrehen [o hinbiegen], dass... ( fam)

2) ( obtain fraudulently) [sich dat] etw ergaunern;

to \fiddle money out of a company ein Unternehmen um Geld betrügen ( fam) vi

1) ( finger) herumfummeln ( fam)

to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumspielen [o herumfummeln] ( fam) ( play) mit etw dat herumspielen ( fam)

2) ( tinker) herumbasteln ( fam)

to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumhantieren [o herumfummeln] [o herumbasteln] ( fam)

3) mus ( fam) geigen, fiedeln ( hum o pej)

PHRASES:

to \fiddle while Rome burns den Kopf in den Sand stecken

English-German students dictionary > fiddle
10 play

/plei/ * danh từ - sự vui chơi, sự nô đùa, sự đùa giỡn; trò chơi, trò đùa =to be at play+ đang chơi, đang nô đùa =to say something in play+ nói chơi (nói đùa) điều gì =out of mere play+ chỉ là chơi, chỉ là đùa =a play of words+ lối chơi chữ; tài dùng chữ =a play on words+ lối chơi chữ, lối nói mập mờ =child's play+ trò chơi trẻ con; (nghĩa bóng) trò hề, việc ngon ơ - (thể dục,thể thao) sự đấu, sự chơi; trận đấu; cách chơi, lối chơi =the play began at three o'clock+ trận đấu bắt đầu lúc ba giờ =to win the match by good play+ thắng trận đấu nhờ lối chơi hay - (nghĩa bóng) lối chơi, cách xử sự =fair play+ lối chơi ngay thẳng; (nghĩa bóng) cách xử sự công bình, cách xử sự ngay thẳng - sự đánh bạc, trò cờ bạc =to be ruined by play+ khánh kiệt vì cờ bạc =the play runs high+ cờ bạc đánh to - kịch, vở kịch, vở tuồng =to go to the play+ đi xem kịch = shakespeare's plays+ những vở kịch của Sếch-xpia - sự giỡn, sự lung linh, sự lấp lánh, sự óng ánh, sự nhấp nhô, sự tung tăng =the play of moonlight on water+ ánh trăng lấp lánh trên mặt nước =play of light+ ánh sáng lung linh, ánh sáng lấp lánh =play of colour+ màu sắc óng ánh =play of the waves+ sóng nhấp nhô - sự hoạt động; phạm vi hoạt động; sự vận dụng, sự sử dụng =in full play+ đang hoạt động mạnh =to come into play+ bắt đầu hoạt động; bắt đầu có hiệu lực =to bring (call) into play+ phát huy =to give full play to one's imagination+ để cho tưởng tượng tự do phiêu diêu, thả hồn theo tưởng tượng - (kỹ thuật) sự chuyển vận, sự vận hành (của một bộ phận máy); sự xoay chuyển; phạm vi xoay chuyển; cách chạy =bolts should have a centimeter of play+ chốt phải có một khoảng xê dịch một xentimet mới được - (kỹ thuật) sự jơ, sự long, sự xộc xệch; chỗ jơ, chỗ long, chỗ xộc xệch; khe hở, độ hở =a play in the wheel+ chỗ long ở bánh xe, chỗ jơ ở bánh xe - sự nghỉ việc (của công nhân lúc đình công) * nội động từ - chơi, nô đùa, đùa giỡn =to play with children+ nô đùa với trẻ con, chơi với trẻ con =to play with love+ đùa với tình yêu - chơi, đánh (đàn...), thổi (sáo...)... =to play at cards+ chơi bài, đánh bài =to play at chess+ chơi cờ, đánh cờ =to play on the piano+ chơi đàn pianô, đánh đàn pianô =to play upon words+ chơi chi, nói lập lờ - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi, đánh, đá... (hay, dở...); chơi được (sân, bãi) =to play well+ chơi hay, đánh hay, đá hay... =the ground plays well today+ sân hôm nay chơi tốt - đánh bạc =to play high+ đánh lớn; đánh những quân bài cao - đóng trong kịch, tuồng...); biểu diễn =to play in a film+ đóng trong một phim =to play in Hamles+ đóng trong vở Hăm-lét - nã vào (súng); phun vào (vòi cứu hoả) =guns begin to play on the walls+ súng đạn lớn bắt đầu nã vào những bức tường thành =fire-engines play on the fire+ xe chữa cháy phun vào đám cháy - giỡn, lung linh, lấp lánh, óng ánh, lóng lánh, chập chờn, nhấp nhô =smile plays about lips+ nụ cười thoáng (giỡn) trên môi =moonlight plays on water+ ánh trăng lấp lánh trên mặt nước - (nghĩa bóng) xử sự, ăn ở =to play foul+ chơi xấu, chơi ăn gian; (nghĩa bóng) xử sự không ngay thẳng, gian lận - (kỹ thuật) chạy, chuyển vận, vận hành, xoay dễ dàng... (bộ phận máy) - nghỉ việc, không làm việc (công nhân đình công) * ngoại động từ - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi, đánh, đá... =to play football+ đá bóng chơi bóng đá =to play tennis+ chơi quần vợt, đánh quần vợt =to play chess+ đánh cờ - (âm nhạc) chơi, đánh, kéo, thổi... =to play the piano+ chơi pianô, đánh pianô =to play the violon+ kéo viôlông =to play the flute+ thổi sáo - đánh (một quả bóng), đánh ra (một quân bài); đi (một quân cờ) =to play the ball into the net+ đánh quả bóng vào lưới - (thể dục,thể thao) thi đấu với, đấu =to play the best team+ đâu với đội hay nhất =to play a match+ đâu một trận =to play somebody at chess+ đánh cờ với ai - (thể dục,thể thao) chọn (ai) vào chơi...; cho (ai) vào chơi... (trong đội) =to play someone as goalkeeper+ chọn ai làm người giữ gôn - đóng, đóng vai, diễn (kịch...), biểu diễn (bản nhạc...); giả làm (để đùa chơi) =to play Hamlet+ đóng vai Hăm-lét =to play a tragedy+ diễn một vở kịch =let's play that we are soldiers+ chúng ta giả làm bộ đội chơi nào - xử sự như là =to play truant+ trốn học - làm chơi, xỏ chơi (ai, một vố) =to play a trick upon somebody; to play somebody a trick+ xỏ chơi ai một vố - nả (súng...), chiếu (đèn pha...), phun (nước) =to play guns on the walls+ nã súng lớn vào những bức tường thành =to play water on the fire+ phun nước vào đám cháy - giật, giật dây câu cho mệt (cá) =to play a fish+ giật giật dây câu cho mệt cá !to play at - chơi (cờ, bóng đá, bài...) - giả làm, làm ra bộ (để đùa chơi) =to play at soldiers+ giả làm bộ đội chơi - (nghĩa bóng) làm miễn cưỡng, làm tắc trách (việc gì) !to play in - cử nhạc đón (khách, khán giả...) vào !to play off - làm cho (ai) lộ rõ ở thế bất lợi, làm cho (ai) lộ rõ nhược điểm - kích (ai... chống lại ai) =to play off somebody against another+ kích ai chống lại lại ai (để có lợi cho mình) - đánh tráo, đánh lộn sòng (cái gì...) =to play off something as something else+ đánh tráo (đánh lộn sòng) cái gì với cái gì khác - (thể dục,thể thao) đấu lại để quyết định (một trận đấu hoà...) !to play on - lợi dụng =to play on someone's credulity+ lợi dụng lòng cả tin của ai - (thể dục,thể thao) đánh bóng vào gôn bên mình (crickê) !to play out - cử nhạc tiễn đưa =the orchestra plays the audience out+ ban nhạc cử nhạc tiễn đưa khán giả ra về !to play up - (+ to) (sân khấu) đóng cốt để làm nổi bật diễn xuất (của một diễn viên khác) =to play up to someone+ đóng cốt để làm nổi bật diễn xuất của ai - (nghĩa bóng) nịnh, tâng bốc - trêu chọc (chòng ghẹo) làm (ai) phát cáu - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lợi dụng (cái gì) - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi tận tình !to play upon !to play on to play booty - (xem) booty !to play by ear - đánh đàn mò (nhớ lỏm, không biết nhạc) !to play one's cards well - (xem) card !to play the deuce (devil) with - phá hoại; làm hỏng bét cả; chơi xỏ một vố !to play ducks ans drakes with - (xem) duck !to play someone false - (xem) false !to play fast and loose - (xem) fast !to play first (second) fiddle - (xem) fiddle !to play the game - chơi đúng thể lệ quy định - (nghĩa bóng) chơi ngay thẳng, xử sự ngay thẳng !to play a good knife and fork - (xem) knife !to play bell (the mischief) - gieo tai hoạ, tàn phá, phá phách !to play one's hand for all it is worth - triệt để lợi dụng cơ hội; sử dụng mọi phương tiện, dùng đủ mọi cách !to play into the hands of somebody - làm lợi cho ai, làm cho ai hưởng, làm cỗ cho ai ăn !to play it on somebody !to play it low on somebody - (từ lóng) lợi dụng ai một cách ti tiện !to play the man - cư xử đúng phẩm cách con người !to play the market - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đầu cơ chứng khoán !to play for time - chơi kéo dài thời gian, làm kế hoãn binh - cố tranh thủ thời gian

English-Vietnamese dictionary > play
11 fiddle

fiddle ['fɪdəl]

1 noun

(a) (musical instrument) violon m;

∎ to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine forme, être frais comme un gardon;

∎ her face was as long as a fiddle elle faisait une tête d'enterrement;

∎ figurative to play second fiddle (to sb) jouer les seconds violons ou rôles (auprès de qn)

(b) familiar (swindle) truc m, combine f;

∎ British to work a fiddle combiner quelque chose;

∎ it's a fiddle c'est un attrape-nigaud;

∎ to be on the fiddle traficoter;

∎ tax fiddle fraude f fiscale

2 intransitive verb

(a) (be restless)

∎ stop fiddling! tiens-toi tranquille!, arrête de remuer!;

∎ to fiddle with sth (aimlessly, nervously) jouer avec qch; (interfere with) jouer avec ou tripoter qch;

∎ to fiddle with one's watch jouer avec sa montre;

∎ don't fiddle with the switch laisse l'interrupteur tranquille, ne tripote pas l'interrupteur

(b) (tinker) bricoler;

∎ he fiddled with the knobs on the television il a tourné les boutons de la télé dans tous les sens

(c) (play the fiddle) jouer du violon;

∎ figurative to fiddle while Rome burns s'occuper de futilités alors qu'il est urgent d'agir

(d) familiar (cheat) trafiquer

3 transitive verb

(a) familiar (falsify → results, financial accounts) truquer^□, falsifier^□ ; (→ election) truquer^□ ;

∎ to fiddle one's income tax falsifier sa déclaration d'impôts;

∎ he fiddled it so that he got the results he wanted il a trafiqué pour obtenir les résultats qu'il voulait

(b) familiar (gain dishonestly → money, time off) carotter

(c) familiar (swindle → person)

∎ he fiddled me out of £20 il m'a refait de 20 livres;

∎ I've been fiddled! je me suis fait escroquer!

(d) (play → tune) jouer au violon

➲ fiddle about, fiddle around intransitive verb

(a) (fidget) jouer

(b) familiar (mess about) bricoler; (loaf about, waste time) traînasser

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fiddle
12 ♦ play

♦ play (1) /pleɪ/
n.

1 [u] gioco; modo di giocare: The children are at play, i bambini stanno giocando; the game and play of chess, il gioco degli scacchi e come giocarlo; the play of sunlight upon leaves, il gioco della luce del sole sulle foglie

2 [u] (mecc.) gioco: the excessive play of the bolts, il gioco eccessivo dei bulloni

3 (teatr.) lavoro teatrale; dramma; commedia: the plays of John Webster, i drammi di John Webster; to direct a play, dirigere un dramma; to perform a play, rappresentare un dramma; to produce (o to put on) a play, mettere in scena un dramma (o una commedia); The play fell flat, la commedia è stata un fiasco; We went to the play, siamo andati a teatro

4 [u] (mus.) esecuzione

5 mossa: It's your play, tocca a te giocare; sta a te muovere; a te la mossa

6 (fig.) attività; azione: to be in full play, essere in azione

7 ( sport) giocata; azione: attacking plays, azioni offensive

● (fig.) play-acting, commedia; finzione; melodramma (fig.) □ play-box, scatola per giocattoli □ ( radio, TV, USA) play-by-play commentary, radiocronaca; telecronaca; commento minuto per minuto □ play-day, giorno di vacanza ( da scuola) □ play-debt, debito di gioco □ ( USA) play dough, plastilina □ ( sport) play-off ► play-off □ a play on words, un gioco di parole □ play pool, piscina per giochi; piscinetta ( per bambini) □ play street, strada ( di città) chiusa al traffico per i giochi dei bambini □ (psic.) play therapy, terapia del gioco; ludoterapia □ to allow full play to one's restlessness, dare pieno sfogo alla propria irrequietezza □ as good as a play, divertentissimo □ to bring (o to call) into play, mettere in gioco; fare intervenire; mettere in azione □ to come into play, entrare in gioco (fig.); entrare in azione □ to give free play to one's imagination, dare (libero) sfogo alla propria fantasia □ in play, per gioco; per scherzo; per celia; ( sport: del pallone, della palla) in gioco □ ( sport) to make play, dar filo da torcere agli avversari □ (fam.) to make a play for, darsi da fare per, cercare di ottenere (qc.); manovrare per ( una nomina, ecc.); fare il filo a, stare dietro a (q.) □ ( sport: del pallone, della palla) out of play, non in gioco.
NOTA D'USO: - play, game o toy?- play (2) /pleɪ/
vc. verb.

(comput.) esegui!; riproduci! ( istruzione).
♦ (to) play /pleɪ/
v. t. e i.

1 giocare ( anche sport); giocare a (o con); gareggiare; giocherellare; baloccarsi; gingillarsi; divertirsi; scherzare; trastullarsi: to play tennis, giocare a tennis; to play with a ball, giocare con una palla; ( sport) to play a beautiful game, giocare bene; fare un bel gioco; ( anche) fare dell'accademia; to play sb. at cards, giocare a carte con q.; Let's play cowboys, giochiamo ai cowboy!; Let's play at (being) redskins, giochiamo agli indiani!; to play a pawn, giocare (o muovere) un pedone (a scacchi); to play one's cards well [badly], giocare bene [male] le proprie carte ( anche fig.); to play with a bunch of keys, baloccarsi (o gingillarsi) con un mazzo di chiavi; (fig.) to play with fire, scherzare col fuoco

2 (fam.) giocare a essere; fare la parte di; far mostra; far finta: Jim played ski instructor, Jim faceva la parte del maestro di sci; to play innocent, recitare la parte dell'innocente

3 ( sport) effettuare, fare ( un tiro, ecc.): He wasn't sure which shot to play, era incerto su quale colpo effettuare

4 ( sport) far giocare; mettere in campo: The coach played Jones as goalkeeper, l'allenatore ha schierato Jones come portiere

5 ( sport: del terreno) essere adatto al gioco: This cricket pitch plays well, questo campo di cricket è adatto al gioco ( ci si gioca bene)

6 ( sport) giocare contro (q.); ospitare; battersi contro: Scotland were playing Wales, la Scozia ospitava il Galles; Will you play the challenger?, ti batterai contro lo sfidante?

7 (teatr.) recitare; rappresentare; interpretare, sostenere ( un ruolo); fare la parte di; fare ( una parte); ( di una commedia, ecc.) essere recitato; tenere il cartellone; ( di film) essere proiettato: to play King Lear, rappresentare il Re Lear; Mel Gibson plays Hamlet, Mel Gibson interpreta la parte di Amleto; to play one's part well, fare bene la propria parte ( anche fig.); A new movie is playing tonight, questa sera danno un film nuovo; to play opposite, recitare a fianco di ( una persona dell'altro sesso); avere (q.) come partner

8 (mus.) suonare; eseguire: to play the national anthem, suonare l'inno nazionale; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio; to play the violin, suonare il violino; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- They're playing the Forum on the 16th of December, suonano al Forum il 16 dicembre

9 ( video, TV, comput.) far girare; far vedere; proiettare; riprodurre

10 scherzare (poet.); muoversi qua e là; errare; ( del vento) soffiare: The moonlight was playing on the still waters of the lake, il chiaro di luna scherzava sulle acque tranquille del lago; A faint smile played on her lips, un lieve sorriso le errava sulle labbra (o le sfiorava le labbra)

11 (mecc.: di un pezzo) avere gioco: Pistons must play inside cylinders, i pistoni devono aver gioco dentro ai cilindri

12 ( di fontane) zampillare

13 dirigere, orientare ( un getto d'acqua, ecc.): We played a searchlight on the building, abbiamo illuminato l'edificio con una fotoelettrica

14 ( dei muscoli) guizzare ( sotto la pelle)

15 ( pesca) dare filo a ( un pesce che ha abboccato) per stancarlo

16 (fam.) stare al gioco

17 ( slang USA) avere successo; essere apprezzato

● ( sport) to play at home [away], giocare in casa [in trasferta] □ ( calcio, ecc.) to play a ball, calciare una palla □ to play ball, ( sport) dare il calcio d'inizio (o di ripresa); (fig.) fare la propria parte; non tirarsi indietro (fig.): (fam.) to play ball with sb., collaborare con q.; dare una mano a q. □ to play one's cards close to one's chest, tenersi le carte strette al petto ( giocando); (fig.) tenere nascoste le proprie mosse □ to play dead, fare finta d'essere morto, fare il morto; (fig.) restare indifferente, fare finta di niente □ to play the devil, fare il diavolo a quattro □ ( slang) to play dirty, fare il gioco sporco □ to play fair, giocare lealmente; (fig.) giocare a carte scoperte, comportarsi in modo leale □ to play sb. false, tradire q.; ingannare q. □ (fig.) to play first fiddle, avere una parte di primo piano; avere molta voce in capitolo □ to play a fish, stancare un pesce dandogli corda e poi tirando la lenza □ to play sb. like a fish, giocare con q. come il gatto con il topo □ to play the fool, fare lo stupido □ (teatr., mus., sport) to play for the first time, esordire; giocare (o recitare, suonare) per la prima volta □ to play for heavy stakes, giocare forte, d'azzardo □ to play for safety, stare sul sicuro; ( sport) tirare a «fare risultato» ( accontentandosi di un pareggio) □ to play for sympathy, cercare di accattivarsi la simpatia □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo, temporeggiare; ( sport) fare melina □ to play foul, ( sport) fare falli, essere falloso; (fig.) barare; essere sleale □ to play the game, stare alle regole del gioco; (fig.) esser leale, onesto □ (fig.) to play sb. 's game, stare al gioco di q. □ (fam.) to play games with sb. [st.], farsi gioco di q. [giocare (o giocherellare) con qc.] □ to play God, fare il padreterno □ to play high, giocar forte; fare forti puntate □ (fam.) to play the horses, giocare alle corse ( di cavalli) □ (fig.) to play into sb. 's hands, fare il gioco di q. □ to play oneself into a new job, fare l'abitudine (fam.: l'osso) a un lavoro nuovo □ (fam.) to play it cool, mantenere la calma □ to play it for real, fare sul serio □ ( calcio) to play the long ball, verticalizzare; dare profondità al gioco □ to play low, giocare in modo prudente; fare puntate basse □ ( Borsa, fin.) to play the market, speculare (o giocare) in Borsa □ ( sport) to play out of one's skin, giocare da dio □ to play safe, tenersi dalla parte del sicuro; non voler correre rischi □ (fig.) to play second fiddle (o second lead), fare il comprimario; avere una parte secondaria (o di secondo piano) □ ( sport) to play a team at home, ospitare una squadra □ (teatr.) to play to a full house, recitare a teatro esaurito □ to play to the gallery, (teatr.) recitare per il loggione; (fig.) cercare una popolarità a buon mercato □ to play truant, marinare la scuola □ to play a waiting game, ( sport) fare melina; (fig.) tirarla per le lunghe; stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ (equit.) to play with horses ( on the ground), far lavorare (o esercitare) i cavalli (a terra) □ (eufem.) to play with oneself, masturbarsi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ play
13 fiddle

fiddle [ˈfɪdl]

1. noun

a. ( = violin) violon m

b. (British = cheating) (inf) combine (inf) f

• tax fiddle fraude f fiscale

• he's on the fiddle il traficote (inf)

2. intransitive verb

• can't you stop fiddling (around)! tiens-toi donc tranquille !

• to fiddle with a pencil tripoter un crayon

3. transitive verb

(British) [+ accounts, expenses claim] (inf) truquer

* * *
['fɪdl] 1.
noun

1) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) magouille (colloq) f [U]

tax fiddle — fraude f fiscale

to be on the fiddle — traficoter (colloq)

2) ( violin) violon m
2.
transitive verb (colloq) ( illegally) falsifier [tax return, figures]
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( fidget)

to fiddle with something — tripoter quelque chose

2) ( adjust)

to fiddle with — tourner [knobs, controls]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- fiddle around with

••

to be as fit as a fiddle — être en santé

to fiddle while Rome burns — se ficher de tout comme de l'an 40 (colloq)

to play second fiddle to somebody — être le sous-fifre (colloq) de quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > fiddle
14 fiddle

fiddle

A n

1 ○ ( dishonest scheme) magouille ○ f ¢ ; to work a fiddle magouiller ○ qch ; it's a complete fiddle! c'est de la grosse magouille ○ ! ; tax fiddle fraude f fiscale ; to be on the fiddle traficoter ○ ;

2 ⇒ Musical instruments ( violin) violon m.

B vtr ○ ( illegally) truquer ○, maquiller ○ [tax return] ; traficoter ○ [figures].

C vi

1 ( fidget) to fiddle with sth tripoter qch ;

2 ( adjust) to fiddle with tourner [knobs, controls] ;

3 ( interfere) to fiddle with sth tripoter, jouer avec [possessions].

Idioms

to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine santé ; to fiddle while Rome burns se ficher de tout comme de l'an 40 ○ ; to have a face as long as a fiddle faire une tête d'enterrement or de six pieds de long ○ ; to play second fiddle to sb être le sous-fifre ○ de qn.

Phrasal verb

■ fiddle around

1 ( be idle) traîner sa flemme ○ ;

2 to fiddle around with sth ( readjust) bricoler [typewriter, engine] ; ( fidget) jouer avec [corkscrew, elastic band].

Big English-French dictionary > fiddle
15 play

play [pleɪ]

jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)

1 noun

(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;

∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;

∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;

∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;

∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m

(b) Sport

∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;

∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;

∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;

∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;

∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;

∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;

∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;

∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;

∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons

(c) (turn) tour m;

∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?

(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;

∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;

∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;

∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain

(e) (gambling) jeu m;

∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir

(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;

∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;

∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;

∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu

(g) Theatre pièce f (de théâtre);

∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;

∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;

∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;

∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;

∎ television play dramatique f

(h) Technology (slack, give) jeu m;

∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;

∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;

∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch

(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;

∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos

(j) familiar (attention, interest) intérêt^□ m;

∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;

∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle^□ ;

∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire

2 transitive verb

(a) (games, cards) jouer à;

∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;

∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;

∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;

∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;

∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;

∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;

∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;

∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;

∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;

∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver^□, garder son calme^□ ;

∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;

∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;

∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?^□ ;

∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité

(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;

∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;

∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;

∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;

∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations

(c) (match) jouer, disputer;

∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;

∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;

∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche

(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;

∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps

(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;

∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;

∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;

∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;

∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu

(f) (position) jouer;

∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense

(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;

∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;

∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;

∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;

∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle

(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;

∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;

∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;

∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir

(i) (joke, trick)

∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;

∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours

(j) Cinema & Theatre (act → role, part) jouer, interpréter;

∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;

∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;

∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;

∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important

(k) Cinema & Theatre (perform at → theatre, club)

∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;

∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;

∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs

(l) (act as)

∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;

∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;

∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;

∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;

∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;

∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;

∎ British familiar play the white man! sois sympa!

(m) (instrument) jouer de; (note, melody, waltz) jouer;

∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;

∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;

∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;

∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano

(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;

∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;

∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;

∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;

∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face

(o) (direct → beam, nozzle) diriger (on sur);

∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte

(p) (fish) fatiguer

(q) American (idiom)

∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux

3 intransitive verb

(a) (amuse oneself) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic → children, animals) folâtrer, s'ébattre;

∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;

∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;

∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;

∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre

(b) Sport jouer;

∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;

∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;

∎ to play in goal être goal;

∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;

∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;

∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;

∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;

∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;

∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;

∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;

∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;

∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;

∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;

∎ to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn;

∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;

∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;

∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité

(c) (gamble) jouer;

∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);

∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent

(d) Music (person, band, instrument) jouer; (record) passer;

∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;

∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;

∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;

∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;

∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond

(e) Cinema & Theatre (act) jouer;

∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué

(f) Cinema & Theatre (show, play, movie) se jouer;

∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;

∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;

∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;

∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;

∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;

∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province

(g) (feign) faire semblant;

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;

∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer^□

(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)

∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);

∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;

∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;

∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs

►► play area aire f de jeux

➲ play about intransitive verb

British (have fun → children) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic) s'ébattre, folâtrer;

∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe

➲ play about with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)

∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;

∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;

∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes

(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;

∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;

∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman

(c) familiar (trifle with)

∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn

➲ play along

1 separable transitive verb

(tease, deceive) faire marcher

2 intransitive verb

(cooperate) coopérer;

∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;

∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif

➲ play around intransitive verb

(a) = play about

(b) familiar (have several lovers) coucher à droite et à gauche

➲ play around with = play about with

➲ play at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of child) jouer à;

∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;

∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?

(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;

∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;

∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire

➲ play back separable transitive verb

(cassette, film) repasser;

∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images

➲ play by separable transitive verb

familiar

∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début^□

➲ play down separable transitive verb

(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;

∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;

∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot

➲ play in separable transitive verb

(a) (in basketball)

∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) British figurative

∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main

(c) (with music) accueillir en musique

➲ play off intransitive verb

(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage

➲ play off against separable transitive verb

∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;

∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre

➲ play on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;

∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;

∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;

∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespeare

2 intransitive verb

continuer à jouer;

∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer

➲ play out separable transitive verb

(a) (enact → scene) jouer; (→ fantasy) satisfaire;

∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;

∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police

(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté^□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu^□ ou démodé^□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt^□

(c) (with music)

∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…

➲ play through intransitive verb

Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;

∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?

➲ play up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (exaggerate → role, importance) exagérer; (stress) souligner, insister sur;

∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;

∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;

∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle

(b) British familiar (bother) tracasser^□ ;

∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;

∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds

2 intransitive verb

British familiar (car, child, TV, machine etc) faire des siennes;

∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours

➲ play up to inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn

➲ play upon inseparable transitive verb

= play on¹

➲ play with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;

∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;

∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;

∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu

(b) (manipulate → words) jouer sur; (→ rhyme, language) manier;

∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante

(c) (consider → idea) caresser;

∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;

∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;

∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion

(d) (treat casually)

∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;

∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?

(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;

∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;

∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars

(f) familiar

∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucher

ⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > play
16 ♦ second

♦ second /ˈsɛkənd/
A a.

1 secondo; altro; nuovo; novello; aggiuntivo; supplementare: the second house in the row, la seconda casa della fila; the second day of the week, il secondo giorno della settimana; This is the second longest river in the world, questo è il secondo fiume più lungo al mondo; I took a second helping, presi un'altra porzione; There has been no second Shakespeare, il mondo non ha avuto un altro Shakespeare; He thinks he is a second Solomon, crede d'essere un novello Salomone

2 secondo; secondario; inferiore; di seconda qualità; subordinato: second cause, causa secondaria; He was second to none as a novelist, non fu secondo (o inferiore) a nessuno come romanziere

B n.

1 secondo ( in un elenco, classifica ecc.): You're the second to apply for the job, sei il secondo che ha chiesto il posto; My horse came in second, il mio cavallo arrivò secondo; She is ranked second in the world, è seconda nella classifica mondiale

2 secondo (un 60В° di minuto): (fig.) Wait a second, aspetta un secondo!; aspetta un momento!

3 ( nelle date): March 2nd, il 2 marzo

4 (in GB) votazione buona, di secondo livello ( di una tesi di laurea)

5 (mus.) seconda; intervallo di seconda

6 [u] (autom., mecc.) seconda: He changed into second on the bend, ha messo la seconda in curva

7 ( nelle corse) secondo posto: to take second, piazzarsi al secondo posto

8 ( boxe) secondo: Seconds out!, fuori i secondi!

9 (pl.) (fam., = factory seconds) merci di seconda scelta; articoli con piccoli difetti, venduti sottoprezzo

10 (pl.) (fam.) un'altra porzione ( di cibo): to have seconds, fare il bis

C avv.

1 in secondo luogo

2 (seguito da un superl.) secondo; di riserva: the second-largest city in the world, la seconda città del mondo ( per grandezza); my second best pair of shoes, il mio paio di scarpe di riserva

● (polit.) second ballot, ballottaggio □ ( slang USA) second banana, spalla ( di un comico); (fig.) tirapiedi □ ( baseball) second base, seconda base ( la posizione) □ ( baseball) second baseman, seconda base ( il giocatore) □ second best, (sost.) seconda cosa ( in una scala di valori); soluzione (o sistemazione) di ripiego; (agg.) di seconda qualità (o categoria); ( d'indumento) di riserva: second best goods, merce di seconda qualità; to come off second-best, doversi accontentare del secondo posto □ (fin.) second bill of exchange, seconda di cambio □ (leg.) second-born child, secondo nato □ second-born daughter, secondogenita □ second-born son, secondogenito □ (leg., fin.) second call, seconda convocazione ( di un'assemblea, ecc.) □ (polit.) second chamber, Camera alta □ second childhood, la seconda infanzia; infantilismo senile; la senilità □ second class, (sost.) seconda classe ( di treno, ecc.); (in GB) servizio postale ordinario; (in USA) posta per le stampe; (avv.) in seconda classe, (in GB, rif. a posta) come plico ordinario; (in USA) come stampe: We travelled second class, abbiamo viaggiato in seconda (classe) □ second-class, (agg.) di seconda classe; di seconda categoria; inferiore; scadente; (in GB, rif. a posta) di posta ordinaria, ordinario: a second-class ticket, un biglietto di seconda classe; a second-class citizen, un cittadino di seconda classe; a second-class stamp, un francobollo di posta ordinaria □ (relig.) Second Coming, secondo avvento (di Cristo) □ second cousin, secondo cugino; cugino di secondo grado □ second cover, seconda di copertina ( di un libro, ecc.) □ second city, seconda città (per importanza, in uno stato o in una regione) □ (naut.) second deck, ponte di coperta □ second-degree, di secondo grado: (med.) second-degree burns, ustioni di secondo grado □ ( in un paesaggio, un quadro) second distance, secondo piano □ ( calcio, in GB) second division, seconda divisione; ( pressappoco) serie C □ (edil.) second floor, (in GB) secondo piano; (in USA) primo piano ( sopra il piano terreno) □ (autom.) second gear, seconda (marcia) □ ( calcio, ecc.) second goal, gol del raddoppio; raddoppio □ second-guesser, chi giudica col senno di poi □ ( calcio, ecc.) second half, secondo tempo, ripresa ( di una partita) □ the second hand, la lancetta dei secondi ( di un orologio) □ second-hand, di seconda mano, usato; che tratta articoli di seconda mano; di seconda mano, non originale: a second-hand car, un'auto di seconda mano; the market of second-hand goods, il mercato dell'usato; second-hand books, libri usati; second-hand opinions, opinioni non originali; I bought it second-hand, l'ho comprato di seconda mano; a second-hand shop, un negozio dell'usato; I got this information second-hand, ho avuto questa informazione di seconda mano □ (med.) second-hand smoke, fumo passivo □ second-in command, (mil.) comandante in seconda, vicecomandante; (naut.) secondo □ second-leg tie, partita eliminatoria di ritorno □ second lieutenant, (mil., in GB e in USA) sottotenente; (aeron. mil., in USA) sottotenente (cfr. ingl. Pilot Officer, sotto pilot) □ ( su un orologio) the second mark, il segno dei secondi □ (leg.) second mortgage, ipoteca di secondo grado □ second name, cognome; secondo nome □ second nature, seconda natura; abitudine inveterata (o radicata) □ (fin.) second of exchange, seconda di cambio □ (fam. USA) second off, in secondo luogo; inoltre □ (ind. tess.) second pieces, pezze di seconda scelta □ second-rate, di seconda qualità; mediocre, scadente: a second-rate novel, un romanzo scadente □ (fam.) second-rater, individuo mediocre; schiappa, mezza cartuccia (fam.) □ ( pallavolo) second referee, secondo arbitro □ ( rugby) second row, seconda linea □ ( rugby) second row forward, seconda linea ( il giocatore) □ ( basket) seconds rule infraction, infrazione della regola dei secondi □ ( tennis) second service (o serve), secondo servizio; seconda di servizio □ second shift, turno pomeridiano ( del personale) □ second sight, seconda vista; preveggenza □ ( USA) second-story man, ladro acrobata; gatto (fig. fam.) □ ( sport) second-string player, (giocatore di) riserva, seconda linea □ ( calcio) second-string striker, seconda punta □ second teeth, denti permanenti □ (fig.) second wind, forza ritrovata, nuova energia, novello vigore: He's got his second wind, ha ritrovato le forze □ to come in (o to finish) second, arrivare secondo ( in una gara) □ to come in a good second, arrivare buon secondo; arrivare a spalla (o a ruota) □ every second day [year], ogni due giorni [ogni due anni] □ in the second place, in secondo luogo □ to learn st. second-hand, venire a sapere in modo indiretto □ my second self, un altro me stesso; il mio alter ego □ on second thoughts ( USA on second thought), ripensandoci; dopo matura riflessione □ to play second fiddle, (mus.) fare da secondo violino; (fig.) avere una parte di secondaria importanza, essere in secondo piano □ ( sport e fig.) to run sb. a close second, seguire a ruota q.; essere di poco inferiore a q.
(to) second (/ˈsɛkənd/, def. 4 /sɪˈkɒnd/)
v. t.

1 far da secondo (o da padrino) a (q., in un duello, ecc.); assistere

2 assecondare; secondare; aiutare; appoggiare; sostenere: to second a motion [a resolution], appoggiare una mozione [una risoluzione]; Will you second me if I ask him?, mi sosterrai se glielo chiedo?

3 essere secondo a; seguire ( nell'ordine)

4 ( anche mil.) comandare; distaccare: He was seconded to headquarters, è stato distaccato presso il quartier generale

5 ( boxe) fare da secondo a ( un pugile).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ second
17 fiddle

'fidl
1. noun
1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violín

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) estafa, trampa

2. verb
1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar el violín

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) juguetear

3) (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 / toquetear

don't fiddle with the stereo, you'll break it no juegues con el estéreo, lo vas a romper

El gerundio de fiddle se escribe fiddling

fiddle

tr['fɪdəl]

noun

1 familiar violín nombre masculino

2 familiar (fraud) estafa, trampa

intransitive verb

1 tocar el violín

2 familiar (play) juguetear ( with, con)

transitive verb

1 familiar (cheat) amañar, falsificar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the fiddle hacer trampas, estar metido,-a en chanchullos

to play second fiddle desempeñar un papel secundario, ser el segundón

tax fiddle evasión nombre femenino fiscal

fiddle ['fɪdəl] vi, - dled ; - dling

1) : tocar el violín

2)

to fiddle with : juguetear con, toquetear

fiddle n

: violín m

fiddle

n.

• violín s.m.

'fɪdḷ
I

noun

1) ( violin) violín m

as 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

II
1.

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:

- fiddle around

['fɪdl]
1. N

1) (=violin) violín m

- play second fiddle

- play second fiddle to sb

he'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 f

it'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. VI

1) (Mus) tocar el violín

- fiddle while Rome burns

2) (=fidget) enredar

do 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 trampas

3.

VT (esp Brit) * [+ accounts, results, expenses claim etc] manipular

to fiddle one's income tax — defraudar impuestos

- fiddle about

* * *
['fɪdḷ]
I

noun

1) ( violin) violín m

as 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

II
1.

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:

- fiddle around

English-spanish dictionary > fiddle
18 fiddle

ˈfɪdl
1. сущ.
1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle ≈ играть на скрипке to play first fiddle ≈ играть первую скрипку;
перен. занимать руководящее положение to play second fiddle ≈ играть вторую скрипку;
перен. занимать второстепенное положение a face as long as a fiddle ид. ≈ мрачное лицо as fit as a fiddle ид. ≈ здоровый, в прекрасной форме Syn: violin
2) скрипач;
весельчак (тот, под чью музыку пляшут, веселятся) Syn: fiddler, jester
3) мор. сетка, ограждающие планки и т. п. (чтобы во время качки посуда не падала со стола)
4) разг. мошенничество, надувательство Police investigating a $1 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday. ≈ Полиция, расследующая мошенническую сделку с страхованием автомобилей на сумму 1 млн. долларов, арестовала вчера 16 человек. Syn: swindle
1.
5) вздор, чепуха( употребляется преим. как междометие)
2. гл.
1) играть на скрипке (тж. fiddle away) We need an experienced player who can fiddle away for hours for the country dancing. ≈Нам нужен опытный музыкант, который бы мог много часов подряд играть на скрипке на деревенских танцах.
2) вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) It's so annoying, the way she keeps fiddling (about) with her hair. ≈ Так неприятно смотреть, как она все время крутит свои волосы.
3) сл. мошенничать, совершать махинации Stop fiddling your expenses account. ≈ Перестань подделывать отчетные документы о расходах.
4) тратить, растрачивать (время, деньги и т. п.) ∙ fiddle about fiddle away fiddle with( разговорное) скрипка;
струнный инструмент( шотландское) скрипач;
весельчак, шутник, душа общества (сленг) ордер на арест( сленг) обман( разговорное) (мелкое) мошенничество (морское) сетка на столе( чтобы вещи не падали во время качки) (сельскохозяйственное) волокуша в грам. знач. междометия ерунда!, вздор! > a face as long as a * мрачное лицо > to play first * играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее /руководящее/ положение;
задавать тон > to play second * занимать второстепенное положение > to play third * играть незначительную роль > (to be) (as) fit /(амер) fine/ as a * (быть) в добром здравии и хорошем настроении > to hang up one's * оставить работу, уйти на покой;
выйти в отставку > to hang up one's * anywhere( редкое) осваиваться в любой обстановке > to hang up one's * when one comes home быть веселым на людях и нудным дома > there is many a good tune played on an old * (пословица) старый конь борозды не испортит( разговорное) играть на скрипке;
"пиликать" вертеть в руках, играть (чем-л.) - he *d with the pipe until he brocke it он вертел в руках трубку до тех пор, пока не сломал ее - don't * with the device! не трогай прибор! (разговорное) обманывать надувать;
мошенничать (американизм) (разговорное) тратить попусту;
растрачивать (время, деньги) > to * while Rome burns заниматься пустяками перед лицом серьезной опасности ~ sl щекотание;
зуд;
a face as long as a fiddle мрачное лицо fiddle вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) ~ играть на скрипке ~ разг. надувательство ~ мор. сетка на столе (чтобы вещи не падали во время качки) ~ разг. скрипка;
to play first fiddle играть первую скрипку;
занимать руководящее положение ~ sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.) ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ sl торговля из-под полы ~ sl щекотание;
зуд;
a face as long as a fiddle мрачное лицо ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ sl. торговать из-под полы;
fiddle about бездельничать;
шататься без дела;
fiddle away проматывать, расточать, растрачивать ~ разг. скрипка;
to play first fiddle играть первую скрипку;
занимать руководящее положение to play second ~ играть вторую скрипку;
занимать второстепенное положение tax ~ налоговое мошеничество

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fiddle
19 fiddle

I ['fɪdl]
nome colloq.

1) (dishonest scheme) imbroglio m., truffa f.

tax fiddle — frode fiscale

to be on the fiddle — vivere di truffe

2) (violin) violino m.

••

to be as fit as a fiddle — essere sano come un pesce

to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
II 1. ['fɪdl]
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (fidget)

to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs

2) (adjust)

to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]

•

- fiddle around

••

to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave

* * *
['fidl] 1. noun
1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) imbroglio, truffa
2. verb
1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) suonare il violino

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) gingillarsi

3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) truffare; falsificare

•

- fiddler
- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle
* * *
fiddle /ˈfɪdl/
n.

1 (mus., fam. o nella musica folk) violino

2 (fam.) imbroglio; truffa; frode; falsificazione; manipolazione: insurance fiddle, frode assicurativa

3 (fam.) operazione difficile che richiede pazienza; lavoro certosino

4 (naut.) tavola di rollio

5 [u] (fam.) sciocchezze (pl.); stupidaggini (pl.)

● fiddle-de-dee!, sciocchezze! □ (fam.) fiddle-faddle, inezie; sciocchezze; piccinerie □ as fit as a fiddle, in perfette condizioni fisiche; in perfetta forma □ a face as long as a fiddle, faccia scontenta (o da funerale); muso lungo □ (antiq.) to hang up one's fiddle, ritirarsi; andare in pensione □ (fam.) to be on the fiddle, essere dedito a piccole truffe; essere un imbroglione □ (fig.) to play second fiddle (to), avere un ruolo di secondo piano (rispetto a); fare da spalla (a).
(to) fiddle /ˈfɪdl/
A v. i. (fam.)

1 muovere continuamente le mani ( toccando o spostando oggetti)

2 ► to fiddle with

3 suonare il violino

B v. t. (fam.)

1 falsificare; manipolare; truccare; imbrogliare su: to fiddle the books, falsificare i libri contabili; to fiddle one's income tax, imbrogliare nella denuncia dei redditi; frodare il fisco; to fiddle a report, manipolare una relazione

2 frodare; intascare; fregare (fam.): He's fiddled five pounds on his expenses, ha fregato cinque sterline sulle spese

● to fiddle away, continuare a strimpellare; ( anche) perdere tempo in sciocchezze □ (fig.) to fiddle while Rome burns, gingillarsi mentre succede il peggio.

* * *
I ['fɪdl]
nome colloq.

1) (dishonest scheme) imbroglio m., truffa f.

tax fiddle — frode fiscale

to be on the fiddle — vivere di truffe

2) (violin) violino m.

••

to be as fit as a fiddle — essere sano come un pesce

to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
II 1. ['fɪdl]
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (fidget)

to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs

2) (adjust)

to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]

•

- fiddle around

••

to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave

English-Italian dictionary > fiddle
20 fiddle

'fidl 1. noun
1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fele, fiolin

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindel, fusk
2. verb
1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spille fele

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fingre med, leke med, plukke på

3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fuske/sjonglere/manipulere med

•

- fiddler
- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle

fele
--------
fiolin

I
subst. \/ˈfɪdl\/

1) ( hverdagslig) fele, fiolin

2) ( sjøfart) slingrebrett

3) (britisk, hverdagslig) svindel, bedrageri, lureri, muffens

• a little fiddle

fit as a fiddle frisk som en fisk

have a face as long as a fiddle være lang i ansiktet

on the fiddle drive med noe muffens, svindle

• he's always on the fiddle

han har alltid noe muffens fore

play first fiddle ( også overført) spille førstefiolin

play second fiddle ( også overført) spille annenfiolin

• he plays second fiddle to Elisabeth

han spiller annenfiolin i forhold til Elisabeth
II
verb \/ˈfɪdl\/

1) ( hverdagslig) spille fele, spille fiolin

• fiddle a tune

2) (britisk, slang) fuske med, jukse med, snylte

• fiddle one's income-tax return

fuske med selvangivelsen

fiddle away ( hverdagslig) sløse bort, forspille

• fiddle away one's time

fiddle (about) with fingre på, plukke på

• he was fiddling about with a piece of string

• don't fiddle with the lock

pusle med, sysle med

• fiddle with painting

English-Norwegian dictionary > fiddle

Страницы

См. также в других словарях:

second fiddle — noun a) A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle. The second fiddle on that tune is almost as hard as the first fiddle. b) The person playing second fiddle. Ive been second fiddle in that band for ten years now. See Also: fiddle … Wiktionary
play second fiddle — to have a less important position or status than someone or something else : to be regarded or treated as less important a former star athlete who is not happy to play second fiddle as he nears the end of his career often + to He s not happy to … Useful english dictionary
play second fiddle to someone — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
play second fiddle to something — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
play second fiddle to — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
play second fiddle — (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
play second fiddle (to somebody) — play second ˈfiddle (to sb/sth) idiom to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth else • I m not going to play second fiddle to anyone. • The narrative in this book plays second fiddle to the… … Useful english dictionary
play second fiddle (to something) — play second ˈfiddle (to sb/sth) idiom to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth else • I m not going to play second fiddle to anyone. • The narrative in this book plays second fiddle to the… … Useful english dictionary
play second fiddle to sb — play second fiddle to sb/sth ► to be seen as less important than another person or thing: »There were times when security seemed to play second fiddle to how the security company wanted to present itself to the world. Main Entry: ↑fiddle … Financial and business terms
play second fiddle to sb/sth — ► to be seen as less important than another person or thing: »There were times when security seemed to play second fiddle to how the security company wanted to present itself to the world. Main Entry: ↑fiddle … Financial and business terms
play second fiddle to sth — play second fiddle to sb/sth ► to be seen as less important than another person or thing: »There were times when security seemed to play second fiddle to how the security company wanted to present itself to the world. Main Entry: ↑fiddle … Financial and business terms

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

to play the second fiddle

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

to play the second fiddle

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: