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I ['fɪdl]nome colloq.1) (dishonest scheme) imbroglio m., truffa f.2) (violin) violino m.••II 1. ['fɪdl]to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]2.1) (fidget)to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs
2) (adjust)to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]
•••to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave
* * *['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) imbroglio, truffa2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) suonare il violino2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) gingillarsi3) (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.2 (fam.) imbroglio; truffa; frode; falsificazione; manipolazione: insurance fiddle, frode assicurativa3 (fam.) operazione difficile che richiede pazienza; lavoro certosino4 (naut.) tavola di rollio● 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.)2 ► to fiddle withB 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 relazione2 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.2) (violin) violino m.••II 1. ['fɪdl]to play second fiddle to sb. — avere un ruolo marginale rispetto a qcn
verbo transitivo colloq. falsificare, truccare [tax return, figures]2.1) (fidget)to fiddle with sth. — giocherellare o gingillarsi con qcs
2) (adjust)to fiddle with — trafficare o armeggiare con [knobs, controls]
•••to fiddle while Rome burns — = perdere il tempo in sciocchezze mentre accade qualcosa di molto importante o grave
См. также в других словарях:
fiddle while Rome burns — To occupy oneself with trifles during a crisis • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle * * * fiddle while Rome burns phrase to be busy doing unimportant things when you should be dealing with an important problem Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing … Useful english dictionary
fiddle while rome burns — If people are fiddling while Rome burns, they are wasting their time on futile things while problems threaten to destroy them … The small dictionary of idiomes
fiddle while Rome burns — ► fiddle while Rome burns be concerned with trivial matters while ignoring the serious events going on around one. Main Entry: ↑fiddle … English terms dictionary
fiddle while Rome burns — If people are fiddling while Rome burns, they are wasting their time on futile things while problems threaten to destroy them. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Fiddle while Rome burns — If people are fiddling while Rome burns, they are wasting their time on futile things while problems threaten to destroy them … Dictionary of English idioms
fiddle while Rome burns — to spend time enjoying yourself or doing things that are not important when you should be dealing with a serious problem. Environmentalists claim that the government is fiddling while Rome burns … New idioms dictionary
fiddle while Rome burns — be concerned with relatively trivial matters while ignoring the serious events going on around one. → fiddle … English new terms dictionary
fiddle while Rome burns — v. handle issues that are not really important and neglect important ones during a crisis … English contemporary dictionary
fiddle while Rome burns — to be busy doing unimportant things when you should be dealing with an important problem … English dictionary
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 — [c]/ˈfɪdl / (say fidl) verb (fiddled, fiddling) –verb (i) 1. to make aimless movements, as with the hands. 2. to play on the fiddle. 3. to trifle. 4. Colloquial to profit or gain by surreptitious crookedness. –verb (t) 5. to play (a tune) on a… …