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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 with — (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Don t fiddle with the remote control you ll break it! 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. The report says that computer users spend about one third of their time… … New idioms dictionary
fiddle with — verb manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview • Syn: ↑twiddle • Derivationally related forms: ↑twiddler (for: ↑twiddle) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fiddle with — verb a) To manipulate an object, especially in a nervous or restless manner. Fiddle with vertical VOLT/DIV knob until signal comes into view. b) To adjust the position, as of an electronic device … Wiktionary
fiddle with — {v. phr.} To carelessly play with something. * /If Jimmy continues to fiddle with our computer, he is liable to ruin it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fiddle with — {v. phr.} To carelessly play with something. * /If Jimmy continues to fiddle with our computer, he is liable to ruin it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fiddle with — phr verb Fiddle with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑knob … Collocations dictionary
fiddle\ with — v. phr. To carelessly play with something. If Jimmy continues to fiddle with our computer, he is liable to ruin it … Словарь американских идиом
fiddle with something — fiddle with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Don t fiddle with the remote control you ll break it! 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. The report says that computer users spend about one third of… … New idioms dictionary
fiddle with — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tinker with, play with, twiddle; see adjust 3 , dabble , tinker … English dictionary for students
fiddle (with) — v Try to do something to. Who s been fiddling with the TV? The picture is all red. 1660s … Historical dictionary of American slang
fiddle (with) — v Try to do something to. Who s been fiddling with the TV? The picture is all red. 1660s … Historical dictionary of American slang
