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21 twiddle with
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > twiddle with
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22 twiddle one's thumbs
бездельничать, лодырничать; ≈ сидеть сложа руки, бить баклушиA man who respects himself strikes out on his own and makes something of his life. he doesn't just sit round and twiddle his thumbs. No woman ought to respect a man who does that. (A. Christie, ‘Appointment with Death’, part I, ch. 5) — Каждый уважающий себя мужчина находит путь в жизни. Он не отсиживается дома, не бьет баклуши. Лодырей женщины не уважают.
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23 twiddle one's thumbs
бeздeльничaть, лoдыpничaть; cидeть cлoжa pуки, бить бaклушиA man who respects himself strikes out on his own and makes something of his life. He doesn't just sit round and twiddle his thumbs. No woman ought to respect man who does that (A. Christie) -
24 twiddle your thumbs
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > twiddle your thumbs
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25 twiddle-twaddle
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > twiddle-twaddle
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26 twiddle (one's) thumbs
1) Разговорное выражение: бездельничать, сидеть без дела2) Политика: бить баклуши3) Сленг: "играть пальцами", бездельничать, переплетая пальцы в нервном ожиданииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > twiddle (one's) thumbs
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27 twiddle factor
Математика: настраиваемый параметр, поворачивающий множитель -
28 twiddle moustache
Общая лексика: крутить усы -
29 twiddle one's thumbs
1) Общая лексика: бить баклуши2) Сленг: бездельничать, сидеть без дела -
30 twiddle thumbs
1) Общая лексика: бездельничать, бить баклуши, лодырничать3) Политика: (one's) бить баклуши -
31 twiddle twaddle
Общая лексика: пустая болтовня -
32 twiddle with the watch-chain
Общая лексика: вертеть в руках цепочку от часовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > twiddle with the watch-chain
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33 twiddle-twaddle
['twɪdlˌtwɒdl]Общая лексика: пустая болтовня -
34 twiddle one's thumbs
<05> сидеть без делаАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > twiddle one's thumbs
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35 twiddle one's thumbs
идиом. фраз. гл.сидеть без делабездельничатьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > twiddle one's thumbs
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36 twiddle factor
English-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > twiddle factor
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37 twiddle twaddle
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38 twiddle one's fingers
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39 twiddle one's thumbs
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40 twiddle-twaddle
[ʹtwıdl͵twɒdl] n
См. также в других словарях:
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Tweedle}.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one s thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle — ► VERB ▪ play or fiddle with (something) in a purposeless or nervous way. ► NOUN 1) an act of twiddling. 2) a rapid or intricate series of musical notes. ● twiddle one s thumbs Cf. ↑twiddle one s thumbs … English terms dictionary
twiddle — (v.) 1540s, to trifle, of unknown origin; of the fingers, first recorded 1670s. Figurative phrase twiddle one s thumbs have nothing to do is recorded from 1846; to twirl one s thumbs in the same sense is recorded from 1816. Related: Twiddled;… … Etymology dictionary
twiddle — [twid′ l] vt. twiddled, twiddling [prob. < TW(IST) or TW(IRL) + (D)IDDLE] to twirl or play with lightly or idly vi. 1. to toy or trifle with some object 2. to be busy about trifles 3 … English World dictionary
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twiddle — Twid dle, n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. [1913 Webster] 2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle — UK [ˈtwɪd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms twiddle : present tense I/you/we/they twiddle he/she/it twiddles present participle twiddling past tense twiddled past participle twiddled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to twist or turn something in a bored or… … English dictionary
Twiddle — To twiddle means to touch lightly or play with. In computing, it refers to: * Making small or insignificant changes to source code, often without much understanding * Bit twiddling , or bit manipulation, algorithmically manipulating bits * The… … Wikipedia
twiddle — twid|dle [ˈtwıdl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) twiddle your thumbs informal to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen ▪ Let s go there s no point in sitting here twiddling our thumbs.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twiddle — 1 verb (T) 1 also twiddle with to move or turn something around with your fingers many times, especially because you are bored 2 twiddle your thumbs informal a) to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen b) to join your fingers… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twiddle — twid|dle [ twıdl ] verb 1. ) transitive to turn a switch on a piece of equipment or a machine: He twiddled the radio dial until he found a news program. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to twist or turn something in a bored or nervous way: She… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English