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1 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)∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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 -
2 fiddle
A n1 ○ ( 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 ○ ;C vi1 ( fidget) to fiddle with sth tripoter qch ;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.1 ( be idle) traîner sa flemme ○ ;2 to fiddle around with sth ( readjust) bricoler [typewriter, engine] ; ( fidget) jouer avec [corkscrew, elastic band]. -
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fiddle [ˈfɪdl]1. nouna. ( = violin) violon m• can't you stop fiddling (around)! tiens-toi donc tranquille !* * *['fɪdl] 1.1) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) magouille (colloq) f [U]tax fiddle — fraude f fiscale
to be on the fiddle — traficoter (colloq)
2) ( violin) violon m2.transitive verb (colloq) ( illegally) falsifier [tax return, figures]3.1) ( fidget)2) ( adjust)to fiddle with — tourner [knobs, controls]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to play second fiddle to somebody — être le sous-fifre (colloq) de quelqu'un
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4 fiddle
fiddle [ˊfɪdl]1. n1) разг. скри́пка;to play first fiddle игра́ть пе́рвую скри́пку; занима́ть руководя́щее положе́ние
;to play second fiddle игра́ть втору́ю скри́пку; занима́ть второстепе́нное положе́ние
2) разг. надува́тельство3) мор. се́тка на столе́ ( чтобы вещи не падали во время качки)4) сл. торго́вля из-под полы́5) сл. щекота́ние; зуд◊a face as long as a fiddle мра́чное лицо́
2. v1) игра́ть на скри́пке2) верте́ть в рука́х, игра́ть ( with — чем-л.)3) сл. соверша́ть махина́ции ( с документами и т.п.)4) сл. торгова́ть из-под полы́fiddle about безде́льничать; шата́ться без де́ла;fiddle away прома́тывать, расточа́ть, растра́чивать -
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• Fiddle cannot play without the bow (The) - Без крыльев не улетишь (Б)• Older the fiddle, the better (the sweeter) the tune (The) - Старая солома жарко горит (C)• There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle - Старая солома жарко горит (C)• You can't play a fiddle without a fiddle - stick - Без крыльев не улетишь (Б), Без топора - не плотник, без иглы - не портной (Б), Без топора по дрова не ходят (Б) -
6 fiddle about
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7 fiddle around
◆ fiddle about, fiddle aroundvi▪ to \fiddle around about [or around] with sth an etw dat herumspielen [o herumfummeln] fam; (play) mit etw dat herumspielen fam▪ to \fiddle around about [or around] with sth an etw dat herumhantieren [o herumfummeln] [o herumbasteln] fam* * *(with) v.herumfummeln (mit) v.herumhantieren (mit) v.herumpfuschen (an) v. v.herumtrödeln v. -
8 fiddle about
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9 fiddle around
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10 fiddle-de-dee
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11 fiddle away
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12 fiddle with
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13 fiddle-faddle
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14 ■ fiddle about
■ fiddle about (o around)v. i. + avv. (fam.)1 perdere tempo; gingillarsi; trastullarsi2 ► to fiddle with. -
15 fiddle-faddle
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16 fiddle about
fiddle about бездельничать; шататься без дела -
17 fiddle-bow
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18 fiddle-case
fiddle-case [ˊfɪdlkeɪs] nфутля́р для скри́пки -
19 fiddle-de-dee
fiddle-de-dee [ˏfɪdldɪˊdi:]1. n чепуха́, безде́лица, ерунда́, вздор2. int вздор!, чепуха́! -
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fiddle-faddle [ˊfɪdlˏfædl]1. n пустяки́, глу́пости; болтовня́2. a пустя́чный, пустяко́вый3. v безде́льничать; болта́ть вздор4. int вздор!
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Fiddle bow — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddle dock — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle fish — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle head — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle pattern — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddle — est un mot anglais qui signifie « violon », mais avec une connotation plus populaire que violin (qui est le terme anglais usuel pour désigner un violon, en particulier un violon de musique classique). Il s agit de l instrument de celui… … Wikipédia en Français