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1 fiddle
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
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2 fiddle fid·dle
['fɪdl]1. n1) (violin) violino2) (fam: cheating) imbroglio, truffatax fiddle — frode f fiscale
2. vi(fidget) giocherellare, gingillarsito fiddle (about) with sth — giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc
3. vt Brit(fam : accounts, results etc) falsificare, alterare• -
3 place
I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) luogo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) posto libero3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) posto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) posto5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) posto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) posto7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagina8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) compito9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) posto10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) posto12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) cifra2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) mettere2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) riconoscere•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
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