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1 fiddle
köcsögszárító, egy kis ravaszság, üvegszárító to fiddle: orgazdaságot űz, játszik, nyekerget, babrál* * *['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) hegedű2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) csalás2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) hegedül2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) babrál3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) meghamisít, manipulál (vmivel)•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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2 tinker
kontármunka, üstfoltozó, drótostót, kolompár to tinker: barkácsol, helyrepofoz, összeeszkábál, bütyköl* * *['tiŋkə] 1. noun(a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) üstfoltozó2. verb(often with about or around) to fiddle, or work in an unskilled way, with machinery etc: He enjoys tinkering around (with car engines). barkácsol
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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
