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1 fiddler crab
(a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw.) cangrejo, jaiba -
2 fiddle
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1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violín2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) estafa, trampa
2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar el violín2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) juguetear3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) falsificar, amañar, manipular•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle
fiddle vb jugar / juguetear / tocar / toqueteardon't fiddle with the stereo, you'll break it no juegues con el estéreo, lo vas a rompertr['fɪdəl]1 familiar violín nombre masculino1 tocar el violín\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the fiddle hacer trampas, estar metido,-a en chanchullosto play second fiddle desempeñar un papel secundario, ser el segundóntax fiddle evasión nombre femenino fiscal1) : tocar el violín2)to fiddle with : juguetear con, toquetearfiddle n: violín mn.• violín s.m.'fɪdḷ
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1) ( violin) violín mas fit as a fiddle — rebosante de salud
2) ( cheat) (BrE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)3) ( tricky operation) (colloq)it's a fiddle to get this in — meter esto tiene sus vueltas or (Méx) su chiste
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transitive verb (BrE colloq) \<\<accounts\>\> hacer* chanchullos con (fam); \<\<results\>\> amañar
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vi ( fidget)to fiddle WITH something: stop fiddling with the typewriter! deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir; he fiddled nervously with his tie — jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata
Phrasal Verbs:['fɪdl]1. N1) (=violin) violín m- play second fiddle- play second fiddle to sbhe's fed up with playing second fiddle to his older brother — está harto de estar a la sombra de su hermano mayor
2) (esp Brit) * (=cheat) trampa f, superchería ftax fiddle — evasión f fiscal
2. VI1) (Mus) tocar el violín- fiddle while Rome burns2) (=fidget) enredardo stop fiddling! — ¡deja ya de enredar!
to fiddle (about or around) with sth — enredar or juguetear con algo
someone has been fiddling (about or around) with it — alguien lo ha estropeado, alguien ha estado enredando con él
3) (esp Brit) * (=cheat) hacer trampas3.VT (esp Brit) * [+ accounts, results, expenses claim etc] manipular* * *['fɪdḷ]
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1) ( violin) violín mas fit as a fiddle — rebosante de salud
2) ( cheat) (BrE colloq) chanchullo m (fam)3) ( tricky operation) (colloq)it's a fiddle to get this in — meter esto tiene sus vueltas or (Méx) su chiste
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transitive verb (BrE colloq) \<\<accounts\>\> hacer* chanchullos con (fam); \<\<results\>\> amañar
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vi ( fidget)to fiddle WITH something: stop fiddling with the typewriter! deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir; he fiddled nervously with his tie — jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata
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Fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddler crab — ☆ fiddler crab n. a small, burrowing crab (genus Uca), the male of which has one claw much larger than the other … English World dictionary
Fiddler crab — Taxobox name = fiddler crab image width = 250px image caption = Uca pugnax regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura familia = Ocypodidae genus = Uca genus authority … Wikipedia
fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * Any of about 65 species of decapods (genus Uca) whose males hold one claw, always much larger than the other, somewhat like … Universalium
fiddler crab — fid′dler crab n. ivt any small burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male • Etymology: 1700–10, amer … From formal English to slang
fiddler crab — noun burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Uca, ↑genus Uca … Useful english dictionary
fiddler crab — noun a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca) … Wiktionary
fiddler crab — noun a small amphibious crab, the males of which have one greatly enlarged claw. [Genus Uca.] … English new terms dictionary
fiddler crab — /ˈfɪdlə kræb/ (say fidluh krab) noun any small Indo Pacific burrowing crab of the genus Uca, the male of which has one greatly enlarged claw …
fiddler crab — noun Date: 1843 any of a genus (Uca) of burrowing crabs in which the male has one claw that is greatly enlarged … New Collegiate Dictionary
