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adjective(coll.)1) (awkward to do) knifflig* * *fid·dly<-ier, -iest or more \fiddly, most \fiddly>[ˈfɪdl̩i]repairing something as small as a watch is a very \fiddly job die Reparatur einer Armbanduhr ist eine sehr diffizile Angelegenheit* * *['fIdlɪ] (= intricate) job, task knifflig (inf); (= awkward to use) object, controls etc umständlichit is fiddly to use — es ist (in der Benutzung) zu umständlich
* * *fiddly [ˈfıdlı] adj umg kniff(e)lig* * *adjective(coll.)1) (awkward to do) knifflig2) (awkward to use) umständlich -
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repairing something as small as a watch is a very \fiddly job die Reparatur einer Armbanduhr ist eine sehr diffizile Angelegenheit -
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adjective1) (petty) belanglos2) see academic.ru/27078/fiddly">fiddly* * *fid·dling[ˈfɪdl̩ɪŋ]I. adj1. (insignificant) läppisch pej, belanglos; (small) geringfügig; (narrow-minded) kleinkariert pej fam, kleinlich pej\fiddling restrictions kleinliche Einschränkungen* * *['fIdlɪŋ]adj(= trivial) läppisch* * *fiddling adj umg läppisch, geringfügig* * *adjective1) (petty) belanglos* * *adj.fiedelnd adj. -
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adjectiveverzwickt (ugs.)* * ** * *[ˈtrɪki]1. (deceitful) betrügerisch2. (sly) verschlagen, raffinierta \tricky customer ein schwieriger Zeitgenosse3. (awkward) situation schwierig, kompliziert5. (skilful) geschickt* * *['trIkɪ]adj (+er)1) (= difficult) schwierig; (= fiddly) knifflighe is a very tricky person to get on with — es ist äußerst schwierig, mit ihm auszukommen
it is going to be tricky explaining or to explain his absence —
it's tricky for me to give you an answer now — es ist nicht einfach für mich, Ihnen jetzt darauf zu antworten
2) (= requiring tact) situation, problem heikel, kitzlig* * *tricky [ˈtrıkı] adj (adv trickily)1. verschlagen, durchtrieben, raffiniert2. unzuverlässig3. heikel, kitz(e)lig (Situation etc)4. knifflig, kompliziert* * *adjectiveverzwickt (ugs.)* * *adj.kompliziert adj.verzwickt adj. -
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adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *['finiki]* * *fin·icky[ˈfɪnɪki]\finicky job komplizierte [o kniff[e]lige] Angelegenheit* * *['fInIkɪ]adjperson schwer zufriedenzustellen, pingelig (inf); (about food, clothes etc) wählerisch, pingelig (inf); work, job kniff(e)lig (inf); detail winzighe's a finicky eater — er ist beim Essen sehr wählerisch
* * *1. pedantisch, übertrieben genau3. geziert, affektiert* * *adjectiveheikel [Person]; kniff[e]lig [Arbeit, Stickerei]* * *adj.affektiert adj. -
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\finicky job komplizierte [o kniff[e]lige] Angelegenheit -
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fiddly — ► ADJECTIVE (fiddlier, fiddliest) Brit. informal ▪ complicated and awkward to do or use … English terms dictionary
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fiddly — adjective 1 difficult to do because you have to deal with very small objects: He managed to fix the television, but it was a fiddly job. 2 unimportant, slightly difficult, and annoying: I can t be bothered with all the fiddly details … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fiddly — adjective Date: 1926 chiefly British requiring close attention to detail ; fussy; especially requiring an annoying amount of close attention < the tiny control buttons on the back are fiddly M. J. McNamara > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiddly — adjective /ˈfɪdli/ Requiring dexterity to operate. The buttons on the tiny mobile phone were too fiddly … Wiktionary
fiddly — adj. Fiddly is used with these nouns: ↑job … Collocations dictionary
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fiddly — fid|dly [ fıdli ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL difficult and annoying because you have to make small complicated movements with your fingers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fiddly — adj. (British) bothersome, annoying, awkward … English contemporary dictionary
fiddly — adjective (fiddlier, fiddliest) Brit. informal complicated and awkward to do or use … English new terms dictionary