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  • 1 tinker

    'tiŋkə 1. noun
    (a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) kjeleflikker; kramkar; fant, tater
    2. verb
    (often with about or around) to fiddle, or work in an unskilled way, with machinery etc: He enjoys tinkering around (with car engines). flikke, lappe; fikle med
    I
    subst. \/ˈtɪŋkə\/
    1) ( gammeldags) kjeleflikker, kannestøper (også overført)
    2) altmuligmann, tusenkunstner
    3) (britisk, hverdagslig) rakkerunge
    4) (britisk, irsk, mest nedsettende) tater, fant, sigøyner
    5) klønet forsøk (på å reparere noe), lappverk
    have a tinker at klusse med
    not give a tinker's damn\/cuss\/curse ( hverdagslig) gi blanke i, gi blaffen i
    not worth a tinker's damn\/cuss\/curse ( hverdagslig) ikke verdt fem flate øre, ikke verdt et rødt øre
    swear like a tinker banne så det lyser
    II
    verb \/ˈtɪŋkə\/
    1) reparere, flikke (på), lappe (sammen), fikse på, mekke
    2) vandre omkring som kjeleflikker, arbeide som kjeleflikker
    3) pusle med
    tinker up reparere, flikke (på), lappe (sammen), fikse på
    tinker with fikle med

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  • tinker with — phr verb Tinker with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑system …   Collocations dictionary

  • tinker with — attempt in a casual manner to repair or improve. → tinker …   English new terms dictionary

  • tinker with details — deal with details, be engaged in small details …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tinker — ► NOUN 1) a travelling mender of pots, kettles, etc. 2) Brit., chiefly derogatory a gypsy or other person living in a travelling community. 3) Brit. informal a mischievous child. 4) an act of tinkering with something. ► VERB (tinker with) ▪… …   English terms dictionary

  • tinker — I UK [ˈtɪŋkə(r)] / US [ˈtɪŋkər] verb [intransitive] Word forms tinker : present tense I/you/we/they tinker he/she/it tinkers present participle tinkering past tense tinkered past participle tinkered tinker or tinker around to make small changes… …   English dictionary

  • tinker — /ˈtɪŋkə / (say tingkuh) noun 1. (formerly) a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant. 2. an act or instance of tinkering: to have a tinker. 3. a small species of mackerel, Pneumatophorus grex, of the Atlantic coast of the US.… …  

  • tinker — [[t]tɪ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] tinkers, tinkering, tinkered 1) VERB If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it. [V with n] Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the …   English dictionary

  • tinker — tin|ker1 [ˈtıŋkə US ər] v to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better tinker with ▪ Congress has been tinkering with the legislation. tinker around with sth ▪ Dad was always tinkering around with engines.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tinker — tin|ker1 [ tıŋkər ] verb intransitive tinker or tinker around to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it: tinker with: He spends hours tinkering around with car engines. Problems can arise when management structures are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tinker — v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to tinker with * * * [ tɪŋkə] (colloq.) (D; intr.) to tinker with …   Combinatory dictionary

  • tinker — noun 1》 an itinerant mender of pots, kettles, etc. 2》 Brit., chiefly derogatory a Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community. 3》 Brit. informal a mischievous child. 4》 an act of tinkering with something. verb (tinker with) attempt in… …   English new terms dictionary

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