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1 tinker with
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2 tinker
I ['tɪŋkə(r)]1) rar. stagnino m. (ambulante)2) BE colloq. fig. (child) monello m. (-a)••II ['tɪŋkə(r)]I don't give a tinker's curse o damn! — colloq. non me ne frega niente o un fico secco!
to tinker with — cercare di riparare [car, machine]; (tamper) ritoccare [wording, document]
* * *['tiŋkə] 1. noun(a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) (ambulante)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). armeggiare, (tentare di riparare)* * *tinker /ˈtɪŋkə(r)/n.2 rabberciatore; operaio buono a tutto3 abborracciatore; pasticcione4 tentativo di riparazione; aggiustatura alla meglio; rabberciamento; rappezzatura; rattoppo5 (zool.) piccolo scombro● (fam.) I don't care a tinker's damn (o cuss) about it, non me ne importa un fico secco (o un accidente).(to) tinker /ˈtɪŋkə(r)/A v. i.2 affaccendarsi; arrabattarsi; armeggiare: to tinker with (o to tinker away at) a video recorder, armeggiare intorno a un videoregistratoreB v. t.● to tinker about (o around), fare lavoretti; armeggiare.* * *I ['tɪŋkə(r)]1) rar. stagnino m. (ambulante)2) BE colloq. fig. (child) monello m. (-a)••II ['tɪŋkə(r)]I don't give a tinker's curse o damn! — colloq. non me ne frega niente o un fico secco!
to tinker with — cercare di riparare [car, machine]; (tamper) ritoccare [wording, document]
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3 tinker tink·er n
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4 tinker about with
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5 muck about
to muck about with — trafficare con [ appliance]; pasticciare [ object]; muck [sb.] about menare [qcn.] per il naso
* * *fam1. vt + adv2. vi + adv1) (lark about) fare lo (la)stupido (-a), (do nothing in particular) non fare niente di speciale, gingillarsi2) (tinker) armeggiare* * *to muck about with — trafficare con [ appliance]; pasticciare [ object]; muck [sb.] about menare [qcn.] per il naso
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6 muck around
* * *fam1. vt + adv2. vi + adv1) (lark about) fare lo (la)stupido (-a), (do nothing in particular) non fare niente di speciale, gingillarsi2) (tinker) armeggiare* * *
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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