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fiddle ['fɪdəl]1 noun(a) (musical instrument) violon m;∎ to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine forme, être frais comme un gardon;∎ her face was as long as a fiddle elle faisait une tête d'enterrement;∎ figurative to play second fiddle (to sb) jouer les seconds violons ou rôles (auprès de qn)∎ British to work a fiddle combiner quelque chose;∎ it's a fiddle c'est un attrape-nigaud;∎ to be on the fiddle traficoter;∎ tax fiddle fraude f fiscale∎ stop fiddling! tiens-toi tranquille!, arrête de remuer!;∎ to fiddle with sth (aimlessly, nervously) jouer avec qch; (interfere with) jouer avec ou tripoter qch;∎ to fiddle with one's watch jouer avec sa montre;∎ don't fiddle with the switch laisse l'interrupteur tranquille, ne tripote pas l'interrupteur∎ he fiddled with the knobs on the television il a tourné les boutons de la télé dans tous les sens(c) (play the fiddle) jouer du violon;∎ figurative to fiddle while Rome burns s'occuper de futilités alors qu'il est urgent d'agir∎ to fiddle one's income tax falsifier sa déclaration d'impôts;∎ he fiddled it so that he got the results he wanted il a trafiqué pour obtenir les résultats qu'il voulait∎ he fiddled me out of £20 il m'a refait de 20 livres;∎ I've been fiddled! je me suis fait escroquer!(d) (play → tune) jouer au violon
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