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1 fidget
'fi‹it
1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) juguetear con algo, moverse sin cesar
2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) persona inquieta, nerviosofidget vb moverse / estar inquietostop fidgeting! ¡estáte quieto!tr['fɪʤɪt]1 persona inquieta■ stop fidgeting! ¡estáte quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a fidget ser culo de mal asientofidget ['fɪʤət] vi1) : moverse, estarse inquieto2)to fidget with : juguetear confidget n1) : persona f inquieta2) fidgets nplrestlessness: inquietud fn.• persona inquieta s.f.v.• agitarse nerviosamente v.• atrafagar v.• estar inquieto v.• inquietarse v.• zangolotear v.
I 'fɪdʒət, 'fɪdʒɪt
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a) ( person) persona f inquietab) fidgets pl['fɪdʒɪt]to get the fidgets — ponerse* inquieto
1. N1) (=person) persona f inquieta, azogado(-a) m / f2)to have the fidgets — no parar quieto, ser un azogue
2.VI (also: fidget about, fidget around) no parar de moversedon't fidget!, stop fidgeting! — ¡estáte quieto!
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I ['fɪdʒət, 'fɪdʒɪt]
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a) ( person) persona f inquietab) fidgets plto get the fidgets — ponerse* inquieto
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2 fiddle
'fidl
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
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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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