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1 on the fiddle
dishonest:غَير شَريف، كاذِبHe's always on the fiddle.
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2 FIDDLE
• Fiddle cannot play without the bow (The) - Без крыльев не улетишь (Б)• Older the fiddle, the better (the sweeter) the tune (The) - Старая солома жарко горит (C)• There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle - Старая солома жарко горит (C)• You can't play a fiddle without a fiddle - stick - Без крыльев не улетишь (Б), Без топора - не плотник, без иглы - не портной (Б), Без топора по дрова не ходят (Б) -
3 fiddle
[ˈfɪdl]1. noun1) a violin:كَمان، رَبابَهShe played the fiddle.
2) a dishonest business arrangement:تَحايُل، غِشHe's working a fiddle over his taxes.
2. verb1) to play a violin:يَعْزِف على الكَمانHe fiddled while they danced.
يَعْبَثُ بِStop fiddling with your pencil!
3) to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly:يَتَلاعَب في الحِساباتShe has been fiddling the accounts for years.
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4 играть на скрипке
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > играть на скрипке
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5 malhonnête
crooked, dishonest, on the fiddle -
6 geigen
I v/i1. play the violin, fiddle umg.2. poet. Grille: chirpII v/t1. play s.th. on the violin, fiddle umg.* * *gei|gen ['gaign]1. vito play the violin, to (play the) fiddle (inf)2. vtLied to play on a/the violin or fiddle (inf)* * *(to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) fiddle* * *gei·gen[ˈgaign̩]II. vt* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (ugs.): (von Insekten) chirp; chirr2.transitives Verb(ugs.): (auf der Geige spielen)einen Walzer geigen — play a waltz on the fiddle (coll.) or violin
* * *A. v/i1. play the violin, fiddle umg2. poet Grille: chirpB. v/t1. play sth on the violin, fiddle umg2. umg, pej:es jemandem geigen tell sb what’s what* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (ugs.): (von Insekten) chirp; chirr2.transitives Verb(ugs.): (auf der Geige spielen)einen Walzer geigen — play a waltz on the fiddle (coll.) or violin
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7 chanchullo
m.1 fiddle, racket (informal).2 underhanded transaction, put-up job, shady deal, shady business.* * *1 familiar fiddle, wangle, racket\tener chanchullos familiar to be on the fiddle* * *masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)* * *= scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.----* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* * *masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)* * *= scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* * *( fam)está metido en no sé qué chanchullos he's involved in all kinds of fiddles o rackets ( colloq)* * *
chanchullo sustantivo masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)
chanchullo sustantivo masculino familiar (negocio turbio) fiddle, swindle
' chanchullo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destaparse
English:
fiddle
- racket
- hustle
* * *chanchullo nmFam swindle, racket, esp Br fiddle;siempre anda metido en chanchullos he's always got some racket going, esp Br he's always on the fiddle;* * *m famtrick, scam fam ;hacer un chanchullo do a dodgy deal fam, do some shady business* * * -
8 Geige
f; -, -n; MUS. violin; Geige spielen play the violin; ( die) erste / zweite Geige spielen play first / second violin; fig. play first / second fiddle* * *die Geigeviolin; fiddle* * *Gei|ge ['gaigə]f -, -nviolin, fiddle (inf)die erste/zweite Géíge spielen (lit) — to play first/second violin; (fig) to call the tune/play second fiddle
nach jds Géíge tanzen (fig) — to dance to sb's tune
* * *(a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiddle* * *Gei·ge<-, -n>[ˈgaigə]f violin, fiddle fam\Geige spielen to play the violinetw auf der \Geige spielen to play sth on the violindie zweite \Geige spielen to play second violin▶ die erste \Geige spielen to call the tune▶ die zweite \Geige spielen to play second fiddle* * *die; Geige, Geigen violindie erste Geige spielen — (fig. ugs.) play first fiddle; call the tune
* * *Geige spielen play the violin;(die) erste/zweite Geige spielen play first/second violin; fig play first/second fiddle* * *die; Geige, Geigen violindie erste Geige spielen — (fig. ugs.) play first fiddle; call the tune
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9 fiedeln
vt/i fiddle* * *to fiddle* * *fie|deln ['fiːdln]vti (hum, pej)to fiddle* * *fie·deln[ˈfi:dl̩n]vt, vi (hum o pej)* * *transitives, intransitives Verb (scherzh., abwertend) fiddle* * *fiedeln v/t & v/i fiddle* * *transitives, intransitives Verb (scherzh., abwertend) fiddle -
10 trapichear
v.to be on the fiddle (informal).* * *2 familiar (maquinar) to plot3 familiar (al por menor) to buy and sell retail* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to buy and sell stolen goods* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to buy and sell stolen goods* * *trapichear [A1 ]vi( fam); to buy and sell stolen/smuggled goods* * *
trapichear verbo intransitivo
1 familiar to scheme, contrive
2 to deal at retail
* * *trapichear viFam to be crooked, Br to be on the fiddle;trapichear con to deal in, to peddle* * *v/i famdeal (illicitly) ( con in) -
11 Старая солома жарко горит
An elderly person can often love passionatelyCf: The older the fiddle, the better the tune (Am.). The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune (Br.). Old ovens are soon heated (Br.). There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Старая солома жарко горит
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12 старый конь борозды не испортит
Set phrase: an old horse doesn't spoil the furrows, an old horse makes a straight furrow, an old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well), good broth may be made in an old pot, old porridge is sooner heated than new made, old pottage is sooner heated than new made, old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well), the best wine comes out of an old vessel, the devil knows many things because he is old, the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune, there is many a good tune played on an old fiddle, there's many a good tune played on an old fiddleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > старый конь борозды не испортит
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13 grappiller
grappiller [gʀapije]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb( = picorer) arrête de grappiller, prends la grappe stop picking at it and take the whole bunch2. transitive verb[+ renseignements, informations] to glean ; [+ idées] to lift• réussir à grappiller quelques voix/sièges to manage to pick up a few votes/seats* * *gʀapijeverbe transitif to pick up [fruits]; to glean [renseignements]* * *ɡʀapije vt* * *grappiller verb table: aimerA vtr to pick up [fruits, fleurs]; to glean [renseignements]; grappiller quelques sous à droite à gauche to scrape together some money.B ○vi ( prendre du raisin grain par grain) to pick at the grapes.[grapije] verbe intransitif1. (littéraire) [après la vendange] to gather grapes left after the harvest2. [faire de petits profits] to be on the take ou the fiddle (UK)————————[grapije] verbe transitif1. (littéraire) [cerises, prunes] to pick[brindilles] to gather3. (familier) [temps] -
14 GÍGJA
f. fiddle.* * *u, f. [Germ. geige; mid. H. G. gîge; old Fr. gigue; and to jig in Scot. means to play the fiddle, while in Engl. a jig is a lively dance]:—a fiddle, Stj. 181, Hkr. ii. 136, cp. Yngl. S. ch. 25, Fms. vii. 97 (in a verse); this instrument was known at an early age, as a lawyer in Icel. in the first part of the 10th century was called gígja, prob. because of his eloquent pleading or his clear voice, Nj., Landn. -
15 Без крыльев не улетишь
See Без топора - не плотник, без иглы - не портной (Б)Cf: The fiddle cannot play without the bow (Am.). No flying without wings (Br.). You cannot play a fiddle without a fiddle-stick (Am.). You can't go far in a rowboat without oars (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Без крыльев не улетишь
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16 укатали бурку крутые горки
Set phrase: a cracked bell can never sound well, he is but the shadow of his (former) self, hills and vales have done in the horse, his dancing days are gone, the bloom is off the peach (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the bloom is off the plum (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the feet are slow when the head wears snow (hard life and old age have made one's health poor, one's attitude indifferent to everything)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > укатали бурку крутые горки
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17 укатали сивку крутые горки
Set phrase: a cracked bell can never sound well, he is but the shadow of his (former) self, hills and vales have done in the horse, his dancing days are gone, the bloom is off the peach (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the bloom is off the plum (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the feet are slow when the head wears snow (hard life and old age have made one's health poor, one's attitude indifferent to everything)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > укатали сивку крутые горки
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18 умыкали бурку крутые горки
Set phrase: a cracked bell can never sound well, he is but the shadow of his (former) self, hills and vales have done in the horse, his dancing days are gone, the bloom is off the peach (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the bloom is off the plum (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the feet are slow when the head wears snow (hard life and old age have made one's health poor, one's attitude indifferent to everything)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > умыкали бурку крутые горки
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19 умыкали сивку крутые горки
Set phrase: a cracked bell can never sound well, he is but the shadow of his (former) self, hills and vales have done in the horse, his dancing days are gone, the bloom is off the peach (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the bloom is off the plum (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the feet are slow when the head wears snow (hard life and old age have made one's health poor, one's attitude indifferent to everything)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > умыкали сивку крутые горки
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20 уходили бурку крутые горки
Set phrase: a cracked bell can never sound well, he is but the shadow of his (former) self, hills and vales have done in the horse, his dancing days are gone, the bloom is off the peach (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the bloom is off the plum (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), the feet are slow when the head wears snow (hard life and old age have made one's health poor, one's attitude indifferent to everything)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > уходили бурку крутые горки
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