fid·dle (f d l)n. 1. a. A violin. b. A member of the violin family. 2. Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off. 3. Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters: "There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle" (Marianne Moore). 4. The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud. v. fid·dled, fid·dling, fid·dles v.intr. 1. To play a violin. 2. a. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous fashion. b. To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way: liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials. c. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts. 3. To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To play (a tune) on a violin. 2. To cheat or swindle. 3. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain. fiddle away To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks. [Middle English fidle, from Old English fithele.] fid dler n. |
fiddle [ˈfɪdəl]
n
1. Informal or sometimes when used of a classical violin disparaging any instrument of the viol or violin family, esp the violin
2. (Music / Instruments) a violin played as a folk instrument
3. time-wasting or trifling behaviour; nonsense; triviality
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a small railing around the top of a table to prevent objects from falling off it in bad weather
5. Brit informal an illegal or fraudulent transaction or arrangement
6. Brit informal a manually delicate or tricky operation
at or on the fiddle Informal engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking
face as long as a fiddle Informal a dismal or gloomy facial expression
fit as a fiddle Informal in very good health
play second fiddle Informal to be subordinate; play a minor part
vb
1. (Music, other) to play (a tune) on the fiddle
2. (intr; often foll by with) to make restless or aimless movements with the hands
3. (when intr, often foll by about or around) Informal to spend (time) or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste (time)
4. (often foll by with) Informal to tamper or interfere (with)
5. Informal to contrive to do (something) by illicit means or deception he fiddled his way into a position of trust
6. (tr) Informal to falsify (accounts, etc.); swindle
[Old English fithele, probably from Medieval Latin vītula, from Latin vītulārī to celebrate; compare Old High German fidula fiddle; see viola1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fiddle - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bowAmati - a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" chin rest - a rest on which a violinist can place the chin fiddlestick, violin bow - a bow used in playing the violin Guarnerius - a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family Strad, Stradavarius - a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family |
| Verb | 1. | fiddle - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories" scrimshank - British military language: avoid work slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
| 2. | fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" | |
| 3. | fiddle - play the violin or fiddle music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" fiddle - play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" | |
| 4. | fiddle - play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" fiddle - play the violin or fiddle | |
| 5. |  fiddle - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it | |
| 6. |  fiddle - play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it | |
| 7. | fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" |
fiddle
Translations
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]
A. N
1. (= violin) → violín m
to play second fiddle → desempeñar un papel secundario
to play second fiddle to sb → estar a la sombra de algn
he's fed up with playing second fiddle to his older brother → está harto de estar a la sombra de su hermano mayor
to play second fiddle → desempeñar un papel secundario
to play second fiddle to sb → estar a la sombra de algn
he'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 f
it's a fiddle → aquí hay trampa
tax fiddle → evasión f fiscal
to work a fiddle → hacer trampa
to be on the fiddle → dedicarse a hacer chanchullos
it's a fiddle → aquí hay trampa
tax fiddle → evasión f fiscal
to work a fiddle → hacer trampa
to be on the fiddle → dedicarse a hacer chanchullos
B. VI
1. (Mus) → tocar el violín
to fiddle while Rome burns → perder el tiempo con nimiedades e ignorar el verdadero problema
to fiddle while Rome burns → perder el tiempo con nimiedades e ignorar el verdadero problema
2. (= fidget) → enredar
do 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
do 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 trampas
C. VT (esp Brit) [+ accounts, results, expenses claim etc] → manipular
to fiddle one's income tax → defraudar impuestos
to fiddle one's income tax → defraudar impuestos
fiddle about fiddle around VI + ADV → perder el tiempo
fiddle [ˈfɪdəl]
n
(= instrument) → violon m
to play the fiddle → jouer du violon
to be as fit as a fiddle [person] → être en pleine forme
to play second fiddle to sb → jouer les seconds rôles à côté de qn
to play the fiddle → jouer du violon
to be as fit as a fiddle [person] → être en pleine forme
to play second fiddle to sb → jouer les seconds rôles à côté de qn
(= cheating) → combine f, escroquerie f
tax fiddle → fraude f fiscale
to be on the fiddle (British) (= cheat) → traficoter
to work a fiddle → traficoter
tax fiddle → fraude f fiscale
to be on the fiddle (British) (= cheat) → traficoter
to work a fiddle → traficoter
vi (= play violin) → jouer du violon
to be fiddling while Rome burns → se perdre en futilités au lieu d'agir
to be fiddling while Rome burns → se perdre en futilités au lieu d'agir
fiddle with
vt fus → tripoterfiddle
n
(Mus inf) → Fiedel f (inf), → Geige f; to play second fiddle → die zweite Geige spielen; to play second fiddle to somebody (fig) → in jds Schatten (dat) → stehen; he refuses to play second fiddle (fig) → er will immer die erste Geige spielen; as fit as a fiddle → kerngesund
(Brit inf: = cheat, swindle) → Manipulation f, → Schiebung f; (with money) → faule Geschäfte pl (inf); it’s a fiddle → das ist Schiebung!; there are so many fiddles going on → es wird so viel getrickst (inf) → or manipuliert; the accountants were well aware there had been some sort of fiddle → die Buchprüfer wussten ganz genau, dass da irgendetwas manipuliert or frisiert (inf) → worden war; tax fiddle → Steuermanipulation f; to be on the fiddle → faule Geschäfte or krumme Dinger machen (inf)
vi
(= fidget, play around) → herumspielen; don’t fiddle with the engine if you don’t know what you’re doing → spiel nicht am Motor herum, wenn du dich damit nicht auskennst; he sat there nervously fiddling with his tie/cigarette lighter → er saß da und spielte nervös an seinem Schlips herum/spielte mit seinem Feuerzeug herum; put that thing down and stop fiddling! → leg das Ding weg und hör endlich mit der Fummelei auf! (inf)
vt
(Brit inf) accounts, results → frisieren (inf); election → manipulieren; he fiddled it so that … → er hat es so hingebogen or getrickst (inf), → dass …
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]
1. n
a. (violin) → violino
to play second fiddle to sb (fig) → avere un ruolo di secondo piano rispetto a qn
to play second fiddle to sb (fig) → avere un ruolo di secondo piano rispetto a qn
2. vi (fidget) → giocherellare, gingillarsi
do stop fiddling! → stai fermo!
to fiddle (about) with sth → giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc
do stop fiddling! → stai fermo!
to fiddle (about) with sth → giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc
3. vt (Brit) (fam) (accounts, results) → falsificare, alterare
fiddle about fiddle around vt + adv → gingillarsi, giocherellare
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]
1. n
a. (violin) → violino
to play second fiddle to sb (fig) → avere un ruolo di secondo piano rispetto a qn
to play second fiddle to sb (fig) → avere un ruolo di secondo piano rispetto a qn
2. vi (fidget) → giocherellare, gingillarsi
do stop fiddling! → stai fermo!
to fiddle (about) with sth → giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc
do stop fiddling! → stai fermo!
to fiddle (about) with sth → giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc
3. vt (Brit) (fam) (accounts, results) → falsificare, alterare
fiddle about fiddle around vt + adv → gingillarsi, giocherellare
n fiddle [ˈfidl]
1 a violin She played the fiddle. viool كَمان، رَبابَه цигулка housle violin die Geige βιολί violín viiul ویولن viulu violon כִּינוֹר बेला violina hegedű biola fiðla violino バイオリン 바이올린 smuikas vijole biola viool fele, fiolin skrzypce violino vioară скрипка husle gosli violina fiol เครื่องดนตรีตระกูลซอหรือไวโอลิน keman 小提琴 скрипка وائلن đàn viôlông 小提琴
2 a dishonest business arrangement He's working a fiddle over his taxes. knoeiery تَحايُل، غِش измама podfuk svindel; fupnummer die Unterschlagung κομπίνα estafa, trampa sobi حقه huijaus combine הוֹנָאָה varka, prevara,”mućka” csalás kecurangan svindl imbroglio, truffa ごまかし 사기 sukčiavimas, klastojimas blēdība; krāpšana penipuan knoeierij svindel, fusk kombinacja aldrabice escrocherie мошенничество podfuk goljufija prevara fiffel, fusk หลอกลวง sahtekârlık, yolsuzluk 欺騙行為 шахрайство دھوکادہی کی واردات ngón lừa bịp; sự gian lận 欺骗行为
v
1 to play a violin He fiddled while they danced. viool speel (gespeel) يَعْزِف على الكَمان свиря на цигулка hrát na housle spille violin geigen παίζω βιολί tocar el violín viiulit mängima ویولن زدن soittaa viulua jouer du violon לְנָגֵן בְּכִינוֹר बेला बजाना svirati violinu, guditi hegedül main biola leika á fiðlu suonare il violino バイオリンをひく 바이올린을 켜다 smuikuoti spēlēt vijoli main biola fiedelen spille fele grać na skrzypcach tocar violino a cânta la vioară играть на скрипке hrať na husliach gosti (na gosli) svirati violinu spela fiol สีไวโอลิน keman çalmak 拉提琴 грати на скрипці وائلن بجانا chơi viôlông 拉提琴
2 (withwith) to make restless, aimless movements Stop fiddling with your pencil! vroetel يَعْبَثُ بِ въртя си в ръцете hrát si (s) lege herumspielen παίζω, κουνιέμαι νευρικά juguetear näperdama ور رفتن hypistellä tripoter לְשָׂחֵק ב- विलम्ब करना igrati se sa, prčkati po babrál bermain-main fitla, fikta gingillarsi もてあそぶ 만지작거리다 žaisti niekoties; blēņoties bermain-main friemelen fingre med, leke med, plukke på bawić się (bezmyślnie) brincar a se juca cu теребить hrať sa igračkati se igrati se fingra på, leka med เคลื่อนไหวบางอย่างไปมาอย่างไร้จุดมุ่งหมาย oynayıp durmak (胡亂)擺弄 вертіти в руках بے وجہ چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنا chơi đùa không cẩn thận cái gì trong tay （胡乱）摆弄
3 to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly She has been fiddling the accounts for years. geknoei يَتَلاعَب في الحِسابات фалшифицирам švindlovat fuske; svindle unterschlagen κάνω κομπίνα, μαγειρεύω (μτφ.) falsificar, amañar, manipular (arveid) võltsima دستکاری کردن huijata traficoter לְזַייֵף कपटपूर्ण खाता तैयार करना krivo iskazati, namještati, “mućkati” meghamisít, manipulál (vmivel) mengkorup draga sér fé truffare; falsificare ごまかす 속이다, 조작하다 sukčiauti, klastoti blēdīties; krāpties memalsukan knoeien fuske/sjonglere/manipulere med kombinować aldrabar a face mişculaţii (cu) подделывать švindľovať poneverjati mućkati fiffla, fuska จัดการเงินอย่างทุจริต üzerinde oynamak, para sızdırmak 弄虛作假 шахраювати دھوکا دہی کرنا gian lận 弄虚作假
n fiddler
vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар houslista; podfukář spillemand; violinspiller; svindler; fidusmager der/die Geiger(in) βιολιστής, κομπιναδόρος violinista viiuldaja, petis ویولن زن viulunsoittaja, huijari violoneux/-euse כַּנָר सारंगी बजाने वाला violinist, guslac hegedűs; felhajtó; csaló pemain biola fiðlari; fitlari; svindlari violinista バイオリンひき 바이올리니스트 smuikininkas vijolnieks; blēdis; krāpnieks pemain biola vioolspeler, knoeier felespiller, spillemann skrzypek violinista viorist скрипач; мошенник muzikant goslač violinista fiolspelare, speleman, fifflare นักสีไวโอลิน; นักสีซอ kemancı 拉小提琴的人 скрипаль دھوکے باز người chơi đàn viôlông 拉小提琴的人
fiddler crab
a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw. vioolspelerkrap سرطان صَغير рак krab bojovný vinkekrabbe die Winkerkrabbe είδος καβουριού cangrejo, jaiba signaalkrabi خرچنگ کاونده rapu (uca pugnax) crabe appelant סוּג סַרטָן vrsta raka intőrák ketam veifukrabbi granchio violinista しおまねき 꽃발게 krabas vēzis ketam rebab wenkkrab vinkekrabbe odmiana kraba caranguejo crab манящий краб krab bojovný rakovica kraba vinkarkrabba ปูชนิดหนึ่งมีขนาดเล็ก ตัวผู้จะมีก้ามหนึ่งใหญ่กว่าอีกข้างหนึ่ง iri kıskaçlı yengeç 招潮(蟹) невеликий краб ایک قسم کا کیکڑا جس کے نر کے پنجے بڑے ہوتے ہیں con cáy 招潮（蟹）
on the fiddle
dishonest He's always on the fiddle. met iets lol غَير شَريف، كاذِب нечестен nepoctivý uærlig unehrlich ανειλικρινής, ανέντιμος hacer trampas petmise peal väljas دوز و کلک زدن epärehellinen malhonnéte עוֹסֶק בְּהוֹנָאָה varati, biti nepošten nem becsületes tidak jujur vera óheiðarlegur disonesto いんちきをして 부정직한 sukčius negodīgs tidak jujur aan het knoeien uærlig nieuczciwy desonesto/na vigarice necinstit мошеннический nečestný nepošten nepošteno sticati novac ha ngt fuffens för sig ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ hilebaz 不誠實 нечесний فریبی không thành thực 不诚实
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