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fid·dle  (fdl)

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.

1. To play (a tune) on a violin.

2. To cheat or swindle.

3. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.

Phrasal Verb:

fiddle away

To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.

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[Middle English fidle, from Old English fithele.]

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fiddler n.

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fiddle

Noun

1. Informal or disparaging the violin

2. a violin played as a folk instrument

3. Brit & NZ informal a dishonest action or scheme

4. on the fiddle Informal engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking

5. fit as a fiddle Informal in very good health

6. play second fiddle Informal to undertake a role that is less important or powerful than someone else's

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. to play (a tune) on the fiddle

2. Informal to do (something) by illegal or dishonest means

3. Informal to falsify (accounts)

4. fiddle with to move or touch (something) restlessly or nervously

5. fiddle about or around Informal to waste time [Old English fithele]

Thesaurus

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 bow violin Amati - 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" shirk, shrink from, goldbrick 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 malinger, skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill 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" diddle, toy, play manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it put out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding play
	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" monkey, tamper 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" tinker fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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fiddle

noun 1. Brit. (informal) fraud, racket, scam (slang) piece of sharp practice, fix, sting (informal) graft (informal) swindle, wangle (informal)

noun 2. (Informal) violin,

verb 3. (Informal) (often with with) fidget, play, finger, toy, tamper, trifle, mess about or around

verb 4. (Informal) (often with with) tinker, adjust, interfere, mess about or around

verb 5. (Informal) cheat, cook (informal) fix, manoeuvre (informal) graft (informal) diddle (informal) wangle (informal) gerrymander, finagle (informal)

Translations

fiddle [ˈfɪdl] n (MUS) → violín m (= cheating); trampa

vt (BRIT) [+ accounts]; falsificar;

tax fiddle → evasión f fiscal;

to work a fiddle → hacer trampa

fiddle with vt fus → juguetear con

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fiddle [ˈfɪdl] n (Mus) → violon m (= cheating); combine f; escroquerie f

vt (Brit) [+ accounts]; falsifier, maquiller;

tax fiddle → fraude fiscale, combine f pour échapper au fisc;

to work a fiddle → traficoter

fiddle with vt fus → tripoter

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fiddle [ˈfɪdl] n → Fiedel f (inf) → Geige f;

(fraud, swindle) → Schwindelei f

vt (Brit) (accounts) → frisieren (inf);

tax fiddle → Steuermanipulation f;

to work a fiddle → ein krummes Ding drehen (inf)

fiddle with fiddle vt fus → herumspielen mit

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fiddle [ˈfɪdl] n (MUS) → violino (= cheating); imbroglio; truffa

vt (BRIT) [+ accounts]; falsificare, falsare;

tax fiddle → frode f fiscale;

to work a fiddle → fare un imbroglio

fiddle with vt fus → gingillarsi con

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fiddle

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 petkutus combine הוֹנָאָה varka, prevara,”mućka” csalás kecurangan svindl imbroglio, truffa ごまかし 속임수 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 (with with) 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 (손가락으로 ...을) 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 väärentää 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 ˈfiddler

vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар houslista; podfukář 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 viittoilijarapu crabe appelant סוּג סַרטָן vrsta raka intőrák ketam veifukrabbi granchio violinista しおまねき 농게, 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 남을 속이는 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