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fiddle
(redirected from Fit as a Fiddle)

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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.

[Middle English fidle, from Old English fithele.]

fiddler n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fiddlefiddle - 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
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
Verb1.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
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.fiddlefiddle - 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
put out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding play
6.fiddlefiddle - 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"
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"

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 fusjuguetear con

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 fustripoter

fiddle [ˈfɪdl] nFiedel 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 fusherumspielen mit

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 fusgingillarsi con

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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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


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