fidget

fidg·et

 (fĭj′ĭt)

v. fidg·et·ed, fidg·et·ing, fidg·ets

v.intr.

1. To behave or move nervously or restlessly.

2. To play or fuss; fiddle: He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing.

v.tr.

To cause to behave or move nervously or restlessly.

n.

1. fidgets A condition of restlessness as manifested by nervous movements. Often used with the: a bored child who had the fidgets.

2. One that fidgets.

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[From obsolete and dialectal fidge, to move restlessly, perhaps from Middle English fiken, of Scandinavian origin.]

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fidget

(ˈfɪdʒɪt)

vb

1. (intr) to move about restlessly

2. (often foll by: with) to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddle: he fidgeted with his pen.

3. (tr) to cause to fidget

4. (tr) to cause to worry; make uneasy

n

5. (often plural) a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion: he's got the fidgets.

6. a person who fidgets

[C17: from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly]

ˈfidgetingly adv

ˈfidgety adj

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fidg•et

(ˈfɪdʒ ɪt)

v.i.

1. to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.

v.t.

2. to cause to fidget.

n.

3. Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.

4. Also, fidg′et•er. a person who fidgets.

[1665–75; compare dial. fidge to fidget]

fidg′et•y, adj.

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fidget

Past participle: fidgeted
Gerund: fidgeting

Imperative

fidget

fidget

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fidget - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" fidgetiness, restlessness agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm impatience - a restless desire for change and excitement
Verb	1.	fidget - move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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fidget

verb move restlessly, fiddle (informal), bustle, twitch, fret, squirm, chafe, jiggle, jitter (informal), be like a cat on hot bricks (informal), worry The children began to fidget.

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fidget

verb

To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion:

fiddle, fool, monkey, play, putter, tinker, toy, trifle, twiddle.

noun

A state of nervous restlessness or agitation.Often used in plural:

jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural).

Informal: all-overs, shake (used in plural).

Slang: heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies.

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Translations

مُتَهَزْهِزيَتَهَزْهَز

nervózavrtět se

HampelmannherumzappelnZappelphilipp

bougerénervé

nyugtalan ember

eirîarlaus maîurvera eirîarlaus/allur á iîi

dimenarsiirrequieto

muistytisnenuoramanenustygimas vietojenenustygti vietoje

dīdītiesgrozītiesnemiera gars

person som har lopper i blodetsitte uroligstå urolig

nervózny človek

igračkati se

afacankaynaşıp durmakkıpır kıpır kıpırdamakkurtluyumurcak

坐立不安坐立不安的人

fidget

[ˈfɪdʒɪt]

A. N

1. (= person) → persona f inquieta, azogado/a m/f

2. to have the fidgets → no parar quieto, ser un azogue

B. VI (also fidget about, fidget around) → no parar de moverse
to fidget with sth → juguetear con algo
don't fidget!; stop fidgeting! → ¡estáte quieto!

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fidget

[ˈfɪdʒɪt] vi → remuer
to fidget with sth → tripoter qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fidget

vi (also fidget about or around: = be restless) → zappeln; to fidget with something → mit etw herumspielen or herumfummeln (inf); don’t fidget → zappel nicht so rum; he sat there fidgeting in his chair → er rutschte auf seinem Stuhl hin und her

n

(= person) → Zappelphilipp m (inf)

(inf) to get the fidgets → zappelig werden; have you got the fidgets? → was bist du für ein Zappelphilipp! (inf)

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fidget

[ˈfɪdʒɪt]

1. n (person) → persona irrequieta
to have the fidgets → essere irrequieto/a or agitato/a

2. vi (also fidget about or around) → agitarsi
to fidget with sth → giocherellare con qc

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fidget

(ˈfidʒit) verb – past tense, past participle ˈfidgeted –

to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly. Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you! kriewel, woel يَتَهَزْهَز шавам mexer-se vrtět se herumzappeln være urolig; være rastløs κάνω νευρικές κινήσεις juguetear con algo, moverse sin cesar sibelema وول خوردن vääntelehtiä bouger לַנוּע בְּעַצבָּנוּת बैचैन होना, करना vrpoljiti se izeg-mozog terus bergerak vera eirðarlaus/allur á iði agitarsi そわそわする 안절부절못하다 nenustygti vietoje, muistytis grozīties; dīdīties bergerak-gerak niet stil kunnen zitten sitte/stå urolig, fingre med, plukke på kręcić się nerwowo حركت كول،خوځيدل mexer-se a se foi ёрзать vrtieť sa mencati vrpoljiti se nervöst fingra på (leka med), inte kunna vara stilla กระวนกระวาย kıpır kıpır kıpırdamak, kaynaşıp durmak 坐立不安 метушитися; вертітися کسمسانا، بے چینی کا اظہار کرنا cựa quật nhiều; nhúc nhích luôn 坐立不安

noun

a person who fidgets. She's a terrible fidget! woelige/onrustige mens; woelwater مُتَهَزْهِز човек, който не се свърта на едно място nervoso nervóza der Zappelphilipp urolig person; rastløs person κπ. που κάνει νευρικές κινήσεις, νευρόσπαστο persona inquieta, nervioso rahutu hing آدم بی قرار vääntelehtijä énervé/-ée עצבני चुलबुला व्यक्ति nemirna osoba, koja se vrpolji nyugtalan ember orang gelisah eirðarlaus maður persona irrequieta そわそわする人 안달하는 사람 nenuorama nemiera gars orang yang gelisah iemand die niet stil kan zitten en som har lopper i blodet nerwus, wiercipięta نا کراره سړی nervoso/mexediço, pessoa mexediça neastâmpărat непоседа neposedník, nervózny človek nemirnež nemiran čovek rastlös person, orosande คนกระวนกระวาย kurtlu; yumurcak, afacan 坐立不安的人 непосида کسمسانے ، تلملانے والا شخص người bồn chồn, sốt ruột 坐立不安的人

the fidgets

nervous restlessness. miere hê; nie kan stilsit nie تَهَزْهُز مُثير للعَصَبِيَّه нервничене inquietude nervózní vrtění nervöse Unruhe nervøs uro; lopper i blodet νευρικότητα agitación nerviosa rahutus نا آرامی عصبی levottomuus bougeotte תְּנוּעוֹת עַצבָּנִיוֹת घबराया हुआ अशान्त व्यक्‍ि nemirnost, imati crve u stražnjici nyugtalanság kegelisahan eirðarleysi agitazione 落ち着きのなさ 조바심 nenustygimas vietoje nervozs satraukums kegelisahan de kriebels nervøs uro, lopper i blodetnerwy عصبی حالت doença de nervos/bicho carpinteiro, (não é doença) neastâm­păr ёрзание nervozita nemir vrpoljenje rastlöshet, nervositet ความกระวนกระวาย huzursuzluk, tedirginlik 煩躁 неспокійний стан کسمساہٹ ، بد حواسی đứng ngồi không yên 烦躁

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fidget

vi agitarse, moverse mucho (con impaciencia o nerviosismo), hacer movimientos inconscientes (debido a impaciencia o nerviosismo)

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