fiddler crab

fiddler crab

n.

Any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of coastal areas, the male of which has one greatly enlarged claw.

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fiddler crab

n

(Animals) any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of American coastal regions, the males of which have one of their anterior pincer-like claws very much enlarged

[C19: referring to the rapid fiddling movement of the enlarged anterior claw of the males, used to attract females]

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fid′dler crab`

n.

any small burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male.

[1700–10, Amer.]

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Noun

1.

fiddler crab - burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers genus Uca, Uca - fiddler crabs

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Translations

سرطان صَغير

krab bojovný

vinkekrabbe

Winkerkrabbe

intõrák

veifukrabbi

vinkekrabbe

krab bojovný

iri kıskaçlı yengeç

招潮蟹

fiddler crab

n → Winkerkrabbe f

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fiddle

(ˈfidl) noun

1. a violin. She played the fiddle. viool كَمان، رَبابَه цигулка violino housle die Geige violin βιολίviolín viiul ویولن viulu violonכינור बेला violina hegedű biola fiðla violino バイオリン 바이올린 smuikas vijole biola vioolfele, fiolinskrzypce وایلون 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 mutreta podfuk die Unterschlagung svindel; fupnummer κομπίναestafa, trampa sobi حقه huijaus combineהונאה varka, prevara,”mućka” csalás kecurangan svindl imbroglio, truffa ごまかし 사기 sukčiavimas, klastojimas blēdība; krāpšana penipuan knoeierij svindel, fuskkombinacja حق مزد 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

verb

1. to play a violin. He fiddled while they danced. viool speel (gespeel) يَعْزِف على الكَمان свиря на цигулка tocar violino hrát na housle geigen spille violin 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 وایلون وهل 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 brincar hrát si (s) herumspielen lege 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 friemelenfingre med, leke med, plukke påbawić się بيهوده.لهو لهب 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 fazer mutreta švindlovat unterschlagen fuske; svindle κάνω κομπίνα, μαγειρεύωfalsificar, 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 ښكېرل، دګوتىاولاس خوځول aldrabar a face mişculaţii (cu) подделывать švindľovať poneverjati mućkati fiffla, fuska จัดการเงินอย่างทุจริต üzerinde oynamak, para sızdırmak 偽造作假 шахраювати دھوکا دہی کرنا gian lận 弄虚作假

ˈfiddler noun

vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар violinista houslista; podfukář der/die Geiger(in) spillemand; violinspiller; svindler; fidusmager βιολιστής, κομπιναδόροςviolinista viiuldaja, petis ویولن زن viulunsoittaja violoneux/-euse כנר 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, spillemannskrzypek وایلون وهل 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 caranguejo krab bojovný die Winkerkrabbe vinkekrabbe 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 چنګاښ، كونى كبر 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 fazendo mutreta nepoctivý unehrlich uærlig ανειλικρινής, ανέντιμοςhacer 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 uærlignieuczciwy چنګاښ، كونى كبر 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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