fiddle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fiddle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fiddle [Am ˈfɪdl, Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l] N

1. fiddle (violin):

fiddle

violín m

as fit as a fiddle

rebosante de salud

he's 78 and still as fit as a fiddle

tiene 78 años y sigue rebosante de salud

to play second fiddle

desempeñar un papel secundario

she grew up playing second fiddle to her sister

creció a la sombra de or eclipsada por su hermana

2. fiddle (cheat) Brit:

fiddle inf

chanchullo m inf

a tax fiddle

una evasión fiscal

a tax fiddle

un chanchullo con los impuestos inf

they've worked a fiddle on their expenses

han amañado los gastos inf

she's on the fiddle

está metida en un chanchullo inf

3. fiddle (tricky operation):

it's a fiddle to get this in

meter esto tiene sus vueltas or su intríngulis

it's a fiddle to get this in

meter esto tiene su chiste Mex

II.fiddle [Am ˈfɪdl, Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l] VB trans

1. fiddle (falsify) Brit:

fiddle inf

hacer chanchullos con inf

fiddle result/election

amañar inf

can you fiddle it so that it goes on expenses?

¿puedes arreglar las cosas para que figure como gastos de representación?

2. fiddle tune:

fiddle

tocar

III.fiddle [Am ˈfɪdl, Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l] VB intr

1. fiddle (fidget):

don't fiddle!

¡deja eso!

to fiddle with sth stop fiddling with the typewriter!

deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir

he fiddled nervously with his tie

jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata

2. fiddle (cheat) Brit:

fiddle inf

hacer chanchullos inf

3. fiddle (play the violin):

fiddle

tocar el violín

fiddle around VB [Am ˈfɪdl -, Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l -], fiddle about Brit VB (v + adv)

1. fiddle around (touch):

to fiddle around with sth with pencil/ruler

juguetear con algo

I don't want you fiddling around with my things

no quiero que andes toqueteando mis cosas inf

2. fiddle around (do little jobs):

fiddle around

hacer un poco de esto y un poco de aquello

fiddle-faddle [Am ˈfɪdl ˌfædl, Brit ˈfɪd(ə)lfad(ə)l] N inf, dated

fiddle-faddle

tonterías fpl

Translations for fiddle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trapacear

to be on the fiddle inf

tranza

fiddle inf

chamullo

fiddle inf

marullo

fiddle Brit inf

chanchullo

fiddle Brit inf

apaño

fiddle Brit inf

tiene que tener algún apaño

he must be on the take o make o fiddle inf

es muy viejo pero está como tuna todavía

he's an old man but he's still as fit as a fiddle

fiddle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fiddle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VB trans Brit inf (fraudulently change)

fiddle

falsificar

II.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VB intr

1. fiddle inf (play the violin):

fiddle

tocar el violín

Phrases:

to fiddle with sth (fidget with)

juguetear con algo

to fiddle with sth (try to repair)

intentar arreglar algo

III.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] N inf

1. fiddle Brit (fraud):

fiddle

trampa f

to be on the fiddle

trapichear

2. fiddle (violin):

fiddle

violín m

to play the fiddle

tocar el violín

3. fiddle Brit (difficult task):

fiddle

tarea f difícil

it's a fiddle to do it

resulta difícil hacerlo

Phrases:

to be (as) fit as a fiddle inf

estar en plena forma

to play second fiddle

desempeñar un papel secundario

Translations for fiddle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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violín

fiddle inf

chanchullo

fiddle

toquetear

to fiddle with

adobar

to fiddle

estar como un roble

to be as fit as a fiddle

manipular algo

to fiddle with sth

sano como una manzana

as fit as a fiddle

fiddle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fiddle with sth (fidget with)

juguetear con algo

to fiddle with sth (try to repair)

intentar arreglar algo

to be on the fiddle

trapichear

to play the fiddle

tocar el violín

it's a fiddle to do it

resulta difícil hacerlo

to be (as) fit as a fiddle inf

estar en plena forma

to play second fiddle

desempeñar un papel secundario

to be as fit as a fiddle

estar como un roble

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He rarely canted the seam though if nothing was going, he would fiddle about with variations.

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You might imagine that he's wandering around a classroom looking over kids' shoulders as they fiddle about on their laptops.

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Your fatal error was to fiddle about with your sat-nav in order to assist him.

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He began to play the fiddle and step-dance at the age of five, and played at his first square dance at the age of six.

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This type of homemade folk fiddle is the leading instrument of "skipkask muzika" (squeaking fiddle band).

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The exhibit includes portraits of local personalities such as a fiddle player and the town water carrier.

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They consist of a double-headed bass drum, triangle, flute and a snare drum; the traditional fiddle has most recently been replaced by the pennywhistle.

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The band featured harmonica, kazoo, fiddle and mandolin or banjolin, backed by guitar, piano, washboard and jug.

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There is no time that a seven-footer wants to fiddle about with knee injuries.

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They are scarecrows with pumpkin heads doing various things such as playing the fiddle or riding a wooden horse.

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