fiddle about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fiddle about 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

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 inf

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Spain

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer LatAm

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

fiddle about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fiddle about 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

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it Brit inf

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

Phrases:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The thing also has a built in touch screen that you can fiddle about with -- although it can connect to a monitor as well.

www.techeye.net

He will fiddle about, in a very minor way, with super and a pretend bond "investment" (where the government offers to look after your money) but otherwise it's basically zip.

www.theage.com.au

Why not go back to the original author if you want to fiddle about?

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.dailymail.co.uk

Fiddle about with the already paltry capital budget, or fall short on indexation, and there will be even more to play with.

www.independent.ie

Best of all, you don't have to fiddle about creating a new data store and moving around user mailboxes.

www.theregister.co.uk

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

www.cnet.com

And now make it worse by seeking to fiddle about with measures designed to give tax back to corporations and individuals.

www.abc.net.au

Instead, the girls knit or read, while the boys fiddle about on their laptops.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Whether people would take the time to fiddle about for 20 pence or ask a passer-by for change, rather than water the nearby railings, we're not so sure.

news.fitzrovia.org.uk