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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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I. dabble [Brit ˈdab(ə)l, Am ˈdæbəl] VB trans
to dabble one's fingers/toes in sth
tremper ses doigts/ses orteils dans qc
II. dabble [Brit ˈdab(ə)l, Am ˈdæbəl] VB intr
dabble → dabble in
dabble in VB [Brit ˈdab(ə)l -, Am ˈdæbəl -]
dabble in painting, writing, politics
faire en amateur
dabble in ideology
flirter avec
painting? I just dabble in it
la peinture? j'en fais un peu
to dabble in the Stock Exchange
boursicoter inf
dabble in VB [Brit ˈdab(ə)l -, Am ˈdæbəl -]
dabble in painting, writing, politics
faire en amateur
dabble in ideology
flirter avec
painting? I just dabble in it
la peinture? j'en fais un peu
to dabble in the Stock Exchange
boursicoter inf
French
French
English
English
boursicoter
to dabble in stocks and shares
taquiner la muse hum
to dabble in verse
peindre ou faire de la peinture en dilettante
to dabble in painting
taquiner la muse
to dabble in poetry
barboter canard:
to dabble
in the PONS Dictionary
I. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæbl] VB intr
to dabble in [or with] sth
tâter de qc
II. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæbl] VB trans
dabble
tremper
in the PONS Dictionary
I. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæb·l] VB intr
to dabble in [or with] sth
tâter de qc
II. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæb·l] VB trans
dabble
tremper
Present
Idabble
youdabble
he/she/itdabbles
wedabble
youdabble
theydabble
Past
Idabbled
youdabbled
he/she/itdabbled
wedabbled
youdabbled
theydabbled
Present Perfect
Ihavedabbled
youhavedabbled
he/she/ithasdabbled
wehavedabbled
youhavedabbled
theyhavedabbled
Past Perfect
Ihaddabbled
youhaddabbled
he/she/ithaddabbled
wehaddabbled
youhaddabbled
theyhaddabbled
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to dabble in [or with] sth
tâter de qc
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Miles began to dabble in politics as an observer at first.
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These studies leave less time for dabbling in nationalism and the dropout rate is higher.
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He began by dabbling in small murals at the local casinos.
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After having children, she was a stay at home mom, at first dabbling in commercial writing and later devoting herself to authoring children's books.
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Longing for a grandchild, she occasionally dabbles in matchmaking when she becomes aware of an eligible female.
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