fiddle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fiddle in the English»French Dictionary

I.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl] N

1. fiddle (dishonest scheme):

fiddle inf

magouille f inf

U to work a fiddle

magouiller qc inf

it's a complete fiddle!

c'est de la grosse magouille! inf

to be on the fiddle

traficoter inf

2. fiddle (violin):

fiddle

violon m

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

fiddle inf

truquer inf

fiddle inf

maquiller inf

fiddle tax return

traficoter inf

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

1. fiddle:

to fiddle with (fidget with)

tripoter

2. fiddle:

to fiddle with (adjust) knobs, controls

tourner

3. fiddle (interfere):

to fiddle with

tripoter

to fiddle with possessions

jouer avec

IV.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl]

to be as fit as a fiddle

être en pleine santé

to fiddle while Rome burns

se ficher de tout comme de l'an 40 inf

to have a face as long as a fiddle

faire une tête d'enterrement or de six pieds de long inf

to play second fiddle to sb

être le sous-fifre de qn inf

tax fiddle N inf

tax fiddle

fraude f fiscale

I.fiddle around VB [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l -, Am ˈfɪdl -] (fiddle around)

fiddle around

traîner sa flemme inf

II.fiddle around VB [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l -, Am ˈfɪdl -] (fiddle around with [sth])

fiddle around (readjust) typewriter, engine

bricoler

fiddle around (fidget) corkscrew, elastic band

jouer avec

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

(what) fiddle-faddle!

(c'est de la) foutaise! inf

Translations for fiddle in the French»English Dictionary

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filouterie

fiddle inf

magouiller

to fiddle inf

tripatouiller

to fiddle about with inf

tripatouiller texte

to fiddle inf

tripatouiller

to fiddle with inf

tripatouiller

to fiddle with inf

bidouiller appareil, mécanisme

to fiddle with

faire danser ou valser l'anse du panier

to be on the fiddle inf

fignoler

to fiddle about

fiddle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fiddle in the English»French Dictionary

I.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VB trans Brit inf

fiddle

truquer

II.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VB intr

1. fiddle inf (play the violin):

fiddle

jouer du violon

2. fiddle (fidget with/finger aimlessly):

to fiddle with sth

tripoter qc

III.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] N

1. fiddle Brit inf (fraud, racket):

fiddle

combine f

tax fiddle

fraude f fiscale

2. fiddle inf (violin):

fiddle

violon m

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to be (as) fit as a fiddle inf

être en pleine forme

to play second fiddle to sb

être dans l'ombre de qn

Translations for fiddle in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

magouiller

to fiddle

truquer comptes

to fiddle

manipuler écritures, résultats

to fiddle

tripoter des crayons/des pièces

to fiddle with pencils/coins

tripoter qc

to fiddle with sth

se tripoter la barbe en parlant

to fiddle with one's beard while speaking

triturer son crayon/sa veste

to fiddle with one's pencil/jacket

trafiquer comptes

to fiddle

avoir bon pied bon œil

to be as fit as a fiddle

fiddle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fiddle with sth

tripoter qc

tax fiddle

fraude f fiscale

to be (as) fit as a fiddle inf

être en pleine forme

to play second fiddle to sb

être dans l'ombre de qn

to be as fit as a fiddle

avoir bon pied bon œil

to fiddle with one's beard while speaking

se tripoter la barbe en parlant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I always stayed away from the fiddle, having inflicted enough pain on my family with the piano, he laughed.

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You can over-complicate the display or fiddle around until you have a simple speedo and rev counter in front of your eyes if you want.

www.mirror.co.uk

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

www.dailymail.co.uk

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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His early interest in music was influenced by his father, an amateur fiddle, guitar and harmonica player.

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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

Otherwise, they'll be continuing to play second fiddle to their own plunderers and thieves.

comicsalliance.com

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

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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