FIDDLING - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. fid·dling [ˈfɪdl̩ɪŋ] ADJ

1. fiddling:

fiddling (insignificant)

läppisch pej

fiddling (insignificant)

belanglos

fiddling (small)

geringfügig

fiddling (narrow-minded)

kleinkariert inf pej

fiddling (narrow-minded)

kleinlich pej

fiddling restrictions

kleinliche Einschränkungen

2. fiddling attr (swindling):

fiddling

betrügerisch

II. fid·dling [ˈfɪdl̩ɪŋ] N no pl

fiddling

Geigen nt

fiddling

Geigespielen nt

I. fid·dle [ˈfɪdl̩] N

1. fiddle MUS:

fiddle inf

Geige f <-, -n>

fiddle inf

Fi[e]del f hum o pej

to play the fiddle

Geige spielen

2. fiddle esp Brit inf (fraud):

fiddle

Betrug m <-(e)s> kein pl

fiddle

Schwindel m <-s> kein pl

this is some sort of fiddle

hier ist was faul inf

to be on the fiddle

faule Geschäfte machen inf

to be on the fiddle

krumme Dinger drehen inf

3. fiddle Brit inf (task):

fiddle

kniff[e]lige Angelegenheit

it's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts

all die kleinen Teile machen das Zusammensetzen ganz schön schwierig inf

Phrases:

sb's face is as long as a fiddle esp Brit inf

jd macht ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter inf

to be [as] fit as a fiddle

kerngesund sein

to play first/second fiddle

die erste/zweite Geige spielen inf

to play second fiddle to sb

in jds Schatten stehen

II. fid·dle [ˈfɪdl̩] INTERJ Am dated

fiddle

Unsinn m inf

fiddle

Quatsch m <-(e)s> inf

III. fid·dle [ˈfɪdl̩] VB trans inf

1. fiddle:

to fiddle sth (falsify)

etw frisieren inf

to fiddle sth (manipulate)

etw manipulieren

to fiddle the accounts/books

die Rechnungen/Bücher frisieren inf

to fiddle it [or things] so that ...

es so hindrehen [o. hinbiegen] , dass ... inf

2. fiddle (obtain fraudulently):

to fiddle sth

[sich dat] etw ergaunern

to fiddle money out of a company

ein Unternehmen um Geld betrügen inf

IV. fid·dle [ˈfɪdl̩] VB intr

1. fiddle (finger):

fiddle

herumfummeln inf

to fiddle with sth

an etw dat herumspielen inf [o. herumfummeln]

to fiddle with sth (play)

mit etw dat herumspielen

2. fiddle (tinker):

fiddle

herumbasteln inf

to fiddle with sth

an etw dat herumhantieren [o. herumfummeln] [o. herumbasteln] inf

3. fiddle MUS:

fiddle inf

geigen hum o pej

fiddle inf

fiedeln

Phrases:

to fiddle while Rome burns

den Kopf in den Sand stecken

fiddle about, fiddle around VB intr

1. fiddle about (waste time):

fiddle about

herumtrödeln inf

2. fiddle about (finger):

fiddle about

herumfummeln inf

to fiddle about [or around] with sth

an etw dat herumspielen inf [o. herumfummeln]

to fiddle about [or around] with sth (play)

mit etw dat herumspielen

3. fiddle about (tinker):

fiddle about

herumbasteln inf

to fiddle about [or around] with sth

an etw dat herumhantieren [o. herumfummeln] [o. herumbasteln] inf

I. fid·dle-fad·dle [ˈfɪdl̩ˌfædl̩] dated N no pl

fiddle-faddle

Unfug m <-(e)s>

II. fid·dle-fad·dle [ˈfɪdl̩ˌfædl̩] dated INTERJ

fiddle-faddle

Unsinn m inf

fiddle-faddle

Quatsch m <-(e)s> inf

III. fid·dle-fad·dle [ˈfɪdl̩ˌfædl̩] dated VB intr

to fiddle-faddle about

dummes Zeug reden inf pej

'wheel fiddle N

wheel fiddle

Drehleier f

Present

I	fiddle
you	fiddle
he/she/it	fiddles
we	fiddle
you	fiddle
they	fiddle

Past

I	fiddled
you	fiddled
he/she/it	fiddled
we	fiddled
you	fiddled
they	fiddled

Present Perfect

I	have	fiddled
you	have	fiddled
he/she/it	has	fiddled
we	have	fiddled
you	have	fiddled
they	have	fiddled

Past Perfect

I	had	fiddled
you	had	fiddled
he/she/it	had	fiddled
we	had	fiddled
you	had	fiddled
they	had	fiddled