Translations for „fiddle“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . fiddle [ˈfɪdl̩] VB trans Brit inf

to fiddle the accounts [or books]

fałszować [perf s-] dokumenty [finansowe]

to fiddle one's tax

oszukiwać [perf oszukać] na podatku

II . fiddle [ˈfɪdl̩] VB intr

to fiddle [with sth]

bawić się [czymś]

III . fiddle [ˈfɪdl̩] N

1. fiddle Brit inf (fraud):

fiddle

oszustwo nt

2. fiddle inf (instrument):

fiddle

skrzypce pl

3. fiddle Brit inf (task):

fiddle

dłubanina f

Phrases:

fit as a fiddle

zdrowy [lub zdrów] jak ryba

to play second fiddle to sb/sth

pozostawać w cieniu kogoś/czegoś

I . fiddle about, fiddle around VB intr

fiddle about

grzebać się

II . fiddle about, fiddle around VB trans

to fiddle about with sth

bawić się czymś

Usage examples with fiddle

to play second fiddle

grać drugie skrzypce

to fiddle one's tax

oszukiwać [perf oszukać] na podatku

to fiddle [with sth]

bawić się [czymś]

fit as a fiddle

zdrowy [lub zdrów] jak ryba

to fiddle about with sth

bawić się czymś

to fiddle the accounts [or books]

fałszować [perf s-] dokumenty [finansowe]

[as] fit as a fiddle [or flea] inf

zdrów jak ryba

to play second fiddle to sb/sth

pozostawać w cieniu kogoś/czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

en.wikipedia.org

Fiddle and accordion are the most common lead instruments, while piano and guitar often provide accompaniment.

en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

www.cnet.com

Other instruments include the piano, guitar, concertina, tin whistle, melodeon, piano accordion, keyboard and fiddle.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.espncricinfo.com

That same year, his maternal grandfather taught him to play the country fiddle.

en.wikipedia.org

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