twiddle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for twiddle in the English»French Dictionary

I.twiddle [Brit ˈtwɪd(ə)l, Am ˈtwɪdl] N

to give sth a twiddle

donner un petit tour à qc

II.twiddle [Brit ˈtwɪd(ə)l, Am ˈtwɪdl] VB trans

twiddle hair

tripoter

twiddle knob

tourner

to twiddle one's thumbs lit, fig

se tourner les pouces

Translations for twiddle in the French»English Dictionary

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frisotter barbe

to twiddle

coincer la bulle inf

to twiddle one's thumbs

se tourner ou rouler les pouces

to twiddle one's thumbs

tortiller son mouchoir/sa moustache/ses cheveux

to twiddle one's handkerchief/moustache/hair

croiser les bras fig

to twiddle one's thumbs

twiddle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twiddle in the English»French Dictionary

I.twiddle [ˈtwɪd·l] VB trans

twiddle

tripoter

Phrases:

to twiddle one's thumbs

se tourner les pouces

II.twiddle [ˈtwɪd·l] VB intr

to twiddle with sth

tripoter qc

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to twiddle one's thumb

se tourner les pouces

Translations for twiddle in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pitonner

to twiddle at the keys

tortiller cheveux

to twiddle

tortiller cravate, mouchoir

to twiddle with

se tourner les pouces inf

to twiddle one's thumbs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was also fond of drawing hands with interlocked fingers, which looked as though the characters were twiddling their thumbs.

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I don't understand people who sit all day and do this (twiddles his thumbs).

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Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

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They've given us every indication that once everything is signed off on this, they won't be twiddling their thumbs.

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Canon showcased the camera's ability to quickly take photographs without the need to twiddle with dials and settings.

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This takes hundreds of times longer and is a key reason you can end up sat there twiddling your thumbs when switching between tasks.

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This doesn't mean that you should sit by idly and twiddle your thumbs, waiting for impending doom.

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In most cases however, they were left twiddling their thumbs in their hiding spots, as the city's busy citizens took no notice.

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I'm used to working and doing stuff, not sitting around twiddling my thumbs all the time.

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But stop twiddling your thumbs while our game self-destructs.

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