fiddle

bidouiller, bricoler

Faire de petites modifications à quelque chose, souvent pour essayer de le faire fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To make small changes to something, often while trying to get it to work.

• Try fiddling with the controls.
• I fiddled with the radio until the sound improved.
• Have you been fiddling with my computer settings?

Comment l'utiliser : fiddle with something (He fiddled with the speaker wires until the music started.)

Synonymes : tinker, adjust

Expressions courantes : fiddle with something, fiddle with settings

tripoter, s’agiter

Bouger sans cesse les mains ou tripoter de petits objets, souvent par nervosité ou ennui.

En anglais simple : To keep moving your hands or playing with small things, often because you are nervous or bored.

• Stop fiddling and listen.
• She fiddled with her ring during the interview.
• The children kept fiddling in their seats.

Comment l'utiliser : fiddle with something (He fiddled with a pen while waiting for his name to be called.)

Synonymes : fidget, fuss

Expressions courantes : fiddle with something, fiddle with buttons

perdre son temps, musarder

Passer son temps à jouer ou à faire des choses sans importance au lieu de travailler.

En anglais simple : To spend time playing or doing unimportant things instead of working.

• Stop fiddling around and finish your work.
• He fiddled away the afternoon instead of studying.
• We cannot fiddle around while everyone else waits.

Comment l'utiliser : fiddle away something (She fiddled away an hour before starting her homework.)

Synonymes : dawdle, mess around

Expressions courantes : fiddle away time, fiddle around

truquer, falsifier

Modifier malhonnêtement des documents ou des chiffres pour obtenir de l’argent ou cacher la vérité.

En anglais simple : To change records or figures dishonestly to get money or hide the truth.

• He fiddled his expenses to get extra money.
• The manager was caught fiddling the books.
• Someone has been fiddling the sales figures.

Synonymes : falsify, cook

Expressions courantes : fiddle the books, fiddle expenses

jouer du violon

Jouer de la musique traditionnelle ou country au violon.

En anglais simple : To play folk or country music on a violin.

• She fiddles in a country band.
• He fiddled a lively tune at the wedding.
• They sang while their grandfather fiddled.

Synonymes : play the violin

Expressions courantes : fiddle a tune, fiddle for dancers

violon

Violon utilisé pour jouer de la musique traditionnelle ou country.

En anglais simple : A violin used to play folk or country music.

• She plays the fiddle in a folk band.
• The fiddle led the dancers through a lively tune.
• Two fiddles joined the guitar for the final song.

Synonymes : violin

Expressions courantes : play the fiddle, folk fiddle

violon

Petit instrument en bois à quatre cordes, que l’on fait vibrer avec un archet.

En anglais simple : A small wooden musical instrument with four strings, played by moving a bow across them.

• He keeps his fiddle in a case.
• That old fiddle has a lovely sound.
• The children brought their fiddles to music class.

Synonymes : violin

Expressions courantes : old fiddle, play the fiddle

magouille, fraude

Manœuvre malhonnête pour obtenir de l’argent ou un avantage.

En anglais simple : A dishonest plan to get money or an advantage.

• The whole deal was a fiddle.
• Police uncovered a tax fiddle involving several companies.
• He lost his job over an expenses fiddle.

Synonymes : scam, fraud, swindle

Expressions courantes : tax fiddle, expenses fiddle