fiddle

armeggiare, smanettare

Fare piccoli cambiamenti a qualcosa, spesso per cercare di farlo funzionare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: fiddle with something (He fiddled with the speaker wires until the music started.)

Sinonimi: tinker, adjust

Espressioni comuni: fiddle with something, fiddle with settings

giocherellare, agitarsi

Muovere continuamente le mani o giocherellare con piccoli oggetti, spesso per nervosismo o noia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fiddle with something (He fiddled with a pen while waiting for his name to be called.)

Sinonimi: fidget, fuss

Espressioni comuni: fiddle with something, fiddle with buttons

perdere tempo, oziare

Passare il tempo giocando o facendo cose poco importanti invece di lavorare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fiddle away something (She fiddled away an hour before starting her homework.)

Sinonimi: dawdle, mess around

Espressioni comuni: fiddle away time, fiddle around

falsificare, truccare

Modificare disonestamente registri o cifre per ottenere denaro o nascondere la verità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: falsify, cook

Espressioni comuni: fiddle the books, fiddle expenses

suonare il violino

Suonare musica popolare o country con il violino.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: play the violin

Espressioni comuni: fiddle a tune, fiddle for dancers

violino

Violino usato per suonare musica popolare o country.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: violin

Espressioni comuni: play the fiddle, folk fiddle

violino

Piccolo strumento di legno con quattro corde che si suonano passandovi sopra un archetto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: violin

Espressioni comuni: old fiddle, play the fiddle

truffa, imbroglio

Piano disonesto per ottenere denaro o un vantaggio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: scam, fraud, swindle

Espressioni comuni: tax fiddle, expenses fiddle