fiddle

'fidl 1. noun

1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fele, fiolin

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindel, fusk

2. verb

1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spille fele

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fingre med, leke med, plukke på

3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fuske/sjonglere/manipulere med

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- fiddler

- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle

fele

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fiolin

I

subst. \/ˈfɪdl\/

1) (hverdagslig) fele, fiolin

2) (sjøfart) slingrebrett

3) (britisk, hverdagslig) svindel, bedrageri, lureri, muffens

• a little fiddle

fit as a fiddle frisk som en fisk

have a face as long as a fiddle være lang i ansiktet

on the fiddle drive med noe muffens, svindle

• he's always on the fiddle

han har alltid noe muffens fore

play first fiddle (også overført) spille førstefiolin

play second fiddle (også overført) spille annenfiolin

• he plays second fiddle to Elisabeth

han spiller annenfiolin i forhold til Elisabeth

II

verb \/ˈfɪdl\/

1) (hverdagslig) spille fele, spille fiolin

• fiddle a tune

2) (britisk, slang) fuske med, jukse med, snylte

• fiddle one's income-tax return

fuske med selvangivelsen

fiddle away (hverdagslig) sløse bort, forspille

• fiddle away one's time

fiddle (about) with fingre på, plukke på

• he was fiddling about with a piece of string

• don't fiddle with the lock

pusle med, sysle med

• fiddle with painting