fiddle

fiddle
fiddle [{{t}}'fɪdəl]
1 noun
(a) (musical instrument) violon m;
to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine forme, être frais comme un gardon;
her face was as long as a fiddle elle faisait une tête d'enterrement;
{{}}figurative{{}} to play second fiddle (to sb) jouer les seconds violons ou rôles (auprès de qn)
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (swindle) truc m, combine f;
{{}}British{{}} to work a fiddle combiner quelque chose;
it's a fiddle c'est un attrape-nigaud;
to be on the fiddle traficoter;
tax fiddle fraude f fiscale
2 intransitive verb
(a) (be restless)
stop fiddling! tiens-toi tranquille!, arrête de remuer!;
to fiddle with sth (aimlessly, nervously) jouer avec qch; (interfere with) jouer avec ou tripoter qch;
to fiddle with one's watch jouer avec sa montre;
don't fiddle with the switch laisse l'interrupteur tranquille, ne tripote pas l'interrupteur
(b) (tinker) bricoler;
he fiddled with the knobs on the television il a tourné les boutons de la télé dans tous les sens
(c) (play the fiddle) jouer du violon;
{{}}figurative{{}} to fiddle while Rome burns s'occuper de futilités alors qu'il est urgent d'agir
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (cheat) trafiquer
3 transitive verb
(a) {{}}familiar{{}} (falsify → results, financial accounts) truquer, falsifier ; (→ election) truquer ;
to fiddle one's income tax falsifier sa déclaration d'impôts;
he fiddled it so that he got the results he wanted il a trafiqué pour obtenir les résultats qu'il voulait
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (gain dishonestly → money, time off) carotter
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (swindle → person)
he fiddled me out of £20 il m'a refait de 20 livres;
I've been fiddled! je me suis fait escroquer!
(d) (play → tune) jouer au violon
fiddle about, fiddle around intransitive verb
(a) (fidget) jouer
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (mess about) bricoler; (loaf about, waste time) traînasser

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