diddle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪdəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(didl)

Inflections of 'diddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
diddles
v 3rd person singular
diddling
v pres p
diddled
v past
diddled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
diddle [sb] vtr informal (cheat, con)estafar a vtr + prep
  timar a vtr + prep
  (ES: coloquial)tangar a vtr + prep
  (CU, HN, MX: coloquial)bailarse a v prnl + prep
 It turns out that I paid $150 more for the rug than it was worth; that market trader diddled me!
diddle [sb] out of [sth] v expr often passive, informal (cheat, con)robarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
  (ES: coloquial)birlarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
 Sophia was diddled out of two thousand dollars in a money transfer scam.
 A Sophia le robaron mil dólares en un fraude de transferencia de fondos.
diddle [sb] vtr vulgar, informal, US (have sex with) (coloquial)tirarse a, follarse a v prnl + prep
  (AmL: vulgar)culearse a v prnl + prep
  (AmC, AR, UY: vulgar)coger con vi + prep
  (coloquial)echar un polvo con loc verb + prep
 Did you diddle her on the first date?
 ¿Te la tiraste en la primera cita?
diddle with [sth] vi + prep informal (tamper or fiddle with [sth])toquetear vtr
  meterse con v prnl + prep
  juguetear con vi + prep
  manipular, alterar vi
 My tablet won't connect to the wifi since you diddled with the settings!
 ¡Mi tablet no se conecta con la red desde que toqueteaste la configuración!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
diddle around vi phrasal informal, US (waste time)perder el tiempo loc verb
diddle around with [sth] vi phrasal + prep informal, US (waste time on [sth])perder el tiempo con loc verb + prep
  (AR: coloquial)huevear con vi + prep
 The teenager spent the afternoon diddling around with his phone.
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