| Traduções principais |
| fiddle n | (violin used in folk music) | violino sm |
| | Zoe played the fiddle at the festival. |
| | Zoe tocava violino no festival. |
| a fiddle n | UK, informal (fraud) (informal) | fraude sf |
| | The boss fired three of his employees when he discovered they were involved in a fiddle. |
| | O chefe demitiu três de seus funcionários quando ele descobriu que estavam envolvidos em uma fraude. |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (folk music: play a violin) | tocar violino |
| | Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working. |
| | Dan gostava de sentar sob uma árvore e tocar violino em vez de trabalhar. |
| fiddle [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, informal (cheat, falsify) (informal) | burlar vt |
| | As more details of the expenses scandal emerged, the public began to think all politicians were fiddling the system. |
| | Quanto mais detalhes do escândalo de gastos surgiam, o público começar a penas que todos os políticos estavam burlando o sistema. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | (play absent-mindedly with) | mexer vt |
| | Please stop fiddling with your hair! |
| | Por favor, pare de mexer com seu cabelo. |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (tinker, tamper with [sth]) | mexer vt |
| | The artist decided it was time to put her paintbrush down and stop fiddling. |
| | O artista decidiu que era hora de botar o pincel de lado e parar de mexer. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | informal (tinker with, alter) (informal) | mexer vt |
| | John loved to fiddle with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| | John amava mexer com carros antigos, mas nunca realmente consertava-os. |
Locuções verbais
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| fiddle about vi phrasal | UK, informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | desperdiçar tempo loc v |
| | Don't fiddle about; get to work. |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | desperdiçar tempo expres v |
| | | passar o tempo expres v |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | distrair-se vp |
| | | passar o tempo expres v |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | passar o tempo expres v |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |