WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| fiddle n | (violin used in folk music) | fiol s |
| | Zoe played the fiddle at the festival. |
| a fiddle n | UK, informal (fraud) | ett bedrägeri s |
| | | ett lurendrejeri s |
| | The boss fired three of his employees when he discovered they were involved in a fiddle. |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (folk music: play a violin) | spela fiol vitr |
| | Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working. |
| fiddle [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, informal (cheat, falsify) | fiffla med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | mygla vtr |
| | | fuska med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | As more details of the expenses scandal emerged, the public began to think all politicians were fiddling the system. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | (play absent-mindedly with) | fingra på ngt vitr + prep |
| | | leka med ngt vitr + prep |
| | Please stop fiddling with your hair! |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (tinker, tamper with [sth]) (vardaglig) | pyssla vitr |
| | (informell) | knåpa, joxa, greja vitr |
| | The artist decided it was time to put her paintbrush down and stop fiddling. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | informal (tinker with, alter) (vardagligt) | mixtra med ngt vitr + prep |
| | | pilla med ngt vitr + prep |
| | John loved to fiddle with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |