| Principal Translations |
| fiddle n | (violin used in folk music) | violín nm |
| | Zoe played the fiddle at the festival. |
| | Zoe tocó el violín en el festival. |
| a fiddle n | UK, informal (fraud) | fraude nm |
| | The boss fired three of his employees when he discovered they were involved in a fiddle. |
| | El jefe despidió a tres de sus empleados cuando descubrió que estaban implicados en un fraude. |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (folk music: play a violin) | tocar el violín loc verb |
| | Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working. |
| | A Dan le gustaba sentarse bajo el árbol a tocar el violín en vez de trabajar. |
| fiddle [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, informal (cheat, falsify) | manipular⇒, falsificar⇒ vtr |
| | | trapichear⇒, amañar⇒ vtr |
| | | cometer fraude loc verb |
| | As more details of the expenses scandal emerged, the public began to think all politicians were fiddling the system. |
| | A medida que salían a la luz más detalles del escándalo de los gastos, los ciudadanos empezaban a pensar que los políticos estaban manipulando el sistema. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | (play absent-mindedly with) | jugar con vtr + prep |
| | | juguetear con vtr + prep |
| | Please stop fiddling with your hair! |
| | ¡Haz el favor de dejar de jugar con tu pelo! |
| | | jugar con vi + prep |
| | ¡Por favor deja de jugar con tu pelo! |
| fiddle⇒ vi | (tinker, tamper with [sth]) | hacer chapuzas loc verb |
| | | hacer arreglos loc verb |
| | | manipular⇒ vtr |
| | | remendar⇒ vtr |
| | The artist decided it was time to put her paintbrush down and stop fiddling. |
| | La artista decidió que era el momento de soltar el pincel y dejar de hacer chapuzas. |
| fiddle with [sth] vi + prep | informal (tinker with, alter) (alterar, coloquial) | toquetear⇒ vtr |
| | | juguetear con vtr + prep |
| | | hacer chapuzas con loc verb |
| | | hacerle arreglos a loc verb |
| | John loved to fiddle with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| | A John le encantaba toquetear coches viejos, pero la verdad es que nunca llegaba a arreglarlos. |
| | | trastear con vi + prep |
| | A Juan le encantaba trastear con autos viejos, pero nunca logró arreglar ninguno. |
Locuciones verbales
fiddle | fiddling |
| fiddle about vi phrasal | UK, informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (AR, coloquial) | pavear⇒, huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | Don't fiddle about; get to work. |
| | Dejate de pavear y ponete a trabajar. |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (AR, coloquial) | pavear⇒, huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | | holgazanear⇒, vaguear⇒ vi |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
| | Empezó a pavear con los crucigramas, pero pronto se dio cuenta de que su inglés estaba mejorando. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | juguetear⇒ vi |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
| | Jugueteaba con las cosas en su escritorio mientras yo le hablaba. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | juguetear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pavear⇒, huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| | Le encantaba juguetear con autos viejos, pero nunca los arreglaba. |