Bedeutung von “fiddle” im englischen Wörterbuch

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“fiddle” im Englisch

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fiddleverb

uk ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/ us ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/

Redewendung(en)

fiddle while Rome burns

Phrasal Verb(s)

fiddle around
fiddle (around) with sth

fiddlenoun

uk ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/ us ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/

(Definition von “fiddle” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“fiddle” im amerikanischen Englisch

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fiddleverb [ I always + adv/prep ]

us ​ /ˈfɪd·əl/

fiddle verb [ I always + adv/prep ] (MOVE THINGS)

› to move things around or touch things without a particular purpose:

He stood there fiddling with his keys.

Phrasal Verb(s)

fiddle around

fiddlenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈfɪd·əl/

fiddle noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

› a violin

(Definition von “fiddle” aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“fiddle” im Business-Englisch

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fiddleverb

uk ​ /ˈfɪdl/ us ​ informal

› [ T ] to change figures dishonestly, often in order to get more money:

fiddle your overtime/expenses The report criticised officers who fiddled their overtime and tax inspectors who received tax-free bonuses.

› [ I ] to change something very slightly:

fiddle with sth If you fiddle with the figures in the investment column, you should be able to get your budget to balance.
fiddle the books

› to dishonestly change a company's accounts or financial records:

fiddled the books

fiddlenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈfɪdl/ us ​ informal

› something dishonest that is done in order to get money:

tax/expenses/insurance fiddle A year later, he changed the rule, on the grounds that it was being used as a tax fiddle.
on the fiddle

› involved in dishonest behaviour, usually to get money:

One in two holidaymakers claiming for lost luggage could be on the fiddle, claims a leading travel insurance firm.
play second fiddle to sb/sth

› to be seen as less important than another person or thing:

There were times when security seemed to play second fiddle to how the security company wanted to present itself to the world.

(Definition von “fiddle” aus dem Cambridge Wörterbuch Business-Englisch © Cambridge University Press)

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