fiddle1

/ˈfɪd.l̩/ [fiddled, fiddling]

Translation

v [t]

› UK (inform)

⇨ amañar

They accused him of fiddling the data

Le acusaron de amañar los datos

v [i]

› (inform)

⇨ tocar el violín

to fiddle while Rome burns

⇨ perder el tiempo con tonterías en lugar de resolver un problema

→ to fiddle {about/around}→ to fiddle ({about/around}) with sth

(Definition of fiddle vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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