Significado de "fiddle" no Dicionário de Inglês

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"fiddle" no Inglês

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fiddleverb

uk ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/ us ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/

Expressão(s) idiomática(s)

fiddle while Rome burns

Verbo frasal (s)

fiddle around
fiddle (around) with sth

fiddlenoun

uk ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/ us ​ /ˈfɪd.əl/

fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)

› [ C or U ] UK informal something dishonest that someone does in order to get money or other advantages:

a tax fiddle
Everyone suspected they were on the fiddle (= cheating).

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(Definição de "fiddle" do Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"fiddle" no Inglês Americano

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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.

Verbo frasal (s)

fiddle around

fiddlenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈfɪd·əl/

fiddle noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

› a violin

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"fiddle" em Inglês para negócios

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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.

(Definição de "fiddle" do Cambridge Dicionário de Inglês para Negócios © Cambridge University Press)

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