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German-English Dictionary: to fiddle [tinker]

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to fiddle | fiddled | fiddled
fiddling | fiddles

to fiddle: fummeln [ugs.]
manipulieren
betrügen
to fiddle [Br.] [coll.] [cheat, swindle]: schwindeln [tricksen, maipulieren]
to fiddle [coll.]: tricksen [ugs.]
to fiddle [tinker]: pfriemeln [ugs.] [an etw. herumnesteln]
fudeln [österr.] [ugs.] [an etw. herumnesteln]
to fiddle [play badly]: fiedeln [hum.] [pej.]mus.
to fiddle [to play dance music with one or more fiddles]: aufgeigenmus.
to fiddle (around) [with sth.]: frickeln [ugs.] [herumbasteln]
to fiddle about: herumspielen
herumtrödeln
herumfummeln [ugs.]
herumdödeln [ugs.] [regional]
kleckern [ugs. für: etw. stückweise tun]
to fiddle around: herumtrödeln
herumtüfteln
to fiddle away: vertrödeln
to fiddle sth. away [coll.] [a fortune]: etw.^Akk. verfiedeln [ugs.] [ein Vermögen]
to fiddle with sb. [Br.] [coll.] [contrive sth. underhandedly]: mit jdm. kungeln [ugs.] [pej.]
to fiddle with sth.: an etw.^Dat. polken [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herummachen [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herumpfriemeln [ugs.]
to fiddle with sth. [coll.]: an etw.^Dat. herumfingern [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herumfriemeln [ugs.] [Rsv.]
to fiddle with sth. [coll.] [fidget with something in a restless or nervous way]: an etw.^Dat. fingern [herumnesteln]
to (play the) fiddle [coll.]: Geige spielenmus.
geigen [ugs.]mus.
to fiddle (around) with sth.: an etw.^Dat. nesteln
to fiddle about (with sth.) [tinker]: (an etw.^Dat.) tüfteln [ugs.]
to fiddle about (with): herumhantieren (an) [ugs.]
spielen (mit) [i. S. v.: sich zu schaffen machen, herumfummeln]
to fiddle about with sth.: an etw.^Dat. herumpusseln [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herumwursteln [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herumwurschteln [ugs.]
to fiddle about with sth. [alter or adjust unhelpfully]: an etw.^Dat. herumdoktern [ugs.] [herumbasteln] [Gerät u. ä.]
to fiddle about with sth. [coll.]: an etw.^Dat. herumfingern [ugs.]
to fiddle around (with sth.) [tinker]: (an etw.^Dat.) tüfteln [ugs.]
to fiddle around (with): spielen (mit) [i. S. v.: sich zu schaffen machen, herumfummeln]
herumspielen (mit) [i. S. v.: sich zu schaffen machen, herumfummeln]
to fiddle around correcting sth.: an etw.^Dat. herumbessern [ugs.]
to fiddle around with sth.: mit etw.^Dat. herumhantieren
an etw.^Dat. herumfummeln [ugs.]
an etw.^Dat. herumpfuschen [ugs.] [pej.]
to fiddle one's taxes: bei der Steuer betrügen
to fiddle the books [coll.]: die Bücher frisieren [ugs.]acc.
to fiddle the figures [coll.]: die Zahlen frisieren [ugs.]acc.
to fiddle with money: faule Geschäfte machen
to play first fiddle [idiom]: die Hauptrolle spielen [fig.]
to play second fiddle [idiom] [be less important or in a weaker position]: die zweite Geige spielen [Redewendung] [eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen]
to scrape the fiddle: auf der Geige kratzenmus.
to work a fiddle [fig.] [coll.]: tricksen [ugs.]
to be on the fiddle [esp. Br.]: faule Geschäfte machen
krumme Dinger drehen [ugs.]
to fiddle while Rome burns [idiom]: sich mit unwichtigeren Dingen beschäftigen [anstatt sich dem wirklich Wichtigen zuzuwenden]
to play sb. like a fiddle [idiom]: jdn. manipulieren
to play second fiddle to sb. [idiom] [be less important or in a weaker position]: in jds. Schatten stehen [Redewendung] [nicht gebührend beachtet werden]
to play the first fiddle [idiom]: die erste Geige spielen [fig.] [Redewendung]
to rasp on a fiddle: auf einer Geige kratzenmus.
to be as fit as a fiddle [idiom]: bei bester Gesundheit sein
gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser sein
to feel as fit as a fiddle [coll.] [idiom]: sich pudelwohl fühlen [ugs.] [Redewendung]
to fiddle around with one's ballpoint: mit dem Kugelschreiber spielen
to screw up a fiddle-string: eine Geigensaite spannenmus.

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