fiddle
suomi-englanti sanakirjafiddle englannista suomeksi
korjailla
huijata, tehdä vilunkia
soittaa, soittaa viulua
vinguttaa
viulu
vetäytyä
hypistellä, näpelöidä
sormeilla
fiddle englanniksi
A violin, a small unfretted instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below).
(c.), (w), (w), Cotton Caligula A.IX, l. 3490:
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(ux)
Any of various other bowed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.
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(ux)
Something resembling a violin, or fiddle, in shape, particularly:
A dock ((taxlink)) with leaves supposed to resemble the instrument.
A long pole pulled by a animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
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Unskillful or unartful behavior, particularly when showy and superficially pleasing.
1947 June 22, ''(w)'', p. 4:
- Says Bevin: 'I want peace... and we shan't get it unless we deal with one another as friends. I will be a party to no fiddles.'
1959 Sept. 4, ''(w)'', p. 297:
- I know you'll think this is one of my fiddles. At my last parish we raffled a and trap,... a horse and a mousetrap.
A workaround; a quick and than perfect solution for some flaw or problem.
Any rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.
(quote-journal)
An warrant.
A watchman's rattle.
To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a music|folk or music|country style.
(RQ:Bacon Essayes) said he could not fiddle, but yet he could make a small town a great city.
To fraudulently manipulate (records, accounts, etc.) in order to cheat or swindle.
To fidget or play; to fuss; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness; ''see also'' with.
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(RQ:Heller Catch-22)
(senseid) (synonym of); ''see also'' with.
(cot)
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