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fiddle about
hacer el tonto

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. fiddle [ingl. am. ˈfɪdl, ingl. brit. ˈfɪd(ə)l] SUST.

1. fiddle (violin):

fiddle
violín m
as fit as a fiddle
rebosante de salud
he's 78 and still as fit as a fiddle
tiene 78 años y sigue rebosante de salud
to play second fiddle
desempeñar un papel secundario
she grew up playing second fiddle to her sister
creció a la sombra de or eclipsada por su hermana

2. fiddle (cheat) ingl. brit.:

fiddle coloq.
chanchullo m coloq.
a tax fiddle
una evasión fiscal
a tax fiddle
un chanchullo con los impuestos coloq.
they've worked a fiddle on their expenses
han amañado los gastos coloq.
she's on the fiddle
está metida en un chanchullo coloq.

3. fiddle (tricky operation):

it's a fiddle to get this in
meter esto tiene sus vueltas or su intríngulis
it's a fiddle to get this in
meter esto tiene su chiste Méx.

II. fiddle [ingl. am. ˈfɪdl, ingl. brit. ˈfɪd(ə)l] V. trans.

1. fiddle (falsify) ingl. brit.:

fiddle coloq.
hacer chanchullos con coloq.
fiddle result/election
amañar coloq.
can you fiddle it so that it goes on expenses?
¿puedes arreglar las cosas para que figure como gastos de representación?

2. fiddle tune:

fiddle
tocar

III. fiddle [ingl. am. ˈfɪdl, ingl. brit. ˈfɪd(ə)l] V. intr.

1. fiddle (fidget):

don't fiddle!
¡deja eso!
to fiddle with sth stop fiddling with the typewriter!
deja de jugar con or de toquetear la máquina de escribir
he fiddled nervously with his tie
jugueteaba nerviosamente con la corbata

2. fiddle (cheat) ingl. brit.:

fiddle coloq.
hacer chanchullos coloq.

3. fiddle (play the violin):

fiddle
tocar el violín

I. about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] ADV. about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 coloq.
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Esp.
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something
perdón, ibas a decir algo
we were just about to start eating
estábamos a punto de empezar a comer
we were just about to start eating
justo estábamos por empezar a comer amer.
I'm not about to mention it to her
no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about
el perro lo seguía a todas partes
she travels about a lot
viaja mucho
he knows his way about
conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)
she's very old and can't get about very easily
es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about
blandía un cuchillo
she rummaged about in her bag
revolvió en el bolso
he glanced about nervously
miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl. brit. :

is Teresa about?
¿Teresa anda por aquí?
there's not much traffic about today
hoy no hay mucho tráfico
she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about
anda por aquí
I'm not usually about that early
no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano
there's a lot of flu about
hay mucha gente con gripe
he's very mean — there's a lot of it about
es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl. brit. liter.
por todas partes

II. about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like
tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar
what's so unusual about that?
¿qué tiene eso de raro?
the place has a certain charm about it
el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
¿me traes el libro de paso?
while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? amer.

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl. brit. :

they were playing about the house
estaban jugando en la casa
he wandered about the empty streets
recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter.
alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl. brit.:

do you have a pencil about you?
¿tienes un lápiz?

en el diccionario PONS

I. fiddle [ˈfɪdl] V. trans. ingl. brit. coloq. (fraudulently change)

fiddle
falsificar

II. fiddle [ˈfɪdl] V. intr.

1. fiddle coloq. (play the violin):

fiddle
tocar el violín

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to fiddle with sth (fidget with)
juguetear con algo
to fiddle with sth (try to repair)
intentar arreglar algo

III. fiddle [ˈfɪdl] SUST. coloq.

1. fiddle ingl. brit. (fraud):

fiddle
trampa f
to be on the fiddle
trapichear

2. fiddle (violin):

fiddle
violín m
to play the fiddle
tocar el violín

3. fiddle ingl. brit. (difficult task):

fiddle
tarea f difícil
it's a fiddle to do it
resulta difícil hacerlo

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be (as) fit as a fiddle coloq.
estar en plena forma
to play second fiddle
desempeñar un papel secundario

I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?
to talk about cinema
hablar sobre cine
while he is about it ingl. brit. coloq.
mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl. brit. (with):

I have no money about me
no llevo dinero encima

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!
¡vaya!
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?
what about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to leave things lying about somewhere
dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio
to be the other way about
ser exactamente al revés
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
round about 5 km
cerca de 5 kilómetros
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo
en el diccionario PONS

I. fiddle [ˈfɪd·l] V. intr.

1. fiddle (play the violin):

fiddle
tocar el violín

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to fiddle (around) with sth (fidget with)
juguetear con algo
to fiddle (around) with sth (try to repair)
intentar arreglar algo

II. fiddle [ˈfɪd·l] V. trans. (falsify)

fiddle
falsificar

III. fiddle [ˈfɪd·l] SUST.

1. fiddle (violin):

fiddle
violín m
to play the fiddle
tocar el violín

2. fiddle (fraud):

fiddle
trampa f
to be on the fiddle
trapichear

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be (as) fit as a fiddle coloq.
estar en plena forma
to play second fiddle
desempeñar un papel secundario

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!
¡vaya!
how about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
about 5 lbs.
cerca de 5 libras
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo
Present
Ifiddle
youfiddle
he/she/itfiddles
wefiddle
youfiddle
theyfiddle
Past
Ifiddled
youfiddled
he/she/itfiddled
wefiddled
youfiddled
theyfiddled
Present Perfect
Ihavefiddled
youhavefiddled
he/she/ithasfiddled
wehavefiddled
youhavefiddled
theyhavefiddled
Past Perfect
Ihadfiddled
youhadfiddled
he/she/ithadfiddled
wehadfiddled
youhadfiddled
theyhadfiddled
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