fiddling

An old-fashioned adjective meaning trifling, trivial, or insignificant; often used to describe small, unimportant matters or actions.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo pouco comum que significa trivial, insignificante ou sem importância; costuma descrever coisas ou tarefas pequenas e de pouca relevância.

1. Trivial or insignificant B2 informal

   Describes something that is small, unimportant, or of little consequence.

   • He spent the whole afternoon on fiddling details.
   • Don't worry about such fiddling matters.
   • The report was full of fiddling errors that didn't affect the main conclusion.

   🇵🇹Trivial

   Sinônimos: inconsequentialinsignificantminornegligiblepettypiddlingtriflingtrivial

   Antônimos: considerableimportantmajorsignificantsubstantial

• more fiddling comparative form
• most fiddling superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of making small, aimless movements or adjustments, often with one's hands, or to tinker with something in an unproductive way.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a realização de pequenos movimentos ou ajustes sem objetivo definido, muitas vezes com as mãos, ou o ato de mexer em algo sem propósito. Também pode significar tocar violino de forma informal ou ajustar algo repetidamente.

1. Play the violin B1 informal

   To play the violin, especially in folk or informal music.

   • He fiddled a lively tune at the pub.
   • She loves to fiddle traditional Irish songs.
   • The musician fiddled all night at the festival.

   🇵🇹Tocar violino

2. Tinker or adjust B1 informal

   To touch or adjust something in a restless or aimless way.

   • Stop fiddling with the radio knobs.
   • He fiddled with his pen while thinking.
   • She fiddled with the settings on her phone.

   🇵🇹Mexer ou ajustar

   Sinônimos: fidgetmessplaytinkertoytweak

3. Manipulate dishonestly B2 informal

   To alter or manipulate something in a dishonest way to gain an advantage.

   • The accountant was caught fiddling the books.
   • They fiddled the results to win the competition.
   • He was accused of fiddling his expenses.

   🇵🇹Fraudar

   Sinônimos: cookdoctorfalsifyfixfudgemanipulaterigtamper

• fiddled past participle
• fiddled past simple
• fiddling present participle
• fiddles third person singular

Variantes phrasal: fiddle with