fiddling

[US]/'fɪdlɪŋ/
[UK]/'fɪdlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. trivial; insignificante
n. engano
v. tocar violino; desperdiçar tempo
Word Forms
Gerúndiofiddling

Phrases & Collocations

fiddling around

mexendo

fiddling with

mexendo com

fiddling expenses

despesas com mexericos

fiddling with controls

mexendo com os controles

Example Sentences

everyone is fiddling their expenses.

todo mundo está manipulando seus gastos.

a fiddling sum of money

uma quantia de dinheiro insignificante

a fiddling little key

uma pequena chave insignificante

Stop fiddling with that pen!

Pare de ficar mexendo naquela caneta!

he sat in the car and played the radio, fiddling with the knobs.

ele estava no carro e tocava o rádio, mexendo nos botões.

children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education.

as crianças são as perdedoras quando os políticos continuam a mexer na educação.

"Well, we'd better get started and stop fiddling about."

With the world’s population growing fast and millions getting hungrier every day, the leaders of the rich nations just seem to be fiddling while Rome burns.

Com a população mundial crescendo rapidamente e milhões de pessoas ficando mais famintas a cada dia, os líderes das nações ricas parecem apenas estar se distraindo enquanto Roma queima.

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