fiddle around

ˈfɪdəl əˈraʊnd
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Translation of fiddle around from English into Dutch

Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

waste time

UK
spend time doing unimportant things
UK
  • He likes to fiddle around instead of working.Hij houdt ervan om te lanterfanten in plaats van te werken.
2.

manipulation

UK
manipulate or tamper with something
UK
  • She fiddled around with the settings on her computer to improve its speed.Ze rommelde met de instellingen van haar computer om de snelheid te verbeteren
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Expressions with fiddle around: examples in English and translations in Dutch

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He fiddled around with the settings for an hour without deciding what he wanted to change.

Synonyms and analogies of fiddle around in English

Examples of fiddle around in a sentence

  • He spent the afternoon fiddling around with his gadgets.
  • He likes to fiddle around with old radios.
  • Don't fiddle around with the lock, it's fragile.

Translations of "fiddle around" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
knoeienv.

If you fiddle around with those settings, you might completely knacker the system.

Als je met die instellingen gaat knoeien, kun je het hele systeem verkloten.

Don't fiddle around with the medicine cabinet; those pills can be dangerous.

Je moet niet met het medicijnkastje knoeien; die pillen kunnen gevaarlijk zijn.

sjoemelenv.

I can't go to Belgium with a tourist visa and fiddle around.'

Ik kan niet naar België gaan met een toeristenvisum en er dan beginnen te sjoemelen.'

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Other translations for fiddle around:

  • rommelenv.
  • prutsenv.

fiddle around: Examples and translations in context

Don't let amateurs fiddle around with the wiring; that's asking for serious trouble.

Laat geen amateurs met de bedrading knoeien; dat vraagt om serieuze problemen.

He came there and he started to fiddle around with the touchpad.

Hij kwam er en begon te knoeien met het touchpad.

A lot of bikes for rent, maybe you have to fiddle around a bit with some.

Veel fietsen te huur, misschien heb je te knoeien rond een beetje met wat.

Having to fiddle around with tuning pegs between every song to stay in tune is a guitarist's worst nightmare.

Dat hoeft te knoeien met stemsleutels tussen elk nummer om te verblijven in harmonie is een gitarist's ergste nachtmerrie.

The input switcher is on the top of the mixer, so there's no need to fiddle around at the back of the unit between sets.

De input switcher is op de bovenkant van de mixer, dus er is geen behoefte om te knoeien aan de achterkant van de eenheid tussen de sets.

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