fiddle around

ˈfɪdəl əˈraʊnd
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Translation of fiddle around from English into Spanish

Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

waste time

UK
spend time doing unimportant things
UK
  • He likes to fiddle around instead of working.Le gusta perder el tiempo en lugar de trabajar.
2.

manipulation

UK
manipulate or tamper with something
UK
  • She fiddled around with the settings on her computer to improve its speed..Ella trasteó con la configuración de su computadora para mejorar su velocidad.
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Expressions with fiddle around: examples in English and translations in Spanish

trastear con
juguetear con
She fiddled around with the radio until it worked.

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

pierde el tiempo

He loves to fiddle around when he has important deadlines approaching.

Le encanta perder el tiempo cuando se acercan fechas límite importantes.

We started to fiddle around with crafting, completely forgetting about the deadline.

Empezamos a perder el tiempo con manualidades, olvidando por completo la fecha límite.

juguetear

She loves to fiddle around with her hair, creating different styles every day.

Le encanta juguetear con su cabello, creando diferentes estilos cada día.

You will never have to fiddle around to try and find the best setting.

Nunca tendrás que juguetear para tratar de encontrar la mejor configuración.

toquetearv.
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fiddle around: Examples and translations in context

He tends to fiddle around on his phone instead of getting to work early.

Tiende a perder el tiempo en su teléfono en lugar de llegar temprano al trabajo.

Instead of studying, he decided to fiddle around on his computer for hours.

En lugar de estudiar, decidió perder el tiempo en su computadora durante horas.

You shouldn't fiddle around with ideas when you need to submit them today.

No deberías perder el tiempo con ideas cuando necesitas entregarlas hoy.

They always fiddle around with their phones when they should be working on the project.

Siempre pierden el tiempo con sus teléfonos cuando deberían estar trabajando en el proyecto.

It's frustrating to watch her fiddle around when time is running out.

Es frustrante verla perder el tiempo cuando se acaba el tiempo.

Every time the game starts, the kids fiddle around instead of paying attention.

Cada vez que comienza el juego, los niños pierden el tiempo en lugar de prestar atención.

Whenever they meet, they fiddle around instead of discussing their business plans.

Cada vez que se reúnen, pierden el tiempo en lugar de discutir sus planes de negocios.

She can't afford to fiddle around when finals are just around the corner.

No puede darse el lujo de perder el tiempo cuando los exámenes finales están a la vuelta de la esquina.

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