English-German translations for fiddle

Fiedeldie
GeigedieDas bedeutet auch, dass diese Gastaufseher keine Handlungsermächtigungen an Aufseher abgeben, die die erste Geige spielen. This also means that these guest supervisors refuse to transfer powers to supervisors who play first fiddle. Es wurde viel erreicht, obwohl es der Europäischen Union keineswegs zur Ehre gereicht, dass Recht und Freiheit gegenüber der Sicherheit nach wie vor die zweite Geige zu spielen scheinen. Much has been achieved, though justice and freedom still play second fiddle to security, to the European Union's discredit. Das Ziel, den Rückstand der am wenigsten begünstigten Regionen im Vergleich zu den anderen zu verringern, darf beim territorialen Zusammenhalt nicht die zweite Geige spielen; the objective of reducing the amount by which the least favoured regions lag behind must not play second fiddle to territorial cohesion;

Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin
A kind of dock with leaves shaped like the musical instrument
A fraud; a scam
To play aimlessly
To adjust or manipulate for deception or fraud
To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style
To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements

When I play it like this, its a fiddle; when I play it like that, its a violin
That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right
Youre fiddling your life away.
I needed to fiddle the lighting parameters to get the image to look right.
Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.

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