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fiddling

['fɪdlɪŋ]

прил.

пустой; занятый пустяками (о людях)
незначительный, ничтожный, пустячный, бесполезный

Examples from texts

All she did was stare off into space, fiddling with her hair.
Девица, как ненормальная, молча сидела, уставившись в пространство и беспрестанно накручивая на палец прядь волос.
Rollins, James / SubterraneanРоллинс, Джеймс / Пещера
Пещера
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2008
Subterranean
Rollins, James
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski

The Parliament was prorogued today; and people grumble; and the good of it is the peace cannot be finished by the time they meet, there are so many fiddling things to do.
Сессия парламента опять была нынче отложена, и многие выражали недовольство, но причина этих проволочек — невозможность подготовить подписание мира к тому времени, когда они должны собраться. Уж очень много разных мелочей необходимо уладить.
Swift, Jonathan / Journal to StellaСвифт, Джонатан / Письма к Стелле
Письма к Стелле
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Наука", 1981
Journal to Stella
Swift, Jonathan
© BiblioLife, LLC

Say what you will, dear sir, I can not believe that this fiddling is work for persons of fashion."
Говорите что хотите, сударь, я все равно не в силах поверить, будто пиликанье на скрипке пристало человеку знатного рода.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The VirginiansТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Виргинцы. Том 1
Виргинцы. Том 1
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
The Virginians
Thackeray, William Makepeace

"But don't you find some people objecting to fiddling?"
- Вам известно, конечно, что кое-кто возражает против скрипки?
Lewis, Sinclair / Elmer GantryЛьюис, Синклер / Элмер Гентри
Элмер Гентри
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Правда", 1965
Elmer Gantry
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2002 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y.
© 1927 by Harcourt, Inc.
© renewed 1955 by Michael Lewis

Wow," Butters said, fiddling with the control panel on the SUV.
— Уау! — заметил Баттерс, позабавлявшись с приборной панелью джипа.
Butcher, Jim / Dead BeatБатчер, Джим / Барабаны зомби
Барабаны зомби
Батчер, Джим
© Jim Butcher, 2005
© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
Dead Beat
Butcher, Jim
© Jim Butcher, 2005

Here’s how to adjust your Start menu by selecting the options on that page. (Most people don’t bother fiddling with them.)
Ниже я расскажу, как настроить параметры меню Пуск, хотя уверен в том, что большинство пользователей даже не захочет с ними связываться.
Rathbone, Andy / Windows® XP For Dummies®Ратбон, Энди / Windows ХР для "чайников"
Windows ХР для "чайников"
Ратбон, Энди
© Компьютерное изд-во "Диалектика", 2002
© Hungry Minds, Inc., 2001
Windows® XP For Dummies®
Rathbone, Andy
© 2001 Hungry Minds, Inc.

Of course, if you are installing GRUB from scratch on your system and, unlike us, do not have a preinstalled configuration that you are just fiddling around with, then you will not get a result here either.
Конечно же, если вы, в отличие от нас, будете устанавливать GRUB на пустом месте, в системе не будет предустановленного файла с настройками, и тогда вы не сможете получить результат, подобный этому.
Dalheimer, Matthias Kalle,Welsh, Matt / Running LinuxДалхаймер, Маттиас Калле,Уэлш, Мэтт / Запускаем Linux
Запускаем Linux
Далхаймер, Маттиас Калле,Уэлш, Мэтт
© Издательство Символ-Плюс, 2008
© 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Running Linux
Dalheimer, Matthias Kalle,Welsh, Matt
© 2006, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1995 O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Then it was a matter of fiddling with the damn knob, going along for the ride until this contraption went down at least twenty stories.
Тогда все сводилось к манипуляции этой проклятой ручкой, спускаясь до тех пор, пока злосчастное устройство не опустится примерно этажей на двадцать.
DeChancie, John / Red Limit FreewayДе Ченси, Джон / Автострада запредельности
Автострада запредельности
Де Ченси, Джон
Red Limit Freeway
DeChancie, John
© 1984 by John DeChancie

As you can see, this rig requires lots of fiddling around to get just the right combination of settings.
Как можно отметить, чтобы получить правильное сочетание установок, оборудование нужно дополнительно настроить.
Story, Derrick / Digital Photography Hacks™Стори, Деррик / Цифровая фотография. Трюки. 100 советов и рекомендаций профессионала
Цифровая фотография. Трюки. 100 советов и рекомендаций профессионала
Стори, Деррик
© 2004 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
© Перевод на русский язык, ЗАО Издательский дом «Питер»
© Издание на русском языке, ЗАО Издательский дом «Питер», 2005
Digital Photography Hacks™
Story, Derrick
© 2004 O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Another of the squat men was loitering by the gate, fiddling restlessly with a small pocketknife.
Возле ворот околачивался еще один коренастый, беспрерывно поигрывая карманным ножичком.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

His other hand snaked around to join it, and for a moment he seemed to be fiddling with something just beneath Fierenzo's sternum.
Правой он тут же замкнул захват и несколько мгновений, будто возился с чем-то.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

'You are only fiddling with your plate.'
– Вы только болтаете ложкой, а не едите.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

However, in rare cases it can happen if the cards' settings can be changed manually and you decide to start fiddling around with them.
В ряде случаев проблема может быть связана с разъемом системной платы, к которому подключается адаптер.
Mueller, Scott / Upgrading and Repairing LaptopsМюллер, Скотт / Модернизация и ремонт ноутбуков
Модернизация и ремонт ноутбуков
Мюллер, Скотт
© Que Corporation, 2004
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2006
Upgrading and Repairing Laptops
Mueller, Scott
© 2006 by Que Corporation

She’s fiddling with the chain runs down her neck.
И теребит цепочку на шее.
Kesey, Ken / One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestКизи, Кен / Над кукушкиным гнездом
Над кукушкиным гнездом
Кизи, Кен
© Перевод. В. Голышев, 2004
© Издание на русском языке, оформление. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2004
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Kesey, Ken
© Ken Kesey, 1962
© renewed Ken Kesey, 1990
© The Estate of Ken Kesey, 2002

‘Have you got a spanner?’ said Winston, fiddling with the nut on the angle-joint.
— У вас есть гаечный ключ? — спросил Уинстон, пробуя гайку на соединении.
Orwell, George / Nineteen Eighty-FourОруэлл, Джордж / 1984
1984
Оруэлл, Джордж
© 1977, Sonia Brownell Orwell
© Издательство «Прогресс», 1989
© перевод, Голышев В. П.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Orwell, George
© 1977, Sonia Brownell Orwell
© 2003, Thomas Pynchon

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'fɪdlɪŋAdjectiveпустой; занятый пустяками

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Collocations

as fit as a fiddle

в полном здравии

as fit as a fiddle

в хорошем настроении

bull fiddle

контрабас

fiddle away

проматывать

fiddle away

растрачивать

fiddle case

футляр для скрипки

fiddle muscles

червеобразные мышцы кисти

fiddle rack

штормовая планка

fiddle-dock

щавель красивый

fiddle-headed

бездумный

fiddle-headed

имеющий резное украшение на носу

fiddle-headed

имеющий ручку в форме скрипки

fiddle-headed

имеющий удлиненную голову

fiddle-headed

пустоголовый

fit as a fiddle

в полном здравии

Word forms

fiddle

verb

Basic forms
Past	fiddled
Imperative	fiddle
Present Participle (Participle I)	fiddling
Past Participle (Participle II)	fiddled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fiddle	we fiddle
you fiddle	you fiddle
he/she/it fiddles	they fiddle

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fiddling	we are fiddling
you are fiddling	you are fiddling
he/she/it is fiddling	they are fiddling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fiddled	we have fiddled
you have fiddled	you have fiddled
he/she/it has fiddled	they have fiddled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fiddling	we have been fiddling
you have been fiddling	you have been fiddling
he/she/it has been fiddling	they have been fiddling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fiddled	we fiddled
you fiddled	you fiddled
he/she/it fiddled	they fiddled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fiddling	we were fiddling
you were fiddling	you were fiddling
he/she/it was fiddling	they were fiddling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fiddled	we had fiddled
you had fiddled	you had fiddled
he/she/it had fiddled	they had fiddled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fiddling	we had been fiddling
you had been fiddling	you had been fiddling
he/she/it had been fiddling	they had been fiddling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fiddle	we shall/will fiddle
you will fiddle	you will fiddle
he/she/it will fiddle	they will fiddle

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fiddling	we shall/will be fiddling
you will be fiddling	you will be fiddling
he/she/it will be fiddling	they will be fiddling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fiddled	we shall/will have fiddled
you will have fiddled	you will have fiddled
he/she/it will have fiddled	they will have fiddled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fiddling	we shall/will have been fiddling
you will have been fiddling	you will have been fiddling
he/she/it will have been fiddling	they will have been fiddling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fiddle	we should/would fiddle
you would fiddle	you would fiddle
he/she/it would fiddle	they would fiddle

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fiddling	we should/would be fiddling
you would be fiddling	you would be fiddling
he/she/it would be fiddling	they would be fiddling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fiddled	we should/would have fiddled
you would have fiddled	you would have fiddled
he/she/it would have fiddled	they would have fiddled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fiddling	we should/would have been fiddling
you would have been fiddling	you would have been fiddling
he/she/it would have been fiddling	they would have been fiddling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fiddled	we are fiddled
you are fiddled	you are fiddled
he/she/it is fiddled	they are fiddled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fiddled	we are being fiddled
you are being fiddled	you are being fiddled
he/she/it is being fiddled	they are being fiddled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fiddled	we have been fiddled
you have been fiddled	you have been fiddled
he/she/it has been fiddled	they have been fiddled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fiddled	we were fiddled
you were fiddled	you were fiddled
he/she/it was fiddled	they were fiddled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fiddled	we were being fiddled
you were being fiddled	you were being fiddled
he/she/it was being fiddled	they were being fiddled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fiddled	we had been fiddled
you had been fiddled	you had been fiddled
he/she/it had been fiddled	they had been fiddled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fiddled	we shall/will be fiddled
you will be fiddled	you will be fiddled
he/she/it will be fiddled	they will be fiddled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fiddled	we shall/will have been fiddled
you will have been fiddled	you will have been fiddled
he/she/it will have been fiddled	they will have been fiddled

fiddling

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	fiddling	fiddlings
Possessive case	fiddling's	fiddlings'

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fiddling

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fiddle

fiddling

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