quiddle im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für quiddle im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.quibble [Brit ˈkwɪb(ə)l, Am ˈkwɪbəl] SUBST

quibble

chicane f (about, over sur)

II.quibble [Brit ˈkwɪb(ə)l, Am ˈkwɪbəl] VERB intr

quibble

chicaner (about, over sur)

quiddity [Brit ˈkwɪdɪti, Am ˈkwɪdədi] SUBST PHILOS

quiddity

quiddité f

fiddle-faddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)lfad(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl ˌfædl] SUBST ugs

(what) fiddle-faddle!

(c'est de la) foutaise! ugs

I.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl] SUBST

1. fiddle (dishonest scheme):

fiddle ugs

magouille f ugs

U to work a fiddle

magouiller qc ugs

it's a complete fiddle!

c'est de la grosse magouille! ugs

to be on the fiddle

traficoter ugs

2. fiddle (violin):

fiddle

violon m

II.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl] VERB trans (illegally)

fiddle ugs

truquer ugs

fiddle ugs

maquiller ugs

fiddle tax return

traficoter ugs

III.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl] VERB intr

1. fiddle:

to fiddle with (fidget with)

tripoter

2. fiddle:

to fiddle with (adjust) knobs, controls

tourner

3. fiddle (interfere):

to fiddle with

tripoter

to fiddle with possessions

jouer avec

IV.fiddle [Brit ˈfɪd(ə)l, Am ˈfɪdl]

to be as fit as a fiddle

être en pleine santé

to fiddle while Rome burns

se ficher de tout comme de l'an 40 ugs

to have a face as long as a fiddle

faire une tête d'enterrement or de six pieds de long ugs

to play second fiddle to sb

être le sous-fifre de qn ugs

I.piddle away VERB [Brit ˈpɪd(ə)l -, Am ˈpɪdl -] (piddle away [sth], piddle [sth] away)

piddle away time, life:

piddle away

gaspiller

I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] SUBST

1. middle:

middle

milieu m

in the middle of one's back/forehead

au milieu du dos/du front

in the middle of place, night, meal

au milieu de

to be caught in the middle

être pris entre deux feux

I was in the middle of a good book when…

j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand…

in the middle of May

à la mi-mai

right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate

en plein milieu de

right in the middle of dinner

en plein dîner

to be in the middle of doing

être en train de faire

to split [sth] down the middle bill, work

partager [qc] en deux

to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

diviser [qc] en deux

2. middle (waist):

middle ugs

taille f

to grab sb round the middle

attraper qn par la taille

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

middle (gen) door, shelf, house

du milieu

middle price

modéré

middle size, height, difficulty

moyen/-enne

middle ranks MILIT

intermédiaire

in middle life

au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine

to be in one's middle thirties Brit

avoir environ 35 ans

the middle child (of three children)

le deuxième enfant

the middle child (of five children)

le troisième enfant

to steer or take or follow a middle course

adopter une position intermédiaire

there must be a middle way

il doit y avoir un juste milieu

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

in the middle of nowhere

dans un trou perdu

I.griddle [Brit ˈɡrɪd(ə)l, Am ˈɡrɪdl] SUBST

griddle (for meat)

gril m en fonte

griddle (for pancakes, buns)

plaque f en fonte

II.griddle [Brit ˈɡrɪd(ə)l, Am ˈɡrɪdl] VERB trans

griddle meat

griller (sur une plaque en fonte)

griddle cake

faire cuire sur une plaque en fonte

I.riddle [Brit ˈrɪd(ə)l, Am ˈrɪdl] SUBST

1. riddle (puzzle):

riddle

devinette f

to ask sb/tell sb a riddle

poser/raconter une devinette à qn

to speak in riddles

parler par énigmes

the riddle of the Sphinx

l'énigme du Sphinx

2. riddle (mystery):

riddle

énigme f

he's a riddle

c'est une énigme

3. riddle (sieve):

riddle

crible m

II.riddle [Brit ˈrɪd(ə)l, Am ˈrɪdl] VERB trans

1. riddle (perforate):

to riddle sth with bullets, holes

cribler qc de

2. riddle (undermine):

to be riddled with person, organ: disease

être rongé or miné par

to be riddled with person: doubt, guilt

être rongé par

to be riddled with issue, language: problems, ambiguities, errors

fourmiller de

it's riddled with corruption

la corruption règne

3. riddle (sift):

riddle soil

passer [qc] au crible

I.piddle [Brit ˈpɪd(ə)l, Am ˈpɪdl] ugs SUBST

to go for a piddle

aller faire pipi ugs

to go for a piddle

aller pisser sl

II.piddle [Brit ˈpɪd(ə)l, Am ˈpɪdl] ugs VERB intr (urinate)

piddle

faire pipi ugs

I.middle class SUBST

middle class

classe f moyenne

II.middle-class ADJ

middle-class person

de la classe moyenne

middle-class after Subst attitude, view

bourgeois

quiddle im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für quiddle im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.quibble [ˈkwɪbl] SUBST

quibble

chicane f

II.quibble [ˈkwɪbl] VERB intr

quibble

chicaner

I.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VERB trans Brit ugs

fiddle

truquer

II.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] VERB intr

1. fiddle ugs (play the violin):

fiddle

jouer du violon

2. fiddle (fidget with/finger aimlessly):

to fiddle with sth

tripoter qc

III.fiddle [ˈfɪdl] SUBST

1. fiddle Brit ugs (fraud, racket):

fiddle

combine f

tax fiddle

fraude f fiscale

2. fiddle ugs (violin):

fiddle

violon m

I.piddle [ˈpɪdl] ugs SUBST

piddle

pipi m

II.piddle [ˈpɪdl] ugs VERB intr

piddle

faire pipi

I.riddle² [ˈrɪdl] SUBST

riddle

crible m

II.riddle² [ˈrɪdl] VERB trans

1. riddle (perforate):

riddle

cribler

to be riddled with holes, mice, mistakes

être infesté de

2. riddle (sieve):

riddle

passer au crible

I.middle [mɪdl] SUBST Sg

1. middle a. übtr (centre):

middle

milieu m

in the middle of sth

au milieu de qc

in the middle of 2002

au milieu de l'année 2002

to be in the middle of doing sth

être en train de faire qc

in the middle of nowhere abw

en pleine pampa

2. middle ugs (waist):

middle

taille f

II.middle [mɪdl] ADJ

1. middle (in the middle):

middle

du milieu

in my middle forties

quand j'avais autour de quarante-cinq ans

2. middle (intermediate):

middle

moyen(ne)

I.griddle [ˈgrɪdl] SUBST

griddle

plaque f en fonte

II.griddle [ˈgrɪdl] VERB trans

griddle

faire cuire sur une plaque en fonte

I.twiddle [ˈtwɪdl] VERB trans

twiddle

tripoter

Wendungen:

to twiddle one's thumbs

se tourner les pouces

II.twiddle [ˈtwɪdl] VERB intr

to twiddle with sth

tripoter qc

I.diddle [ˈdɪdl] VERB intr ugs

to diddle around

traînasser

II.diddle [ˈdɪdl] VERB trans ugs

1. diddle (cheat):

diddle

rouler

to be diddled out of sth

se faire rouler de qc

2. diddle (falsify):

diddle

trafiquer

middle name SUBST

middle name

deuxième prénom m

reliable is my middle name

fiable, c'est moi

middle management SUBST

middle management

les cadres mpl moyens