fiddle
US /ˈfɪd.əl/
UK /ˈfɪd.əl/
1.
biola
a violin, especially when used to play folk music
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He played a lively tune on his fiddle.
Dia memainkan melodi yang hidup di biolanya.
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The band featured a banjo and a fiddle.
Band itu menampilkan banjo dan biola.
1.
memainkan biola
to play the fiddle
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He can really fiddle a lively jig.
Dia benar-benar bisa memainkan jig yang hidup.
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The old man would often sit on his porch and fiddle for hours.
Orang tua itu sering duduk di berandanya dan memainkan biola selama berjam-jam.
2.
mengutak-atik, memainkan
to touch or manipulate something in a restless or aimless way
:
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He kept fiddling with his pen during the meeting.
Dia terus mengutak-atik pulpennya selama rapat.
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Don't fiddle with the wires, you might break something.
Jangan mengutak-atik kabelnya, kamu bisa merusak sesuatu.
3.
memalsukan, mengutak-atik
to falsify figures or accounts
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He was caught fiddling the expenses.
Dia tertangkap basah memalsukan pengeluaran.
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They suspect someone has been fiddling with the accounts.
Mereka curiga seseorang telah memalsukan akun.