noodle
US /ˈnuː.dəl/
UK /ˈnuː.dəl/

1.
macarrão, miojo
a strip, strand, or sheet of pasta or a similar dough, cooked and eaten as part of a meal
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She added some fresh noodles to the soup.
Ela adicionou alguns macarrões frescos à sopa.
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Ramen is a Japanese dish with wheat noodles served in a meat or fish-based broth.
Ramen é um prato japonês com macarrão de trigo servido em um caldo à base de carne ou peixe.
1.
improvisar, tocar casualmente
(informal) to play or improvise on a musical instrument, especially casually or without a specific plan
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He likes to noodle around on his guitar after work.
Ele gosta de improvisar no violão depois do trabalho.
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She spent the afternoon just noodling on the piano.
Ela passou a tarde apenas improvisando no piano.
2.
pescar com as mãos, noodling
to fish for catfish by hand, often by reaching into underwater holes where they hide
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He learned to noodle for catfish in the river.
Ele aprendeu a pescar bagre com as mãos no rio.
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Noodling is a traditional method of fishing in some parts of the US.
Noodling é um método tradicional de pesca em algumas partes dos EUA.