fiddle about or around

Translations

w>fiddle about (Brit) or around

vi to fiddle about or around with somethingan etw (dat)herumspielen or herumfummeln (inf); (= fidget with)mit etw herumspielen; he dived under the bonnet and fiddled about or around for a whileer verschwand unter der Kühlerhaube und fummelte eine Weile herum (inf); I’m not spending all day just fiddling around with this one little job!ich werde doch nicht den ganzen Tag damit zubringen, an dieser einen Kleinigkeit rumzufummeln! (inf)
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