SECOND FIDDLE

Meaning of SECOND FIDDLE in English

See play second fiddle

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SECOND FIDDLE — noun Date: 1809 one that plays a supporting or subservient role
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECOND FIDDLE — noun : one who fills a subordinate or secondary role or function — usually used in the phrase to play …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND FIDDLE — 1. a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person. 2. a person serving in a subsidiary capacity, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND FIDDLE — accompaniment, secondary musical instrument; intermediary, minor, marginal, junior, vice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND FIDDLE — Date: 1809 : one that plays a supporting or subservient role
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND FIDDLE — Function: noun Date: 1809 : one that plays a supporting or subservient role
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECOND FIDDLE — [second fiddle] n (1809): one that plays a supporting or subservient role
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND FIDDLE — Synonyms and related words : back seat, cog, commonality, commonalty, creature, flunky, follower, hoi polloi, humbleness, humility, inferior, inferiority, junior, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND FIDDLE — n. subordinate role to play ~ to
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SECOND FIDDLE — (See play second fiddle)
English Idioms vocab
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE — I. ˈfid ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fithele, fidel, from Old English fithele, probably from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE — (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
Английский словарь Webster
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIDDLE — /fid"l/ , n. , v. , fiddled, fiddling . n. 1. a musical instrument of the viol family. 2. violin: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — vi to play on a fiddle. 2. fiddle ·vt to play (a tune) on a fiddle. 3. fiddle ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — [fid.dle] n [ME fidel, fr. (assumed) OE fithele, prob. fr. ML vitula] (13c) 1: violin 2: a device (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIDDLE — German Fiedel, French Vielle, medieval European bowed, stringed musical instrument. The medieval fiddle, a forerunner of the violin, emerged in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIDDLE — / ˈfɪdl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] fiddle (with sth) to keep touching or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIDDLE — I. fid ‧ dle 1 /ˈfɪdl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIDDLE — n. & v. n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIDDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as fit as a fiddle (= very fit ) ▪ She’s over eighty now, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIDDLE — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, alter, bass, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND — • ↑ a second • ↑ a second/an instant • ↑ be first/second etc • ↑ have second thoughts • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SECOND — n. 25B6; adjective the second day of the trial : NEXT, following, subsequent, succeeding. he keeps a second pair of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND — adj. 1 subsequent, following, next He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one 2 subordinate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIDDLE — v. 1 Often, fiddle with. meddle (with), tamper (with), interfere (with), alter, falsify, fix; cheat, swindle, flimflam; Colloq finagle, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SECOND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command ≈ заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle ≈ играть на скрипке to play first fiddle ≈ играть первую …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — _I ʹsekənd n 1. секунда ( мера времени ) 60 seconds make one minute - в минуте 60 секунд 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIDDLE — 1. ʹfıdl n 1. разг. 1> скрипка 2> струнный инструмент 2. шотл. 1> скрипач 2> весельчак, шутник, душа общества 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECOND
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SECOND — I 1. second сущ.1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIDDLE — играть на скрипке; вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.); sl. торговать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECOND — _I ʹsekənd n 1. секунда ( мера времени ) 60 seconds make one minute - в минуте 60 секунд 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE — 1. ʹfıdl n 1. разг. 1> скрипка 2> струнный инструмент 2. шотл. 1> скрипач 2> весельчак, шутник, душа общества 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — I 1. ˈsek(ə)nd сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle — играть на скрипке to play first fiddle — играть первую …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECOND — I 1. ['©ў°(†)¬] second.wav сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command — воен. заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) а) спорт. вице-чемпион; получивший второй …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle — играть на скрипке to play first fiddle — играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECOND — _I 1._n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row - второе кресло во втором ряду 2. _a. 1> второй, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FIDDLE — 1. _n. 1> _собир. скрипка; to play first fiddle - играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение; to play second fiddle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECOND — I 1.n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row - второе кресло во втором ряду 2. a. 1. второй, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FIDDLE — 1. n. 1. собир. скрипка; to play first fiddle - играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение; to play second fiddle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FIDDLE — играть на скрипке; вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.); sl. торговать из-под …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SECOND — _I ˈsekənd 1. _n-ord. второй; the second seat in the second row второе кресло во втором ряду 2. _a. 1> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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