FODDLE-FADDLE

Meaning of FODDLE-FADDLE in English

(n.) A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FODDLE-FADDLE — noun a trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.
Webster English vocab
FADDLE — ˈfad ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown chiefly dialect : nonsense , foolishness
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FADDLE — (v. t. ) To fondle; to dandle.
Английский словарь Webster
FADDLE — (v. i.) To trifle; to toy.
Английский словарь Webster
FADDLE — n. part of the phrase "fiddle faddle" (nonsense)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FADDLE — vi to trifle; to toy. 2. faddle ·vt to fondle; to dandle.
Webster English vocab
FIDDLE-FADDLE — noun Etymology: reduplication of fiddle (fiddlesticks) Date: 1577 nonsense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIDDLE-FADDLE — I. |fid ə l|fad ə l noun Etymology: reduplication of fiddle (I) : trifling or foolish talk, comment, or action …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE-FADDLE — (v. i.) To talk nonsense.
Английский словарь Webster
FIDDLE-FADDLE — — fiddle-faddler , n. /fid"l fad'l/ , n. , v. , fiddle-faddled, fiddle-faddling , interj. n. 1. nonsense. 2. something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIDDLE-FADDLE — nonsense, trivial matter, trifle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIDDLE-FADDLE — noun Etymology: reduplication of fiddle (fiddlesticks) Date: 1577 : nonsense — often used as an interjection
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIDDLE-FADDLE — vi to talk nonsense.
Webster English vocab
FIDDLE-FADDLE — ■ noun trivial matters; nonsense. ■ verb mess about. Origin C16: reduplication of fiddle .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIDDLE-FADDLE — [fid.dle-fad.dle] n [redupl. of fiddle (fiddlesticks)] (1577): nonsense--often used as an interjection
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIDDLE-FADDLE — fiddle-faddle BrE AmE ˈfɪd ə l ˌfæd ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIDDLE-FADDLE — n., v., int., & adj. --n. trivial matters. --v.intr. fuss, trifle. --int. nonsense! --adj. (of a person or thing) petty, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIDDLE FADDLE — Trifling discourse, nonsense. A mere fiddle faddle fellow; a trifier.
Slang English vocab
FIDDLE-FADDLE — 1. сущ. пустяки, глупости, вздор, ерунда; болтовня Syn : talk, chatter 2. прил. пустяковый, пустячный, незначительный Syn : trifling, trivial …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE-FADDLE — n infml Quit wasting time on useless fiddle-faddle — Не трать время на пустяки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
FIDDLE-FADDLE — n infml Quit wasting time on useless fiddle-faddle — Не трать время на пустяки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
FIDDLE-FADDLE — fiddle-faddle n infml Quit wasting time on useless fiddle-faddle Не трать время на пустяки
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FIDDLE-FADDLE — Quit wasting time on useless fiddle-faddle — Не трать время на пустяки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FIDDLE-FADDLE — 1. сущ. пустяки, глупости, вздор, ерунда; болтовня Syn : talk, chatter 2. прил. пустяковый, пустячный, незначительный Syn : trifling, trivial …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE-FADDLER — noun see fiddle-faddle II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIDDLE-DADDLE — I. |did ə l|dad ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : fussing, trifling , fiddle-faddle II. intransitive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAD — — fadlike , adj. /fad/ , n. a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANDERSON, LEROY — born June 29, 1908, Cambridge, Mass., U.S. died May 18, 1975, Woodbury, Conn. American conductor, arranger, and composer of Sleigh …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAD — / fæd; NAmE / noun something that people are interested in for only a short period of time SYN craze …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAD — fad /fæd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from fiddle-faddle ] something that people like or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Английский словарь Webster

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