to diddle
01
lura, bedra
to deceive someone through dishonesty, often resulting in the loss of something valuable
Transitive: to diddle sb | to diddle sb out of sth
Exempel
The fraudulent contractor diddled unsuspecting homeowners out of thousands of dollars by promising repairs that were never completed.
Den bedrägliga entreprenören lurade intet ont anande husägare på tusentals dollar genom att lova reparationer som aldrig slutfördes.
02
leka med, fingra på
to play or handle something, often in a trivial or careless way
Transitive: to diddle with sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
diddle
3:e person singular
diddles
presens particip
diddling
enkelt preteritum
diddled
perfekt particip
diddled
Exempel
He diddled with the pencil, tapping it nervously on the desk.
Han lekte med pennan, knackade den nervöst på skrivbordet.
Lexikalt Träd
diddler
diddle
