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Fiddle-faddle
Translation of "fiddle-faddle" into Russian
fiddle-faddle
Noun
fiddle-faddle
Informal, chiefly uncountable
I have no time for that kind of fiddle-faddle.
У меня нет времени на такую чепуху.
Don't give me that fiddle-faddle.
Не говори мне эту ерунду.
fiddle-faddle
Verb
fiddle-faddle
fiddle-faddles
fiddle-faddled Past Simple / Past Participle
fiddle-faddling Gerund
Intransitive, informal
Stop fiddle-faddling and finish your homework.
Хватит бездельничать и заканчивай домашнюю работу.
Подразумевает пустую, неэффективную суету
He was fiddle-faddling in the garage all afternoon.
Он весь день возился в гараже.
Additional translations
Definitions
fiddle-faddle
Noun
Trivial or nonsensical talk, ideas, or activity; nonsense.
I have no time for that kind of fiddle-faddle.
fiddle-faddle
Verb
To waste time with trivial or useless activity; to fuss ineffectively.
Stop fiddle-faddling and finish your homework.
fiddle-faddle
Interjection
An exclamation used to express that something is considered nonsense or unimportant.
Fiddle-faddle! There’s no way that could happen.