fiddly
/ˈfɪdli/adjective
उच्चारण फ़िड्ली
छोटा और झंझट भरा, जिसे संभालने में बारीकी और धैर्य चाहिए
Core word
- 1
informal, British
small and awkward to handle or do, needing a lot of patience
छोटा और झंझट भरा, जिसे संभालने में बारीकी और धैर्य चाहिए
- Threading a needle is a fiddly job.
- The watch has tiny, fiddly buttons.
- Radhika found the fiddly parts of the model difficult to glue.
+ 3 more examples
- Fixing the tiny screws on the spectacles is a fiddly task.
- The instructions were complicated and the parts were fiddly.
- Peeling these small oranges is rather fiddly.
Opposite easy straightforward
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be fiddly (to + verb)
Fiddly describes a small, awkward task. The to-infinitive often follows it.
'Fiddly' छोटे, उलझे हुए काम को बताता है; इसके बाद to-infinitive आ सकता है।
- This knot is fiddly to tie.
- Cutting the paper into tiny shapes was fiddly.
a fiddly job / task / part
Before a noun, it describes something needing small, careful movements.
Noun से पहले यह ऐसे काम को बताता है जिसमें छोटी, सावधान गतियों की ज़रूरत हो।
- Threading the needle is a fiddly job.
- Removing the screw is a fiddly part of the repair.
fiddly + comparative
Use more fiddly and the fiddliest; the noun fiddliness exists but is rare.
'More fiddly' और 'the fiddliest' आते हैं; noun 'fiddliness' दुर्लभ है।
- This lock is more fiddly than the old one.
- The fiddliest bit is attaching the wires.
find something fiddly
Find + object + adjective shows personal opinion.
Find + object + adjective व्यक्तिगत राय बताता है।
- Many people find small buttons fiddly.
+Collocations 6
fiddly + noun
jobtaskworkrepairbitdetailtool
- Fixing the watch was a fiddly repair.
adverb + fiddly
ratherverya bitextremelyslightly
- Folding origami is a little fiddly at first.
verb + fiddly
findbelookproveget
- The instructions looked simple but proved fiddly.
fiddly + to + verb
assemblefixfastenopenpeel
- These buttons are fiddly to fasten.
fiddly + for
fingersbeginnerschildrenold people
- Tiny zips are fiddly for small children.
fiddly + task
knittingembroiderytying a knotthreading a needle
- Embroidery is a fiddly task that needs patience.
“More examples 7
- Peeling the tiny garlic cloves was fiddly work.
लहसुन की छोटी कलियाँ छीलना झंझट भरा काम था।
- The remote control has many fiddly little buttons.
रिमोट कंट्रोल में कई छोटे-छोटे असुविधाजनक बटन हैं।
- Radhika found assembling the model fiddly but enjoyable.
राधिका को मॉडल जोड़ना उलझा हुआ लेकिन आनंददायक लगा।
- Sewing on a button is fiddly if you cannot see well.
अगर ठीक से दिखाई न दे तो बटन सिलना झंझट वाला काम है।
- The tiny screws made the repair rather fiddly.
छोटे पेचों ने मरम्मत को काफ़ी मुश्किल बना दिया।
- The recipe is easy, but shaping the dumplings is fiddly.
विधि आसान है, पर मोमो का आकार बनाना झंझट भरा है।
- Changing the battery in the small clock was surprisingly fiddly.
छोटी घड़ी की बैटरी बदलना आश्चर्यजनक रूप से झंझट वाला था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The work is too fiddly to be doing by hand.
✓ The work is too fiddly to do by hand.
Use a plain to-infinitive after too + adjective.
'Too + adjective' के बाद सादा to-infinitive आता है।
✗ It is a fiddly to open.
✓ It is fiddly to open.
Fiddly is an adjective, so it cannot take the article a.
'Fiddly' विशेषण है, इसके साथ article a नहीं लगता।