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tüfteln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tinker noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.

Senses

tüfteln is used for these senses in English:

  • tinker (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

tinker — full definition

  1. noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.
  2. verb To fiddle or experiment with something in an amateur, exploratory way, trying to fix or improve it.

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