tutu
To fiddle or mess around with somethingTo fiddle or mess around with something.
» The ballerinas wore tights, tutus and ballet slippers.
Die Ballerinas trugen Ballettstrumpfhosen, -röckchen und -schuhe.
Балерины были в колготках, пачках и балетках.
Meaning
1 senses(New Zealand, childish)To fiddle or mess around with something.
Examples
4 sentencesThe ballerinas wore tights, tutus and ballet slippers.
ruБалерины были в колготках, пачках и балетках. — sharptoothed
deDie Ballerinas trugen Ballettstrumpfhosen, -röckchen und -schuhe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Layla wore a tutu.
However, Tutu was able, in the end, to fulfil her godfather’s wish.
He loved, he laughed, he cried, he was forgiven, he forgave: his name is forever Desmond Tutu.
deEr liebte, er lachte, er weinte, ihm wurde vergeben, er vergab: sein Name ist für immer Desmond Tutu. — Rovo
Origin
From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).
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Forms
tutus, tutuing, tutued, tutuedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle