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fin·ger  (fnggr)

n.

1. One of the five digits of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.

2. The part of a glove designed to cover a finger.

3. Something, such as an oblong peninsula, that resembles one of the digits of the hand.

4. The length or width of a finger.

5. A degree of participation; a share: "seems almost sure to have a finger or two in crafting the final blueprint" George B. Merry.

6. An obscene gesture of defiance or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward. Often used with the.

v. fin·gered, fin·ger·ing, fin·gers

v.tr.

1. To touch with the fingers; handle. See Synonyms at touch.

2. Music

a. To mark (a score) with indications of which fingers are to play the notes.

b. To play (an instrument) by using the fingers in a particular order or way.

3. Slang

a. To inform on.

b. To designate, especially as an intended victim.

v.intr.

1. To handle something with the fingers.

2. Music To use the fingers in playing an instrument.

Idioms:

have/keep (one's) fingers crossed

To hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.

lay (one's)/a finger on

To locate; find: We haven't been able to lay a finger on those photos.

put (one's) finger on

To remember; recall: I know his name; I just can't put my finger on it.

twist/wrap around (one's) little finger

To dominate utterly and effortlessly.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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finger·er n.

finger·less adj.

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finger

Noun

1. one of the four long jointed parts of the hand

2. the part of a glove made to cover a finger

3. something that resembles a finger in shape or function

4. a quantity of liquid in a glass as deep as a finger is wide

5. get or pull one's finger out Brit & NZ informal to begin or speed up activity, esp. after initial delay

6. put one's finger on to identify precisely

7. put the finger on Informal to inform on or identify, esp. for the police

8. twist around one's little finger to have easy and complete influence over

Verb

1. to touch or manipulate with the fingers; handle

2. to use one's fingers in playing (a musical instrument)

3. Informal, chiefly US to identify as a criminal or suspect [Old English]

fingerless adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso fingertip - the end (tip) of a finger pollex, thumb - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb forefinger, index finger, index - the finger next to the thumb annualry, ring finger - the third finger (especially of the left hand) middle finger - the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger little finger, pinkie, pinky - the finger farthest from the thumb fingernail - the nail at the end of a finger knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
	2.	finger - the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure finger's breadth, fingerbreadth, digit linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	3.	finger - one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) glove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist
Verb	1.	finger - feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" thumb touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
	2.	finger - examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" feel feel - grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
	3.	finger - search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
	4.	finger - indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments point, indicate, designate, show - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

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finger

verb touch, feel, handle, play with, manipulate, paw (informal) maul, toy with, fiddle with (informal) meddle with, play about with put your finger on something identify, place, remember, discover, indicate, recall, find out, locate, pin down, bring to mind, hit upon, hit the nail on the head >> adjective digital

Translations

finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] n → dedo

vt (= touch) → manosear;

(MUS) → puntear;

little/index finger → (dedo) meñique m/índice m

finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] n → doigt m

vt → palper, toucher;

index finger → index m

finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] n → Finger m

vt → befühlen;

little finger → kleiner Finger;

index finger → Zeigefinger m

finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] n → dito

vt → toccare, tastare

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finger

n finger [ˈfiŋgə]

1 one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb She pointed a finger at the thief.vingerإصْبَعпръстprstfingerder Fingerδάχτυλο χεριούdedosõrmانگشتsormidoigtאֶצבַּעउंगलीprstujjjarifingurdito指(엄지를 제외한) 손가락pirštas(rokas) pirkstsjarivingerfingerpalecdedodeget (de la mână)палецprstprstprstfingerนิ้วมือparmak手指палецьانگلیngón tay手指

2 the part of a glove into which a finger is put. vingersإصْبَع الكَفпръстprstfingerder Fingerδάχτυλο γαντιούdedosõrmانگشت دستکشsormidoigtאֶצבַּעदस्ताने का भागprst na rukaviciujj(kesztyűé)jarifingurdito指장갑의 손가락pirštas(cimda) pirkstsjarivingerfingerpalecdedoîn formă de degetпалец перчаткиprstprstprsti na rukavicifingerส่วนที่สวมใส่นิ้วของถุงมือeldiven parmağı(手套的)每一手指部分палецьدستانے کا انگلی ڈالنے والا حصہngón tay bao găng（手套的）每一手指部分

3 anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger a finger of toast.vingerكُل ما يَشْبِه الإصبَعпръст (количество)plátekfinger; strimmelein schmales Stückμακρόστενο κομμάτιdedopulkهر چیز انگشت مانندpala, puikkodoigtאֶצבַּעउंगली के आकार की कोई चीजstvari napravljene u obliku prsta (sendvič npr.keskeny szeletsegala sesuatu yang berbentuk jarifingurbastoncino指状のもの손가락 모양으로 생긴 것lazdelėiegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņšberbentuk jarivingerfingerformet tingpaluszekpedaçodegetчто-л. в виде пальцаpásik; plátok; jazykprstprst[]pinne, visareส่วนที่ยื่นออกมามีลักษณะคล้ายนิ้วมือparmak指狀物стрілка; покажчикکوئی بھی انگلی نما چیزvật hình ngón tay指状物

v

to touch or feel with the fingers She fingered the material.betasيَلمس بالإصْبَعпипамohmatatfingerere ved; røre ved; føle påbefühlenπασπατεύω, ψηλαφώmanosearsõrmitsemaبا انگشت لمس کردنsormeillatoucherלְמַשֵשउंगली से छूनाtaknuti prstima, pipkatimegtapogatmerabasnerta, þreifa átoccare指で触れる손가락으로 만지다čiupinėtipiedurties ar pirkstiem; aiztikt; aptaustītmerasabetastenfingre/røre vedmacaćmanuseara atinge (cu degetele)трогать пальцамиohmataťotipatiopipatifingra påลูบไล้parmakla dokunmak/ellemek用指觸碰торкати, перебирати пальцямиانگلیوں سے لمس یا محسوس کرناsợ hoặc cảm nhận cái gì bằng ngón tay用指触碰

n ˈfingernail

the nail at the tip of the finger. vingernaelظُفْرнокътnehetfingerneglder Fingernagelνύχι χεριούuñasõrmeküüsناخنsormenkynsiongleצִיפּוֹרֶןनाखुनnokatkörömkukufingurnöglunghia指のつめ손톱nagasnagskukuvingernagelfingerneglpaznokiećunhaunghieноготь (пальца)nechtnohtnokatfingernagelเล็บมือtırnak手指甲ніготьناخنmóng tay手指甲

n ˈfingerprint

the mark made by the tip of the finger, often used by the police etc as a means of identification The thief wiped his fingerprints off the safe.vingerafdrukأثر الأصابِع، بَصْمَهотпечатъкotisk prstufingeraftrykder Fingerabdruckδακτυλικό αποτύπωμαhuella dactilar, huella digitalsõrmejälgاثر انگشتsormenjälkiempreinte digitaleטְבִיעַת אֶצבַּעउंगली का निशानotisak prstaujjlenyomatsidik jarifingrafarimpronta digitale指紋piršto atspaudaspirksta nospiedumscap jarivingerafdrukfingeravtrykkodcisk palcaimpressão digitalamprentă digitalăотпечаток пальцаodtlačok prstaprstni odtisotisak prstijufingeravtryckลายนิ้วมือparmak izi指紋印відбиток пальцівانگلیوں کے نشانđiểm chỉ; dấu vân tay指纹印

n ˈfingertip

the very end of a finger He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.vingerpuntطَرَف الإصْبَعвръх на пръстšpička prstufingerspidsdie Fingerspitzeάκρη του δαχτύλουpunta del dedo, yema del dedonäpuotsسر انگشتsormenpääbout des doigtsקְצֶה הָאֶצבַּעउंगली का पोरvršak prstaujjhegyujung jarifingurgómurpunta di un dito指先손가락 끝piršto galiukaspirksta galshujung jarivingertopfingertupp/-spisskoniuszek, koniec palcaponta dos dedosvârful dege­telorкончик пальцаkonček prstaprstna konicavrh prstijufingertoppปลายนิ้วparmak ucu指尖кінчик пальцяانگلی کا سراđầu mút ngón tay指尖

be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs

to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.sy hande staan verkeerd; onhandigيكون مُرْتَبِكاс вързани ръцеmít obě ruce levéhave ti tommelfingrezwei linke Hände habenείμαι άγαρμποςser torpekobakäpp olemaدست و پا چلفتیolla poropeukaloêtre empotéגַמלוֹנִיकिसी चीज से निबटने में दिक्कत होनाbiti nespretankétbalkezeskikukvera klaufiessere maldestro無器用だ손재주가 없다būti sugrubusiomis rankomisļoti neveikls; viss krīt no rokām laukācuaitwee linkerhanden hebbenvære trehendt, ha ti tommeltottermieć dwie lewe ręceser desajeitadoa fi neîndemânaticкрюкиmať obidve ruky ľavébiti nespretenbiti nespretanvara fumlig (valhänt)งุ่มง่ามเวลาถือสิ่งของsakarın teki olmak笨手笨腳з рук валитисяبھونڈاvụng về và lóng ngóng笨手笨脚

have (something) at one's fingertips

to know all the details of (a subject) thoroughly He has the history of the firm at his fingertips.iets deur en deur kenيُلِمُّ بالشَّيء إلماما تامّـاпознавам като пръстите на ръката сиmít v malíčkukende sagen til fingerspidserneparat habenπαίζω στα δάχτυλαsaberse algo al dedillo(midagi) nagu oma viit sõrme tundmaتمام جزئیات موضوعی را دانستنtuntea kuin viisi sormeaansavoir (qqch.) sur le bout des doigtsלִהיוֹת מוּמחֶה ב-जबानी याद रखनाimati u malom prstukisujjában vantahu semuaþekkja ítarlegasapere (qualcosa) a menadito～に精通している...을 잘 알고 있다, ...에 정통하다žinoti kaip savo penkis pirštuszināt kā savus piecus pirkstustahu semuaheel goed kennenkunne det på fingrenemieć (coś) w małym palcuna ponta da línguaa şti (ceva) ca pe Tatăl Nostruзнать, как свои пять пальцевmať v malíčkuimeti kaj v mezincuu malom prstukunna ngt på sina fem fingrarรู้รายละเอียดของเรื่องอย่างละเอียดลออavucunun içi gibi bilmek了如指掌собаку з'їстиکسی چیز کی تمام تفصیلات سے واقف ہوناhoàn toàn quen thuộc với cái gì了如指掌

have a finger in the pie / in every pie

to be involved in everything that happens She likes to have a finger in every pie in the village.'n hand in alles hêله ضِلْعٌ في كُل مُشْكِلَهимам пръст вmít ve všem prstymange jern i ildenseine Hand im Spiel habenχώνω την ουρά μου παντούestar metido en todo(igas) asjas osalemaدر هر کاری شرکت داشتن؛ فضولی کردنpistää lusikkansa joka soppaanêtre mêlé à toutלְהִתעַרֵב בְּכָל דַבָרहर चीज में लिप्त होनाimati prste u necemu, biti umiješan u neštominden lében kanálterlibatvera viðriðinn e-ðavere le mani in pasta何にでも手を出す관여하다kišti nosį, kištisbūt iejauktam kādā lietāterlibateen vinger in de pap hebbenha en finger med i altmieszać się (we wszystko)intrometer-sea‑şi băga coada (peste tot)соваться во всёmať vo všetkom prstyimeti povsod prste vmesbiti u svakoj čorbi mirođijaha ett finger med i spelet []มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องหรือเข้าไปเกี่ยวข้องกับทุกสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นher işte parmağı olmak, her tarakta bezi olmak參與一切事物свого носа встромитиہر واقعہ میں شامل ہوناcó dính líu đến参与一切事物

put one's finger on

to point out or describe exactly; to identify She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.vinger daarop lêيَضَع إصْبَعَه على، يعيِّن، يَصِف، يتَعَرَّفнапипвамvyhmátnoutsætte fingeren påden Finger auf etwas legenπροσδιορίζω, αναγνωρίζω, περιγράφω με ακρίβειαdar en el clavoõigesti ära näitamaروی علت اصلی انگشت گذاردنosoittaamettre le doigt surלְהַצבִּיע בִּדיוּק עַל-सटीक रूप से इंगित करनाotkriti uzrok, identificirati (problem)rátapintmenguraikanbenda á e-ð, tiltaka nákvæmlegamettere il dito su指摘する꼬집어 말하다, 정확히 지적하다tiksliai nurodytitieši norādīt uz kaut komenunjukkande vinger leggen opsette fingeren på, peke på/utokreślić dokładnie, dotknąć sednaidentificara spune exactпопасть в самую точкуspomenúť si; nájsťpredočitiukazati nasätta fingret påชี้ให้เห็นหรืออธิบายอย่างชัดเจน; ระบุüzerine parmak basmak; göstermek指出виявлятиکسی چیز کی شناخت کرناvạch rõ sai trái指出