finger

fin·ger

 (fĭng′gər)

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. Informal

a. To identify as responsible for wrongdoing or a crime, especially to the police: fingered the sales clerk as the thief.

b. To identify or designate as being responsible: "An international team of scientists fingered [the fungus] as the culprit in die-offs of 19 amphibian species" (Science News).

4. Vulgar Slang To insert one or more fingers into the anus or vagina of (a person) as a means of sexual stimulation.

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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fin′ger·er n.

fin′ger·less adj.

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finger

(ˈfɪŋɡə)

n

1. (Anatomy)

a. any of the digits of the hand, often excluding the thumb. Technical name: digitus manus

b. (as modifier): a finger bowl.

c. (in combination): a fingernail. digital

2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a glove made to cover a finger

3. something that resembles a finger in shape or function: a finger of land.

4. (Units) Also called: digit the length or width of a finger used as a unit of measurement

5. (Brewing) a quantity of liquid in a glass, etc, as deep as a finger is wide; tot

6. (Mechanical Engineering) a projecting machine part, esp one serving as an indicator, guide, or guard

7. burn one's fingers to suffer from having meddled or been rash

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

9. have a finger in the pie have one's finger in the pie

a. to have an interest in or take part in some activity

b. to meddle or interfere

10. lay a finger on (usually negative) to harm

11. lay one's finger on put one's finger on to indicate, identify, or locate accurately

12. let slip through one's fingers to allow to escape; miss narrowly

13. not lift a finger not raise a finger (foll by an infinitive) not to make any effort (to do something)

14. point the finger at to accuse or blame

15. put the finger on informal

a. to inform on or identify, esp for the police

b. to choose (the victim or location of an intended crime)

16. twist around one's little finger wrap around one's little finger to have easy and complete control or influence over

vb

17. (tr) to touch or manipulate with the fingers; handle

18. (tr) informal chiefly US to identify as a criminal or suspect

19. (intr) to extend like a finger

20. (Music, other) to use one's fingers in playing (an instrument, such as a piano or clarinet)

21. (Music, other) to indicate on (a composition or part) the fingering required by a pianist, harpsichordist, etc

22. (Music, other) (tr; usually passive) to arrange the keys of (a clarinet, flute, etc) for playing in a certain way

[Old English; related to Old Norse fingr, Gothic figgrs, Old High German fingar; see five, fist]

ˈfingerer n

ˈfingerless adj

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fin•ger

(ˈfɪŋ gər)

n.

1. any of the jointed terminal members of the hand, esp. one other than the thumb.

2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger.

3. fingerbreadth.

4. the length of a finger: approximately 4½ in. (11 cm).

5. Slang. an informer or spy.

6. something like a finger in form or use, as a projection or pointer.

7. any of various projecting parts of machines.

v.t.

8. to touch with the fingers; toy or meddle with; handle.

9.

a. to play on (an instrument) with the fingers.

b. to perform or mark (a passage of music) with a certain fingering.

10. Slang.

a. to inform against or identify (a criminal) to the authorities.

b. to designate as a victim, as of murder or other crime.

v.i.

11. to touch or handle something with the fingers.

Idioms:

1. give someone the finger, Slang. to express contempt or indignation by extending the middle finger upward in an obscene gesture.

2. keep one's fingers crossed, to wish for good luck or success, esp. in a specific endeavor.

3. twist or wrap around one's (little) finger, to exert complete control over.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English]

fin′ger•er, n.

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finger

Past participle: fingered
Gerund: fingering

Imperative

finger

finger

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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 fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, 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

noun

1. digit, thumb, forefinger, little finger, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, third finger, first finger, second finger, fourth finger She ran her fingers through her hair.

2. strip, piece, band, sliver, bit a thin finger of land

verb

1. touch, feel, handle, play with, manipulate, paw (informal), maul, toy with, fiddle with (informal), meddle with, play about with He fingered the few coins in his pocket.

2. inform on, shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), grass (Brit. slang), rat (informal), betray, notify, peach (slang), tip off, squeal (slang), leak to, incriminate, tell on (informal), blow the whistle on (informal), snitch (slang), blab, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), inculpate They fingered him to the police.

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 She couldn't quite put her finger on the reason.

Related words
adjective digital

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finger

verb

1. To bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation:

feel, handle, palpate, touch.

2. Slang. To establish the identification of:

identify, pinpoint, place, recognize.

Idiom: put one's finger on.

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Translations

إِصْبَعإصْبَعإصْبَع الكَفكُل ما يَشْبِه الإصبَعيَلمس بالإصْبَع

пръст

dit

prstohmatatplátek

fingerfingerere vedføle påstrimmel

FingerFingerfoodschnalzenbefühlen

δάχτυλοαισθάνομαι

fingro

dedomanoseardactilar

انگشت

sorminäyttääosoittaa

doigtdoigterpalperpointersentir

אצבע

prst

ujjkeskeny szeletmegtapogat

jari

fingursnerta, òreifa á

ditofare gli scongiuriindicemaldestromettere lo zampino dappertutto

手の指

손가락

digitus

būti sugrubusiomis rankomiskišti nosįkištispiršto atspaudaspiršto galiukas

aiztiktaptaustītiegarens gabalsiegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņšpiedurties ar pirkstiem

vingeraanwijzen

fingerfingerformet tingfingre vedrøre

palec

dedoapontar

deget

палецперст

prst

prstdržati pesti

прст

fingerfingrapeta

นิ้วนิ้วมือ

parmakparmak atmakparmakla dokunmak/ellemekeldiven parmağıişaret etmek

палець

ngón taychọcđâm

手指指状物用指触碰手套的每一手指部分

finger

[ˈfɪŋgəʳ]

A. N

1. (Anat) → dedo m
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times you've taken me out → con los dedos de la mano se pueden contar las veces que me has sacado
to cross one's fingers, keep one's fingers crossed I'll keep my fingers crossed for you → cruzo los dedos (por ti), ojalá tengas suerte
fingers crossed! (for someone) → ¡(que tengas) suerte!, ¡buena suerte!; (for yourself) → ¡deséame suerte!
index finger → (dedo m) índice m
they never laid a finger on her → no le pusieron la mano encima
he didn't lift a finger to help us → no movió un dedo para ayudarnos
she never lifts a finger around the house → nunca mueve un dedo para ayudar en la casa
little finger → (dedo m) meñique m
middle finger → (dedo m) corazón m or medio m
ring finger → (dedo m) anular m
to snap one's fingers → chasquear los dedos
she only has to snap her fingers and he comes running → no tiene más que chasquear los dedos y él viene corriendo
to burn one's fingers; get one's fingers burnt → pillarse los dedos
to get or pull one's finger out → espabilarse
to have a finger in every pie → estar metido en todo
to point the finger at sb → acusar a algn, señalar a algn
evidence points the finger of suspicion at his wife → las pruebas señalan a su mujer como sospechosa
to put one's finger on sth there's something wrong, but I can't put my finger on it → hay algo que está mal, pero no sé exactamente qué
there was nothing you could put your finger on → no había nada concreto
to slip through one's fingers → escapársele de las manos
to be all fingers and thumbs → ser un/una manazas, ser muy desmañado/a
he's got her twisted round his little finger → hace con ella lo que quiere
to put two fingers up at sb; give sb the two fingers → hacer un corte de mangas a algn
to work one's fingers to the bone → dejarse la piel trabajando
see also pulse, twist B1

2. [of glove] → dedo m

3. (= shape) → franja f
a finger of smoke → una franja de humo
a finger of land projecting into the sea → una lengua de tierra adentrándose en el mar

4. (= measure) [of drink] → dedo m

B. VT

1. (= touch) → toquetear

2. (Brit) (= betray, inform on) → delatar

3. (Mus) [+ piano] → teclear; [+ guitar] → rasguear; [+ music score] → marcar la digitación de

C. CPD finger bowl N → lavafrutas m inv
finger buffet N → buffet m de canapés
finger food N (for babies) comida que los bebés pueden agarrar y comer con las manos (US) → canapés mpl
finger paint N → pintura f para pintar con los dedos

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finger

[ˈfɪŋgə^r]

n [person] → doigt m
my little finger → mon petit doigt
to have a ring on one's finger → porter une bague
to lay a finger on sb (= harm)
I've never laid a finger on either of the kids → Je n'ai jamais levé la main sur aucun des enfants.
to never lift a finger
He never lifts a finger → Il ne lève jamais le petit doigt.
No one lifted a finger to help them → Personne n'a levé le petit doigt pour les aider.
to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross one's fingers (fig) → croiser les doigts
to point the finger at sb, to point an accusing finger at sb (= accuse) → montrer qn du doigt
to point the finger of suspicion at sb (= accuse) → faire peser des soupçons sur qn
to point the finger of blame at sb (= accuse) → faire porter le blâme à qn
to put one's finger on sth (fig) (= identify) → mettre le doigt sur qch
to get one's fingers burned, to burn one's fingers (fig) [entrepreneur, investor] → se brûler les doigts
to have a finger in every pie → toucher à tout
to get one's finger out, to pull one's finger out (British) → se remuer
to slip through sb's fingers (= elude) [person] → glisser entre les doigts de qn; [opportunity] → filer entre les doigts de qn

vt → palper, toucherfinger bowl n → rince-doigts m invfinger food n → amuse-gueules mpl

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finger

n

→ Finger m; she can twist him round her little finger → sie kann ihn um den (kleinen) Finger wickeln; to have a finger in every pie → überall die Finger drin or im Spiel haben (inf), → überall mitmischen (inf); I forbid you to lay a finger on him → ich verbiete Ihnen, ihm auch nur ein Härchen zu krümmen; I didn’t lay a finger on her → ich habe sie nicht angerührt; he wouldn’t lift a finger to help me → er würde keinen Finger rühren, um mir zu helfen; he didn’t lift a finger (around the house) → er hat (im Haus) keinen Finger krumm gemacht (inf); to point one’s finger at somebody → mit dem Finger auf jdn zeigen; to point the finger or an accusing finger at somebody (fig) → mit Fingern auf jdn zeigen; to point the finger of suspicion/blame at somebody → jdn verdächtigen/beschuldigen; I can’t put my finger on it, but … → ich kann es nicht genau ausmachen, aber …; you’ve put your finger on it there → da haben Sie den kritischen Punkt berührt; to put the finger on somebody (inf) → jdn verpfeifen (inf); to get or pull one’s finger out (Brit inf) → Nägel mit Köpfen machen (inf); pull your finger out! (Brit inf) → es wird Zeit, dass du Nägel mit Köpfen machst! (inf); to give somebody the finger (esp US inf) → jdm den Stinkefinger zeigen (inf) ? cross

(of whisky etc) → Fingerbreit m

vt

(= touch) → anfassen; (= toy, meddle with) → befingern, herumfingern an (+dat)

(inf: = inform on) → verpfeifen

(Mus, = mark for fingering) → mit einem Fingersatz versehen; to finger the keys/strings → in die Tasten/Saiten greifen

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finger

:

finger alphabet

n → Fingeralphabet nt

fingerboard

n → Griffbrett nt

finger bowl

n → Fingerschale f

finger buffet

n → Buffet nt → mit Appetithappen

finger-dry

vt to finger one’s hair → sich (dat) → die Haare mit den Fingern trocknen

finger exercise

n → Fingerübung f

finger food

n → Appetithappen pl

finger hole

n (in flute etc) → Griffloch nt

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finger

:

fingermark

n → Fingerabdruck m

fingernail

n → Fingernagel m

finger paint

n → Fingerfarbe f

finger-paint

vt → mit Fingerfarben malen

fingerprint

n → Fingerabdruck m; to take somebody’s fingers → jdm Fingerabdrücke abnehmen

vt to finger somebody/something → jdm/von etw Fingerabdrücke nehmen

fingerprint expert

n → Sachverständige(r) mf → für Fingerabdrücke

fingerstall

n → Fingerling m

fingertip

n → Fingerspitze f; to have something at one’s fingers (fig: = know very well) → etw aus dem Effeff kennen (inf); (= have at one’s immediate disposal) → etw im kleinen Finger (inf) → or parat haben; everything you need is at your fingers → alles, was Sie brauchen, steht Ihnen zur Verfügung; to one’s fingers (fig) → durch und durch

fingertip control

n (of steering wheel etc) → mühelose Steuerung; to have finger → sich mühelos bedienen lassen

fingertip search

n → Durchkämmungsaktion f

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finger

[ˈfɪŋgəʳ]

1. n → dito
his fingers are all thumbs, he is all fingers and thumbs → è molto maldestro
keep your fingers crossed → fai gli scongiuri
they never laid a finger on her → non l'hanno mai nemmeno toccata
he didn't lift a finger to help → non ha mosso un dito per aiutare
I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong → non riesco a vedere cosa c'è di sbagliato
to twist sb round one's little finger → fare quello che si vuole di qn
to have a finger in every pie → avere le mani in pasta dappertutto
to pull one's finger out (fig, fam) → darsi una mossa

2. vt → toccare, tastare; (keyboard) → far scorrere le dita su

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

finger

(ˈfiŋgə) noun

1. one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb. She pointed a finger at the thief. vinger إصْبَع пръст dedo prst der Finger finger δάχτυλο χεριού dedo sõrm انگشت sormi doigtאצבע उंगली prst ujj jari fingur dito 指 손가락 pirštas (rokas) pirksts jari vingerfingerpalec ګوته dedo deget (de la mână) палец prst prst prst finger นิ้วมือ parmak 手指 палець انگلی ngón tay 手指

2. the part of a glove into which a finger is put. vingers إصْبَع الكَف пръст dedo prst der Finger finger δάχτυλο γαντιού dedo sõrm انگشت دستکش sormi doigtאצבע दस्ताने का भाग prst na rukavici ujj(kesztyűé) jari fingur dito 指 (장갑의) 손가락 pirštas (cimda) pirksts jari vingerfingerpalec د لاس ماغو ګوته dedo în formă de deget палец перчатки prst prst prsti na rukavici finger ส่วนที่สวมใส่นิ้วของถุงมือ eldiven parmağı (手套的)每一手指部分 палець دستانے کا انگلی ڈالنے والا حصہ ngón 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. vinger كُل ما يَشْبِه الإصبَع пръст (количество) pedaço plátek ein schmales Stück finger; strimmel μακρόστενο κομμάτι dedo pulk هر چیز انگشت مانند suikale doigtאצבע उंगली के आकार की कोई चीज stvari napravljene u obliku prsta (sendvič npr. keskeny szelet segala sesuatu yang berbentuk jari fingur bastoncino 指状のもの 손가락 모양의 것 lazdelė iegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņš berbentuk jari vingerfingerformet ting paluszek هر شی لکه ګوته pedaço deget что-л. в виде пальца pásik; plátok; jazyk prst prst [fisk]pinne, visare ส่วนที่ยื่นออกมามีลักษณะคล้ายนิ้วมือ parmak 指狀物 стрілка; покажчик کوئی بھی انگلی نما چیز vật hình ngón tay 指状物

verb

to touch or feel with the fingers. She fingered the material. betas يَلمس بالإصْبَع пипам manusear ohmatat befühlen fingerere ved; røre ved; føle på πασπατεύω, ψηλαφώmanosear sõrmitsema با انگشت لمس کردن hypistellä toucher לְמַשֵש उंगली से छूना taknuti prstima, pipkati megtapogat meraba snerta, þreifa á toccare 指で触れる 손가락으로 만지다 čiupinėti piedurties ar pirkstiem; aiztikt; aptaustīt merasa betasten fingre/røre ved macać په ګوته کی لاس وهل manusear a atinge (cu degetele) трогать пальцами ohmatať otipati opipati fingra på ลูบไล้ parmakla dokunmak/ellemek 用指觸碰 торкати, перебирати пальцями انگلیوں سے لمس یا محسوس کرنا sợ hoặc cảm nhận cái gì bằng ngón tay 用指触碰

ˈfingernail noun

the nail at the tip of the finger. vingernael ظُفْر нокът unha nehet der Fingernagel fingernegl νύχι χεριούuña sõrmeküüs ناخن kynsi ongleציפורן नाखुन nokat köröm kuku fingurnögl unghia 指のつめ 손톱 nagas nags kuku vingernagelfingerneglpaznokieć نوك unha unghie ноготь necht noht nokat fingernagel เล็บมือ tırnak 手指甲 ніготь ناخن móng tay 手指甲

ˈfingerprint noun

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. vingerafdruk أثر الأصابِع، بَصْمَه отпечатък impressão digital otisk prstu der Fingerabdruck fingeraftryk δακτυλικό αποτύπωμαhuella dactilar, huella digital sõrmejälg اثر انگشت sormenjälki empreinte digitale טְבִיעַת אֶצבַּע उंगली का निशान otisak prsta ujjlenyomat sidik jari fingrafar impronta digitale 指紋 지문 piršto atspaudas pirksta nospiedums cap jari vingerafdrukfingeravtrykkodcisk palca دګوتى نښه، دګوتى نښانه، ګوته لګول impressão digital amprentă digitală отпечаток пальца odtlačok prsta prstni odtis otisak prstiju fingeravtryck ลายนิ้วมือ parmak izi 指紋印 відбиток пальців انگلیوں کے نشان điểm chỉ; dấu vân tay 指纹印

ˈfingertip noun

the very end of a finger. He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad. vingerpunt طَرَف الإصْبَع връх на пръст ponta dos dedos špička prstu die Fingerspitze fingerspids άκρη του δαχτύλου punta del dedo, yema del dedo näpuots سر انگشت sormenpää bout des doigts קְצֶה הָאֶצבַּע उंगली का पोर vršak prsta ujjhegy ujung jari fingurgómur punta di un dito 指先 손가락 끝 piršto galiukas pirksta gals hujung jari vingertop fingertupp/-spiss koniuszek, koniec palca دګوتى سر ponta dos dedos vârful dege­telor кончик пальца konček prsta prstna konica vrh prstiju fingertopp ปลายนิ้ว parmak ucu 指尖 кінчик пальця انگلی کا سرا đầu 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; onhandig يكون مُرْتَبِكا с вързани ръце ser desajeitado mít obě ruce levé zwei linke Hände haben have ti tommelfingre είμαι άγαρμπος ser torpe kobakäpp olema دست و پا چلفتی peukalo keskellä kämmentä être empoté גמלוני किसी चीज से निबटने में दिक्कत होना biti nespretan kétbalkezes kikuk vera klaufi essere maldestro 無器用だ 아주 서투르다 būti sugrubusiomis rankomis ļoti neveikls; viss krīt no rokām laukā cuai twee linkerhanden hebben være trehendt, ha ti tommeltotter mieć dwie lewe ręce بد شكله.بي نظمه پښي او لاسونه ser desajeitado a fi neîndemânatic крюки mať obidve ruky ľavé biti nespreten biti nespretan vara fumlig (valhänt) งุ่มง่ามเวลาถือสิ่งของ sakarın teki olmak 笨手笨腳 з рук валитися بھونڈا vụng 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 ken يُلِمُّ بالشَّيء إلماما تامّـا познавам като пръстите на ръката си na ponta da língua mít v malíčku parat haben kende sagen til fingerspidserne παίζω στα δάχτυλα saberse algo al dedillo (midagi) nagu oma viit sõrme tundma تمام جزئیات موضوعی را دانستن tuntea kuin omat taskunsa savoir (qqch.) sur le bout des doigts לִהיוֹת מוּמחֶה ב- जबानी याद रखना imati u malom prstu kisujjában van tahu semua þekkja ítarlega sapere (qualcosa) a menadito ～に精通している 자세히 파악하다 žinoti kaip savo penkis pirštus zināt kā savus piecus pirkstus tahu semua heel goed kennen kunne det på fingrene mieć (coś) w małym palcu د توله جزی موضوعاتو پوهیدل na ponta da língua a şti (ceva) ca pe Tatăl Nostru знать, как свои пять пальцев mať v malíčku imeti kaj v mezincu u malom prstu kunna ngt på sina fem fingrar รู้รายละเอียดของเรื่องอย่างละเอียดลออ avucunun içi gibi bilmek 瞭如指掌 собаку з'їсти کسی چیز کی تمام تفصیلات سے واقف ہونا hoàn 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 hê له ضِلْعٌ في كُل مُشْكِلَه имам пръст в intrometer-se mít ve všem prsty seine Hand im Spiel haben mange jern i ilden χώνω την ουρά μου παντού estar metido en todo (igas) asjas osalema در هر کاری شرکت داشتن؛ فضولی کردن lusikka joka sopassa être mêlé à tout לְהִתעַרֵב בְּכָל דַבָר हर चीज में लिप्त होना imati prste u necemu, biti umiješan u nešto minden lében kanál terlibat vera viðriðinn e-ð avere le mani in pasta 何にでも手を出す 간섭하다 kišti nosį, kištis būt iejauktam kādā lietā terlibat een vinger in de pap hebben ha en finger med i altmieszać się په هره کار کی شرکت کول intrometer-se a‑şi băga coada (peste tot) соваться во всё mať vo všetkom prsty imeti povsod prste vmes biti u svakoj čorbi mirođija ha ett finger med i spelet [överallt] มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องหรือเข้าไปเกี่ยวข้องกับทุกสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น her işte parmağı olmak, her tarakta bezi olmak 參與一切事物 свого носа встромити ہر واقعہ میں شامل ہونا có 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 lê يَضَع إصْبَعَه على، يعيِّن، يَصِف، يتَعَرَّف напипвам identificar vyhmátnout den Finger auf etwas legen sætte fingeren på προσδιορίζω, αναγνωρίζω, περιγράφω με ακρίβεια dar en el clavo õigesti ära näitama روی علت اصلی انگشت گذاردن tietää tarkasti mettre le doigt sur לְהַצבִּיע בִּדיוּק עַל- सटीक रूप से इंगित करना otkriti uzrok, identificirati (problem) rátapint menguraikan benda á e-ð, tiltaka nákvæmlega mettere il dito su 指摘する 정확히 지적하다 tiksliai nurodyti tieši norādīt uz kaut ko menunjukkan de vinger leggen op sette fingeren på, peke på/ut określić dokładnie, dotknąć sedna په اصلي علت باندي ګوته كيښودنه identificar a spune exact попасть в самую точку spomenúť si; nájsť predočiti ukazati na sätta fingret på ชี้ให้เห็นหรืออธิบายอย่างชัดเจน; ระบุ üzerine parmak basmak; göstermek 指出 виявляти کسی چیز کی شناخت کرنا vạch rõ sai trái 指出

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finger

→ إِصْبَع prst finger Finger δάχτυλο dedo sormi doigt prst dito 手の指 손가락 vinger finger palec dedo палец finger นิ้วมือ parmak ngón tay 手指

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fin·ger

n. dedo de la mano;

___ agnosia → agnosia del ___;

___ nose test → prueba de la nariz y el ___;

___ -shaped → digitiforme;

first ___ → dedo índice;

little ___ → dedo meñique;

mallet ___ → dedo en martillo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

finger

n dedo (de la mano); — pad pulpejo del dedo; index — dedo índice; little — dedo meñique (de la mano); middle — dedo medio, dedo corazón (esp. Esp); ring — dedo anular

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