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1 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.) vara fumlig (valhänt)English-Swedish dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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2 cross one's fingers
hålla tummen (tummarna)* * *(to place a finger across the one next to it, for good luck.) -
3 snap one's fingers
visa förakt; arrangera, ordna* * *(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) -
4 burnt his fingers
brände sina fingrar -
5 has sticky fingers
har långa fingrar (namn på någon som tar saker som inte tillhör honom) -
6 have at the tips of one's fingers
kunna något på sina fem fingrarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > have at the tips of one's fingers
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7 his fingers are all thumbs
han har tummen mitt i handen -
8 let slip through the fingers
missa en chans; förlora på grund av försumlighet -
9 let your fingers do the walking
låt fingrarna göra jobbet (motto för amerikanska gula sidorna-det är lättare att ringa än att springa benen av sig på stan)English-Swedish dictionary > let your fingers do the walking
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10 light fingers
långfingrig, långfingrad (som har en tendens att ta vad han ser) -
11 point fingers at
peka finger åt -
12 slip through the fingers
gled ur händerna -
13 slipped through his fingers
gled (gick) honom ur händerna -
14 wrung his fingers
vred sina händer (pressade ihop händerna på ett nervöst sätt) -
15 finger
n. finger; fingra på, känna på; ange; spela på (instrument); (mus.) förse med fingersättning; handlingen man utför för att erhålla en persons e-address (Internet)--------v. röra, röra på, fingra på; stjäla; spela på; förse med fingersättning (inom musik)* * *['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) []pinne, visare2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingra på- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on -
16 drum
n. trumma; trumslag--------v. trumma; slå, dunka* * *1. noun1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) trumma2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) trumma3) (an eardrum.) trum[]2. verb1) (to beat a drum.) trumma, slå på trumma2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) trumma3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) trumma, smattra•- drummer- drumstick
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17 mitten
n. vante, tumvante* * *['mitn](also mitt [mit])1) (a kind of glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for the fingers: a pair of mittens.) tumvante2) (a type of glove with separate sections for each finger, reaching only to halfway down the fingers.) fingervante med avklippta fingrar -
18 beckon
v. göra tecken, vinka (åt)* * *['bekən](to summon (someone) by making a sign with the fingers.) göra tecken åt, vinka till -
19 bony
adj. benig; smal, tunn* * *1) (like bone: a bony substance.) lik ben2) (full of bones: This fish is very bony.) full av ben3) (thin: bony fingers.) benig, smal -
20 catch
n. fångst; kap, byte; lås, hake; spydighet; knep, fälla, något skumt; hinder--------v. fånga; snärja, lura; begripa; smittas; komma i kläm, bli inblandad* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fånga2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ta3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappa4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) bli smittad, få5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) fastna med, klämma6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) träffa7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uppfatta8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) fatta (ta) eld2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) lyra2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) knäppe, lås, klinka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fångst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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