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1 put one's finger on
sätta fingret på, peka på* * *(to point out or describe exactly; to identify: She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.) -
2 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
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3 point
n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)--------v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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4 wrap
n. klädesplagg som bärs på överkroppen; sjal; jacka; badkappa; automatisk flyttning av text till till den följande raden efter att ha avslutat den förra (data)--------v. slå in; förpacka; linda något kring; slå in sig; linda sig kring; klä på sig ordentligt; dölja; hölja* * *[ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) linda, vira2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) slå in, svepa om (in)2. noun(a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) sjal, filt- wrapper- wrapping
- wrapped up in
- wrap up
См. также в других словарях:
put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… … Словарь американских идиом
put one's finger on — ► put one s finger on identify exactly. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's finger on — phrasal identify < put his finger on the cause of the trouble > … New Collegiate Dictionary
put one's finger on — verb To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative) There’s something wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it … Wiktionary
put one's finger on — phrasal : discover, identify put his finger on the cause of the trouble … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger on — identify (something) exactly. → finger … English new terms dictionary
put one's finger on smth — locate precisely, remember exactly I was unable to put my finger on the exact date of his arrival … Idioms and examples
put one's finger on something — identify something exactly he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger in the dike — attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable Origin: from a story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from a flood by placing his finger in a hole in a dike … Useful english dictionary
