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1 to cut one's finger-nail to the quick
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2 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) (rokas) pirksts2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) (cimda) pirksts3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) iegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņš2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) piedurties ar pirkstiem; aiztikt; aptaustīt- 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* * *pirksts; rādītājs; pirksts, tapa; aptaustīt, piedurties ar pirkstiem, aiztikt; spēlēt; ņemt kukuļus, zagt; paziņot par kādu policijai -
3 Nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu -
4 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet -
5 fingertip
noun (the very end of a finger: He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.) pirksta gals* * *pirksta gals
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