burnt spot

à vive allure — [conduire, rouler] at a fast speed; [travailler, marcher] at a brisk pace

à vif — [chair] bared; [genou] raw; [fil électrique] exposed

piquer or blesser quelqu'un au vif — to sting ou cut somebody to the quick

(pris) sur le vif — [croquis] thumbnail (épith); [photo] candid; [notes] taken on the spot (jamais épith); [entretien] live

entre vifs — [donation, partage] inter vivos

à vif (plaie) — open

sur le vif ART — from life

con la punta o la yema de los dedos — with one's fingertips

apuntar o señalar algo/a algn con el dedo — [señalando] to point at sth/sb; [acusando] to point the finger at sth/sb

a dedo * —

vine a dedo — I hitched here *

he viajado por toda Alemania a dedo — I hitched all round Germany *

dedo gordo — [de la mano] thumb; [del pie] big toe

dedo meñique — [de la mano] little finger, pinkie (EEUU, Escocia) *; [del pie] little toe

con el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody

no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense

con el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody

no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense

Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.

è ancora vivo — he is still alive o living

esperimenti su animali vivi — experiments on live o living animals

me lo mangerei vivo! fig — I could eat him alive!, I could murder him!

congratulazioni vivissime — sincerest o heartiest congratulations

con i più vivi ringraziamenti — with deepest o warmest thanks

cuocere a fuoco vivo — to cook on a high flame o heat

spese vive — immediate o out-of-pocket expenses

l'ho sentito dalla sua viva voce — I heard it from the horse's mouth o from his own lips

pungere o colpire qn nel vivo — to cut sb to the quick

è (ancora) vivo — he is (still) alive o living

farsi vivo — fig. to turn up

cuocere a fuoco vivo — to cook over a high heat o flame

con i più -i ringraziamenti — with grateful o sincere thanks

essere ancora vivo — [usanza, ricordo] to be still alive

toccare qcn. sul vivo — fig. to cut sb. to the quick

entrare nel vivo della questione — fig. to get to the heart of the matter

dar o hacer sombra — to cast a shadow

el ciprés da o hace una sombra alargada — cypress trees cast a long shadow

un árbol que da o hace sombra — a shady tree

sombras chinescas — shadow play sing, pantomime sing

tiene muy buena sombra para contar chistes — he's got a knack o gift for telling jokes, he's very funny telling jokes

es una sombra en su carácter — it is a stain o blot on his character

sentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade

quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun

a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody

tener mala sombra — to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

localidades a la sombra — more expensive seats ( in the shade)

se pasó ocho años a la sombra — he spent eight years inside (colloq)

sentarse a or en la sombra — to sit in the shade

quítate que me haces or das sombra — move out of the way, you're blocking (out) the sun

a la sombra de alguien — under the protection o the wing of somebody

tener mala sombra — to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

localidades a la sombra — more expensive seats ( in the shade)

se pasó ocho años a la sombra — he spent eight years inside (colloq)

Ex: This earliest wove paper was only partially successful, since the mesh was fastened as usual to the bars of the frame, and the shadows of the bars showed clearly in the paper.