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1 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.) avere le mani in pastaEnglish-Italian dictionary > have a finger in the pie / in every pie
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2 ♦ finger
♦ finger /ˈfɪŋgə(r)/n.1 dito (della mano, di solito eccetto il pollice; di un guanto): bony finger, dito ossuto; stubby fingers, dita tozze; sticky fingers, dita appiccicose; She ran her fingers through her hair, si passò le dita tra i capelli; There was a ring on her middle finger, portava un anello sul dito medio; little finger, (dito) mignolo; ring finger, (dito) anulare; to drum one's fingers on the table, tamburellare con le dita sul tavolo3 (mecc.) dente; lancetta; nottolino; guida5 ( cucina) bastoncino: chocolate fingers, biscottini lunghi ricoperti di cioccolato; fish fingers, bastoncini di pesce7 (volg. USA, solo nell'espress.) to give sb. the finger, mostrare a q. il dito medio tenuto dritto ( gesto sconcio); fare un gesto sconcio a q. ( tenendo dritto il dito medio)● finger alphabet, linguaggio dei segni ( usato dai sordomuti) □ finger bowl, coppa lavadita □ finger's breadth ► fingerbreadth □ finger cot, copridito; salvadito □ (bot.) finger fern, ( Ceterach officinarum) cedracca; ( Asplenium) asplenio; ( Phyllitis scolopendrium) fillitide □ (zool.) finger-fish ( Asteria, Odina, Echinaster, ecc.), stella di mare □ finger food, stuzzichini, cibo da mangiare senza posate □ finger hole, (mus.) foro ( di strumento a fiato); foro ( di palla da bowling); (telef.) foro ( del disco combinatore) □ finger mark, ditata; segno lasciato da un dito □ finger post, cartello (stradale) indicatore di direzione □ (med.) finger pricking, ‘finger pricking’; digitopuntura □ to be all fingers and thumbs, essere molto maldestro □ (fig.) to get one's fingers burnt, scottarsi; bruciarsi le dita □ (fig.) to have a finger in every pie, avere le mani in pasta dappertutto □ (fig.) to have a finger in the pie, avere lo zampino in qc.; essere dentro all'affare □ (fig. fam.) to have itchy fingers, avere le mani lunghe; essere un ladro □ (fam.) to keep one's fingers crossed, toccare ferro; fare scongiuri; incrociare le dita □ to let st. slip through one's fingers, lasciarsi sfuggire qc. di mano (o di tra le dita); (fig.) perdere un'occasione □ middle finger, (dito) medio □ (fig.) not to lay a finger on sb., non toccare q. nemmeno con un dito □ (fig.) not to lift (o not to raise, not to stir) a finger, non muovere un dito □ to point the finger at sb., (fig.) accusare q., puntare l'indice contro q. □ ( slang) to put the finger on sb., fare la spia a q.; designare q. come vittima □ (fig.) to put one's finger on st., identificare la vera natura di qc.; individuare qc.; riconoscere, trovare ( un difetto, ecc.) □ to show two fingers to sb., mandare q. a quel paese □ to turn (o to twist) sb. round one's ( little) finger, rigirare q.; fare di q. quel che si vuole □ (fam.) to work one's fingers to the bone, ammazzarsi di lavoro □ two-finger salute, saluto (spec. militare) effettuato portando alla fronte l'indice e il medio distesi □ Fingers crossed!, incrociamo le dita!; tocchiamo ferro!; speriamo bene! □ (fig.) My fingers itch, non sto nella pelle; sono impaziente.(to) finger /ˈfɪŋgə(r)/v. t.1 toccare; tastare; palpare: to finger the beads of a rosary, far scorrere fra le dita i grani di un rosario3 (mus.) suonare con una data diteggiatura; diteggiare5 (fam. USA) denunciare alla polizia ( un complice); identificare come colpevole; fare una soffiata su -
3 pie
[paɪ]1) (savoury) torta f. salata, pasticcio m.2) (sweet) torta f.••to be as sweet o nice as pie — essere uno zuccherino; spreg. essere tutto zucchero e miele
* * *(food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) torta* * *pie (1) /paɪ/n.♦ pie (2) /paɪ/n. ( cucina)1 (GB) torta salata o dolce ( con copertura); pasticcio: kidney pie, pasticcio di rognoni; vegetable pie, torta di verdura; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Can I have a steak and kidney pie and a chilli con carne please?, vorrei uno sformato di manzo e rognoni e un piatto di chilli con carne; lemon meringue pie, torta al limone ricoperta di meringa● pie chart (o pie graph), grafico a torta; areogramma □ (fam.) pie in the sky, speranza illusoria; promessa fallace □ as easy as pie, facile come bere un bicchiere d'acqua □ to eat humble pie, ingoiare un rospo; umiliarsi □ (fig.) to have a finger in every pie, avere le mani in pasta, avere lo zampino dappertutto □ (fig.) to have a finger in the pie, essere addentro alla faccenda.pie (3) /paɪ/n.(tipogr., = printers' pie) caratteri in disordine.* * *[paɪ]1) (savoury) torta f. salata, pasticcio m.2) (sweet) torta f.••to be as sweet o nice as pie — essere uno zuccherino; spreg. essere tutto zucchero e miele
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4 finger
I ['fɪŋgə(r)]1) anat. dito m.first o index finger indice; second finger medio; third o ring finger anulare; fourth o little finger mignolo; to point one's finger at sb., sth. indicare qcn., qcs. col dito, mostrare a dito qcn., qcs.; to run one's fingers over sth. — passare le dita sopra qcs
2) (of glove) dito m.3) (narrow strip) (of land) striscia f.; (of smoke) filo m.4) (small amount) dito m.••II ['fɪŋgə(r)]to twist o wrap sb. around one's little finger rigirarsi qcn., fare ciò che si vuole di qcn.; to keep one's fingers crossed incrociare le dita (for sb. per qcn.); to point the finger at sb. puntare il dito contro o incolpare qcn.; to point the finger of suspicion at sb. gettare dei sospetti su qcn.; to put the finger on sb. denunciare qcn.; to pull one's finger out pop. darsi una mossa; to slip through sb.'s fingers [ opportunity] sfuggire (di tra le dita); [ wanted man] (riuscire a) scappare; something is wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it qualcosa non va, ma non riesco a individuarlo con precisione; he didn't lift o raise a finger to help non alzò o mosse un dito per aiutare; I didn't lay a finger on her non l'ho sfiorata (neanche con un dito); to put two fingers up at sb. BE colloq. to give sb. the finger — AE colloq. mandare qcn. a prenderlo in quel posto (con un gesto della mano)
verbo transitivo toccare, tastare, palpare* * *['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dito2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dito3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) bastoncino2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) toccare- 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* * *I ['fɪŋgə(r)]1) anat. dito m.first o index finger indice; second finger medio; third o ring finger anulare; fourth o little finger mignolo; to point one's finger at sb., sth. indicare qcn., qcs. col dito, mostrare a dito qcn., qcs.; to run one's fingers over sth. — passare le dita sopra qcs
2) (of glove) dito m.3) (narrow strip) (of land) striscia f.; (of smoke) filo m.4) (small amount) dito m.••II ['fɪŋgə(r)]to twist o wrap sb. around one's little finger rigirarsi qcn., fare ciò che si vuole di qcn.; to keep one's fingers crossed incrociare le dita (for sb. per qcn.); to point the finger at sb. puntare il dito contro o incolpare qcn.; to point the finger of suspicion at sb. gettare dei sospetti su qcn.; to put the finger on sb. denunciare qcn.; to pull one's finger out pop. darsi una mossa; to slip through sb.'s fingers [ opportunity] sfuggire (di tra le dita); [ wanted man] (riuscire a) scappare; something is wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it qualcosa non va, ma non riesco a individuarlo con precisione; he didn't lift o raise a finger to help non alzò o mosse un dito per aiutare; I didn't lay a finger on her non l'ho sfiorata (neanche con un dito); to put two fingers up at sb. BE colloq. to give sb. the finger — AE colloq. mandare qcn. a prenderlo in quel posto (con un gesto della mano)
verbo transitivo toccare, tastare, palpare
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