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  • 61 finger

    I ['fɪngə] n
    палец (любой на руке, кроме большого)
    See:

    My finger is still sore/painful. — Палец у меня еще болит.

    My fingers are cold/are frozen (got numb). — У меня замерзли (онемели/затекли) пальцы.

    To have smth on one's finger-tips. — Знать что-либо, как свои пять пальцев.

    To have one's finger in every pie. /To have a finger in every pie. — К каждой бочке затычка.

    To twist someone around one's little finger. — Обвести кого-либо вокруг пальца.

    All his finger are thumbs. — У него руки, как крюки. /У него из рук все валится.

    Not to stir a finger to do smth — И пальцем не пошевелить, чтобы сделать что-либо.

    To get one's fingers burnt. — Обжечься на чем-либо.

    You can count them on your finger. — Раз два и обчелся. /Можно по пальцам пересчитать.

    To be under smb's thumb. — Быть у кого-либо под башмаком.

    His all fingers are thumbs. — У него руки крюки.

    - sore finger
    - supple fingers
    - crooked fingers
    - deft fingers
    - burnt finger
    - straight fingers
    - slender fingers
    - finger nail
    - finger-tips
    - finger prints
    - traces of fingers
    - with one's finger in the mouth
    - between the finger and the thumb
    - bandage a sore finger
    - beckon to smb with a finger
    - bend one's finger
    - bend one's fingers
    - bum one's finger
    - catch smth with one's finger and one's thumb
    - count smth on one's fingers
    - cut one's finger with a knife
    - dislocate a finger
    - get one's finger frost-bitten
    - get a splinter in one's finger
    - have a sore finger
    - hold smth between the finger and the thumb
    - hold up a warning finger
    - injure one's finger
    - lock one's fingers together
    - point with one's finger
    - put one's finger to one's lips
    - put smth on the finger
    - run one's fingers through one's hair
    - shake a finger at smb
    - tap one's finger on smth
    - point one's finger at smth
    - tick it off on one's fingers
    - touch smth with one's finger
    - wind smth around one's finger
    - wriggle one's fingers
    USAGE:
    (1.) Русскому палец (на ноге) соответствует английское toe; большой палец руки - thumb. (2.) Названия частей тела в английском языке, как правило, употребляются с притяжательным местоимением: he has badly hurt his finger (his toe, his head) он сильно ушиб палец (палец на ноге, голову). В сочетаниях с предлогом и в некоторых оборотах, когда речь идет о боли, ударе и т. п., притяжательное местоимение заменяется определенным артиклем the: the stone hit him in the head, cp. the stone hit his head; he caught my arm, cp. he caught me by the arm; she led him by the hand; she had a pain in the should. (3.) See arm, n; USAGE (1.).
    II ['fɪngə] v
    перебирать пальцами, трогать пальцами

    She fingered the cloth to see how thick it was. — Она пощупала пальцами ткань, чтобы посмотреть насколько она была плотной

    - finger smth
    - finger the pages

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > finger

  • 62 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pedaço
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manusear
    - 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
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    fin.ger
    [f'iŋgə] n 1 dedo. 2 qualquer peça saliente de pequeno porte, semelhante a um dedo. 3 comprimento ou largura correspondente a um dedo. 4 sl dedo-duro, informante. 5 sl um policial. • vt+vi 1 tocar com os dedos. he didn’t lay a finger on her / ele não a tocou. 2 manusear, apalpar, auxiliar. she doesn’t lift a finger, she doesn’t raise a finger to help her mother / ela não ergue um dedo para ajudar sua mãe. 3 sl dedo-durar: localizar e mostrar para ladrões lugares passíveis de assalto. 4 Mus dedilhar, executar com os dedos em instrumento musical, indicar por algarismos. five-fingers sl 1 gatuno, ladrão. 2 sentença de prisão de cinco anos. I’m all fingers and thumbs eu sou muito desajeitado com as mãos. on the finger sl 1 a crédito. 2 grátis. the money slipped through his fingers o dinheiro escorregou pelos seus dedos, ele perdeu o dinheiro. to get your fingers burnt ou to burn your fingers dar com os burros n’água, queimar-se. to have a finger in the pie meter o dedo, intrometer-se em um negócio. to have green fingers ter uma boa mão para plantas. to keep one’s fingers crossed torcer, esperar que algo aconteça. to lay one’s finger upon pôr o dedo em cima, descobrir ou indicar com exatidão. to point a finger, to point the finger acusar. to put a finger on someone’s weak spot pôr o dedo na ferida, encontrar o calcanhar-de-aquiles. to twist someone round your little finger fazer gato e sapato de alguém. to work one’s fingers to the bone dar duro, trabalhar em excesso.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > finger

  • 63 finger

    [ˈfɪŋɡə]
    finger палец (руки, перчатки); my fingers itch перен. у меня руки чешутся; by a finger's breadth еле-еле finger разг. брать взятки; воровать finger тех. палец, штифт finger палец (руки, перчатки); my fingers itch перен. у меня руки чешутся; by a finger's breadth еле-еле finger стрелка (часов); указатель (на шкале) finger трогать, перебирать пальцами (часто finger over) finger муз. указывать аппликатуру lockingfinger: lockingfinger = finger to have a finger (in smth.) участвовать (в чем-л.); вмешиваться (во что-л.) he has a finger in the pie = у него рыльце в пушку; он замешан в этом деле his fingers are all thumbs он очень неловок, неуклюж; his fingers turned to thumbs пальцы его одеревенели his fingers are all thumbs он очень неловок, неуклюж; his fingers turned to thumbs пальцы его одеревенели I had not laid a finger on him я его и пальцем не тронул; to let slip through the fingers упустить из рук lady's finger виноград "дамские пальчики" lady's finger бот. язвенник to lay (или to put) a finger (on smb.) тронуть (кого-л.) to lay (или to put) one's finger (on smth.) = попасть в точку; правильно понять, установить (что-л.) to lay (или to put) one's finger (on smth.) точно указать (что-л.) I had not laid a finger on him я его и пальцем не тронул; to let slip through the fingers упустить из рук finger палец (руки, перчатки); my fingers itch перен. у меня руки чешутся; by a finger's breadth еле-еле not to move a finger = палец о палец не ударить; with a wet finger с легкостью to turn (или to twist) (smb.) roud one's (little) finger вить веревки (из кого-л.) not to move a finger = палец о палец не ударить; with a wet finger с легкостью

    English-Russian short dictionary > finger

  • 64 finger

    sg - fíngeren, pl - fíngre
    па́лец м (руки́)

    den lánge fínger — сре́дний па́лец

    den lílle fínger — мизи́нец м

    fínger rene væk! — ру́ки прочь!

    pége fíngerre ad én — ты́кать па́льцем в кого́-л.

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    digit, finger
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    (en -re) finger ( fx we have four fingers and a thumb on each hand);
    [ fingrene af fadet!] fingers off!
    [ anden finger på højre hånd] the first finger of the right hand;
    [ holde fingrene fra det] keep one's hands off it;
    [ få fingre i] get (el. lay) one's hands on, get hold of;
    [ se igennem fingre med] turn a blind eye to,
    F (neds) connive at;
    [ han lagde ikke fingrene imellem] he did not mince his words;
    T he did not pull his punches;
    [ have en finger med i spillet] have a finger in the pie;
    [ blive væk (, forsvinde) mellem fingrene på en] slip between (el. through) somebody's fingers;
    [ give ham over fingrene] rap his knuckles;
    [ en over fingrene] a rap over the knuckles,
    ( ofte, fig) a slap on the wrist;
    [ tælle på fingrene] count on one's fingers;
    (se også kysse);
    [ han kan det på fingrene] he has it at his fingertips;
    [ have et øje på hver finger] keep one's eyes skinned;
    [ han vil ikke røre (el. løfte) en finger for at hjælpe dig] he will not lift a finger to help you;
    (dvs bestilt noget) he has not done a stroke of work;
    [ sætte fingeren på] put one's finger on ( fx there is nothing you can put your finger on);
    (vulg: skynde sig) get (el. take, pull) one's finger out;
    (se også II. klø, puls).

    Danish-English dictionary > finger

  • 65 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)
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    v. röra, röra på, fingra på; stjäla; spela på; förse med fingersättning (inom musik)
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    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) []pinne, visare
    2. 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

    English-Swedish dictionary > finger

  • 66 finger

    ['fɪŋgə] 1. сущ.

    to point a finger at smth. — указывать пальцем на что-л.

    to snap one's fingers — щёлкать пальцами; командовать

    She jammed her finger in the door. — Она прищемила палец дверью.

    - middle finger
    - ring finger
    - trigger finger
    2) остров, полуостров, имеющий удлинённую форму
    3) палец варежки или перчатки
    4) стрелка (на часах или индикаторе какого-л. прибора)
    5) тех. палец, штифт
    ••

    to give smb. the finger амер.; груб. — выразить презрение, сделав неприличный жест рукой ( средний палец поднят вверх)

    to turn / twist smb. round one's (little) finger — вить верёвки из кого-л.

    to have smb. wrapped around one's little finger — полностью подчинять себе кого-л.

    to have a finger in the pie — иметь свою долю в чём-л.; вмешиваться во что-л.

    to keep one's fingers crossed / cross one's fingers — складывать, держать пальцы крест-накрест (чтобы не сглазить, в знак пожелания удачи)

    not to move / stir / lift a finger — палец о палец не ударить

    to lay / put one's finger on smth. — точно указать что-л.; попасть в точку; правильно понять, установить что-л.

    to pull / get one's finger out разг. — перестать ковырять в носу; прекратить бездельничать, заняться наконец делом

    I jump when she snaps her fingers. — Я подчиняюсь ей беспрекословно.

    My fingers itch (to do smth.). — У меня руки чешутся (сделать что-л.).

    The finger of suspicion points at / to you. — На тебя падает тень подозрения.

    - warning finger
    - with a wet finger
    2. гл.
    1) трогать, дотрагиваться, осязать
    Syn:
    touch 2.
    2) муз.; = finger over играть на музыкальном инструменте ( перебирая пальцами или при помощи медиатора)
    3) муз. указывать аппликатуру
    4) указывать, показывать, устанавливать ( тождество); признавать

    He was fingered as one of the escaped convicts. — В нём признали одного из беглых заключённых.

    Syn:
    5) разг. воровать, таскать, красть
    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > finger

  • 67 finger

    nyíl, vamzer, rudacska, kallantyú, tolóka, besúgó to finger: nyúl, megtapogat, besúg, tapogat, tapint, fogdos
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    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) ujj
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) ujj(kesztyűé)
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) keskeny szelet
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) megtapogat
    - 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

    English-Hungarian dictionary > finger

  • 68 finger

    ['fɪŋgə(r)] 1. n 2. vt

    little/index finger — mały/wskazujący palec

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    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) palec
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) palec
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) paluszek
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) macać
    - 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

    English-Polish dictionary > finger

  • 69 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) fingur
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) fingur
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) fingur
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) snerta, þreifa á
    - 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

    English-Icelandic dictionary > finger

  • 70 finger

    n. parmak, ibre, ispiyoncu, muhbir
    ————————
    v. parmak ile dokunmak, ellemek, çalmak (müzik), parmakla göstermek, ele vermek
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    1. dokun (v.) 2. parmak (n.)
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    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) parmak
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) eldiven parmağı
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) parmak
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) parmakla dokunmak/ellemek
    - 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

    English-Turkish dictionary > finger

  • 71 finger

    • osoitin
    • painella
    • näprätä
    • näplätä
    • näppi
    • näpelöidä
    • tunnustella
    • hipelöidä
    • hypistellä
    • puikko
    • koetella
    • hapuilla
    • peukaloida
    • pidellä
    • sormeilla
    • sormi
    • kopeloida
    • kosketella
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    'fiŋɡə 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) sormi
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) sormi
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pala, puikko
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) sormeilla
    - 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

    English-Finnish dictionary > finger

  • 72 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) (rokas) pirksts
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) (cimda) pirksts
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) iegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņš
    2. 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
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    pirksts; rādītājs; pirksts, tapa; aptaustīt, piedurties ar pirkstiem, aiztikt; spēlēt; ņemt kukuļus, zagt; paziņot par kādu policijai

    English-Latvian dictionary > finger

  • 73 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) pirštas
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) pirštas
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) lazdelė
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) čiupinėti
    - 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

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > finger

  • 74 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) prst
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) prst
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) plátek
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) ohmatat
    - 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
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    • prst

    English-Czech dictionary > finger

  • 75 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) prst
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) prst
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pásik; plátok; jazyk
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) ohmatať
    - 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
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    • špicel
    • šlohnút
    • špiclovat
    • siahnut si
    • sledovat
    • ukradnút
    • uchopit
    • ukázat
    • fízel
    • doporucit
    • dotknút sa
    • hrat
    • byt v pätách
    • cvok
    • chytac
    • chápadlo
    • rucicka (tech.)
    • rucicka
    • prst
    • prúžok
    • oznacit za vhodného
    • palec
    • oznacit prstoklady
    • plátok
    • práskac
    • kúpit za pät prstov
    • ohmatat

    English-Slovak dictionary > finger

  • 76 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) δάχτυλο χεριού
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) δάχτυλο
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) μακρόστενο κομμάτι
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) πασπατεύω
    - 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

    English-Greek dictionary > finger

  • 77 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) doigt
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) doigt
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) doigt
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) toucher
    - 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

    English-French dictionary > finger

  • 78 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) dedo
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) tocar
    - 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

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > finger

  • 79 finger

    1. noun
    1) палец (руки, перчатки); my fingers itch fig. у меня руки чешутся; by a finger's breadth еле-еле; to lay (или to put) a finger on smb. тронуть кого-л.; I had not laid a finger on him я его и пальцем не тронул; to let slip through the fingers упустить из рук
    2) tech. палец, штифт
    3) стрелка (часов); указатель (на шкале)
    to lay/
    put one's finger on smth.
    а) точно указать что-л.;
    б) = попасть в точку; правильно понять, установить что-л.
    to turn/twist smb. round one's (little) finger вить веревки из кого-л.
    not to move a finger = палец о палец не ударить
    with a wet finger с легкостью
    his fingers are all thumbs он очень неловок, неуклюж; his fingers turned to thumbs пальцы его одеревенели
    to have a finger in smth. участвовать в чем-л.; вмешиваться во что-л.; he has a finger in the pie = у него рыльце в пушку; он замешан в этом деле
    2. verb
    1) трогать, перебирать пальцами (часто finger over)
    2) collocation брать взятки; воровать
    3) mus. указывать аппликатуру
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    (n) палец
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    [fin·ger || 'fɪŋgə(r)] n. палец, перст; стрелка, указатель; туше [муз.], штифт [тех.]; карманник; осведомитель; глоток виски; полицейский; программа позволяющая получить адрес электронной почты пользователя [комп.] v. трогать пальцами, брать взятки, указывать
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    1. сущ. 1) палец (на руке) 2) а) б) палец варежки или перчатки в) стрелка 2. гл. 1) трогать 2) муз. а) играть на музыкальном инструменте б) указывать аппликатуру

    Новый англо-русский словарь > finger

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    /'fiɳgə/ * danh từ - ngón tay - ngón tay bao găng - vật hình ngón tay (trong máy...) !to burn one's fingers - burn to cross one's fingers - cross to have a finger in the pie - pie to lay a finger on - sờ nhẹ, đụng tới !to let something slip through one's fingers - buông lỏng cái gì !to lift (stir) a finger - nhích ngón tay (là được) !to look through one's fingers at - vờ không trông thấy !my fingers itch - tôi sốt ruột, tôi nóng lòng (muốn làm cái gì) !his fingers are all thumbs - (xem) thumbs !to put one's finger on - vạch đúng (những cái gì sai trái) !to turn (twist) someone round one's finger - mơn trớn ai !with a wet finger - dễ dàng, thoải mái * ngoại động từ - sờ mó =to finger a piece of cloth+ sờ xem một tấm vải - ăn tiền, ăn hối lộ =to finger someone's money+ ăn tiền của ai - đánh (đàn); búng (dây đàn bằng ngón tay) =to finger the piano+ đánh pianô - ghi cách sử dụng các ngón tay (vào bản nhạc)

    English-Vietnamese dictionary > finger

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

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