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1 to give something the thumbs up
aprobar algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to give something the thumbs up
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2 to give something the thumbs down
rechazar algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to give something the thumbs down
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(colloq) [ˌθʌmz'ʌp] nounto give somebody/something the thumbs up — ( approve) approuver quelqu'un/quelque chose
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(colloq) [ˌθʌmz'daʊn] noun ( signal)to give somebody/something the thumbs down — fig rejeter quelqu'un/quelque chose
to get the thumbs down — [candidate, proposal, idea] être rejeté; [new product, experiment] être mal accueilli
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1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) pulgar2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) pulgar
2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) hojear; manosear- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb
thumb n dedo pulgartr[ɵʌm]1 pulgar nombre masculino1 hacer autostop\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all thumbs ser un manazas, ser torpeto be under somebody's thumb estar dominado,-a por alguiento get the thumbs up ser aprobado,-a, recibir la aprobaciónto get the thumbs down ser rechazado,-ato give something the thumbs up aprobar algoto give something the thumbs down rechazar algoto have somebody under one's thumb tener a alguien en el bolsilloto stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vistato thumb a ride / thumb a lift hacer autostopthumb ['ɵʌm] vt: hojear (con el pulgar)thumb n: pulgar m, dedo m pulgarn.• pulgar (Dedo) s.m.v.• hojear v.
I θʌmnoun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
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a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
b) \<\<book\>\> hojearPhrasal Verbs:[θʌm]1.N pulgar mto be all thumbs —
- twiddle one's thumbs- be under sb's thumbrule 1., 2)the voters have given him the thumbs up/down — el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él
2. VT1) [+ book] manosear2)to thumb a lift or a ride — hacer autostop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (LAm)
3)to thumb one's nose at sth/sb — (lit) hacer burla a algo/algn (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) ; (fig) burlarse de algo/algn
3.VIto thumb through a book/magazine — hojear un libro/una revista
4.CPDthumb index N — índice m recortado
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I [θʌm]noun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
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a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
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ɡri:n
1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) verde2) (not ripe: green bananas.) verde3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) verde, novato; crédulo4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) verde
2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) verde, verdor2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) verde3) (an area of grass: a village green.) césped4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) green5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light
green adj n verdeSe llama village green la zona verde o césped que solía haber en el centro de un pueblo inglés tradicionaltr[griːn]1 (colour) verde2 (unripe, not dried) verde3 (environment friendly) verde, ecológico,-a4 (pale) pálido,-a5 (inexperienced) novato,-a, verde; (gullible) ingenuo,-a, crédulo,-a6 (jealous) envidioso,-a1 (colour) verde nombre masculino2 (stretch of grass) césped nombre masculino; (in golf) green nombre masculino; (in village) césped público ubicado en medio de un pueblo1 (vegetables) verduras nombre femenino plural1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL los verdes nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be green with envy morirse de envidia■ she was green with envy se moría de envidia, se la comía la envidiato give something the green light dar luz verde a algoto have green fingers SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener buena mano para las plantasto have green thumbs SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL tener buena mano para las plantasgreen belt zona verdegreen card SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL permiso de residencia y trabajogreen paper SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL libro verdegreen pepper pimiento verdegreen salad ensalada verdegreen ['gri:n] adj1) : verde (dícese del color)2) unripe: verde, inmaduro3) inexperienced: verde, novatogreen n1) : verde m2) greens nplvegetables: verduras fpladj.• bisoño, -a adj.• campo (de golf)(Deporte) adj.• fresco, -a adj.• verde adj.n.• prado s.m.• verde s.m.• verduras s.f.pl.
I griːnadjective -er, -est1) <paint/eyes> verdehe was green with envy — se moría de envidia
green spaces — zonas fpl or espacios mpl verdes
green vegetables — verdura(s) f(pl) de hoja
to have a green thumb o (BrE) green fingers — tener* mano para las plantas
2)a) ( unripe) verdeb) (colloq) (pred) ( inexperienced) verde (fam); ( naive) ingenuo3) ( Pol) verde, ecologista
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1) u ( color) verde m2) c (in village, town) ≈plaza f ( con césped)[ɡriːn]1. ADJ(compar greener) (superl greenest)1) (in colour) verdedark green — verde oscuro adj inv
light green — verde claro adj inv
blue green — verde azulado adj inv
to turn or go green — [tree] verdear
she went green at the thought — (=nauseous) se puso blanca solo de pensarlo
- be green with envygill I2) (=unripe) [banana, tomato, wood] verde3) (fig) (=inexperienced) novato; (=naive) inocenteI'm not as green as I look! — ¡no soy tan inocente como parezco!
4) (=ecological) [movement, vote, person] verde, ecologista; [issues, policy, product] ecologista2. N1) (=colour) verde m2) (=grassy area)b) (Sport) (in Golf) green m; (for bowls) pista f; bowling 2., putting 2.3) greens (Culin) verdura fsingeat up your greens! — ¡cómete la verdura!
4) (Pol)3.ADV(Pol)to vote green — votar por el partido ecologista, votar a los verdes *
4.VT (ecologically) hacer más verde5.CPDgreen algae N — algas fpl verdes
green bacon N — tocino m sin ahumar, beicon m sin ahumar (Sp), panceta f (S. Cone)
green bean N — judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (And, S. Cone), chaucha f (Arg)
green belt N — (Brit) zona f verde
Green Beret N — (Brit, US) (=person) boina mf verde
green card N — (in EC) (Aut) carta f verde; (in US) permiso de residencia y trabajo en los EE.UU.
green channel N — (at customs) canal m verde (en aduana)
the Green Cross Code N — (Brit) código m de seguridad vial
green fingers NPL (Brit) —
to have green fingers —
green goddess * N — (Brit) coche de bomberos del ejército
green light N — luz f verde
- give sb/sth the green lightgreen onion N — (US) cebolleta f, cebollino m
green paper N — (Brit) (Pol) libro m verde
the Green Party N — (Pol) el partido ecologista, los verdes *
green peas NPL — guisantes mpl
green pepper N — (=vegetable) pimiento m verde, pimentón m verde (LAm)
green pound N — (ethical shopping) dinero de los que tienen una sensibilidad medioambiental
green revolution, Green Revolution N — revolución f verde
green room N — (Theat) camerino m
green salad N — ensalada f (de lechuga, pepino, pimiento verde etc)
green thumb N (US) —
to have a green thumb —
green vegetables NPL — verduras fpl de hoja verde
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I [griːn]adjective -er, -est1) <paint/eyes> verdehe was green with envy — se moría de envidia
green spaces — zonas fpl or espacios mpl verdes
green vegetables — verdura(s) f(pl) de hoja
to have a green thumb o (BrE) green fingers — tener* mano para las plantas
2)a) ( unripe) verdeb) (colloq) (pred) ( inexperienced) verde (fam); ( naive) ingenuo3) ( Pol) verde, ecologista
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1) u ( color) verde m2) c (in village, town) ≈plaza f ( con césped) -
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1. nounFinger, derlay a finger on somebody — (fig.) jemandem ein Härchen krümmen (ugs.)
they never lift or raise a finger to help her — (fig.) sie rühren keinen Finger, um ihr zu helfen
pull or take one's finger out — (fig. sl.) Dampf dahinter machen (ugs.)
point a or one's finger at somebody/something — mit dem Finger/(fig. ugs.) mit Fingern auf jemanden/etwas zeigen
put the finger on somebody — (fig. sl.) jemanden verpfeifen (ugs. abwertend)
put or lay one's finger on something — (fig.) etwas genau ausmachen
2. transitive verbhis fingers are [all] thumbs, he is all fingers and thumbs — er hat zwei linke Hände (ugs.)
* * *['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) der Finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) der Finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) ein schmales Stück2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) befühlen- academic.ru/101002/fingernail">fingernail- 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* * *fin·ger[ˈfɪŋgəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. nthe attendance at the poetry reading was dismal — the audience could be counted on the \fingers of one hand das Interesse an der Gedichtlesung war enttäuschend — die Besucher konnte man an einer Hand abzählenif you ever lay a \finger on him, you're in trouble! wenn du ihm auch nur ein Haar krümmst, bekommst du Ärger! famring \finger [or third] Ringfinger mlittle \finger kleiner Finger4. (object) schmaler Streifen, längliches Stück5.▶ to get [or pull] one's \finger out BRIT, AUS ( fam) sich akk ranhalten fam, Gas geben ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ fam, Dampf dahinter machen famhe never lifts a \finger when it comes to cooking or washing up er kümmert sich überhaupt nicht um Kochen und Abspülensomething seemed to be wrong but I couldn't put my \finger on exactly what it was irgendwas schien falsch zu sein, aber ich konnte nicht genau sagen, was es war▶ the \finger of suspicion die Verdachtsmomente plthe \finger of suspicion is pointing right at him die Verdachtsmomente weisen direkt auf ihnII. vt1. (touch)▪ to \finger sth etw anfassen [o berühren]; (feel, play with) etw befingern sl, an etw dat herumfingern fam3. (play upon)to \finger an instrument mit den Fingern spielento \finger the strings in die Saiten greifenhis brother \fingered him for arson sein Bruder hat ihn wegen Brandstiftung verpfiffen6. (play)to \finger a passage eine Passage spielen7. (mark)to \finger music Musik mit einem Fingersatz versehen* * *['fɪŋgə(r)]1. n1) Finger mto have a finger in every pie — überall die Finger drin or im Spiel haben (inf), überall mitmischen (inf)
I forbid you to lay a finger on him — ich verbiete Ihnen, ihm auch nur ein Härchen zu krümmen
he wouldn't lift a finger to help me — er würde keinen Finger rühren, um mir zu helfen
he didn't lift a finger (around the house) — er hat (im Haus) keinen Finger krumm gemacht (inf)
to point one's finger at sb — mit dem Finger auf jdn zeigen
to point the finger of suspicion/blame at sb — jdn verdächtigen/beschuldigen
I can't put my finger on it, but... — ich kann es nicht genau ausmachen, aber...
you've put your finger on it there — da haben Sie den kritischen Punkt berührt
pull your finger out! ( Brit inf ) — es wird Zeit, dass du Nägel mit Köpfen machst! (inf)
to give sb the finger ( esp US inf ) — jdm den Stinkefinger zeigen (inf)
See:→ cross2. vt1) (= touch) anfassen; (= toy, meddle with) befingern, herumfingern an (+dat)2) (inf: inform on) verpfeifen3) (MUS: mark for fingering) mit einem Fingersatz versehento finger the keys/strings — in die Tasten/Saiten greifen
* * *finger [ˈfıŋɡə(r)]A s1. Finger m:a) Dampf dahinter machen, sich ranhalten,b) sich am Riemen reißen;give sb the finger US umg jemandem den Stinkefinger zeigen;have a finger in every pie überall die Finger drinhaben;I’ll keep my fingers crossed ich halt dir etc die Daumen;not lay a finger on sb jemandem kein Härchen krümmen, jemanden nicht anrühren;put the finger on sb → B 3;work one’s fingers to the bone( for sb) sich (für jemanden) die Finger abarbeiten;five-finger exercise MUS Fünffingerübung f; → burn1 C 2, count1 B 1, itch B 1, point B 3, slip1 B 1, snap B 4, thumb A, till33. Fingerbreit m4. schmaler Streifen, schmales Stück6. TECH Daumen m, Greifer mB v/t1. a) betasten, befühlen, befingern umgb) herumfingern an (dat) umg, spielen mit2. MUSa) ein Stück oder Instrument mit den Fingern spielenb) Noten mit Fingersatz versehen3. besonders US umgb) jemanden (bei einer Gegenüberstellung) identifizierenc) jemanden beschatten* * *1. nounFinger, derlay a finger on somebody — (fig.) jemandem ein Härchen krümmen (ugs.)
they never lift or raise a finger to help her — (fig.) sie rühren keinen Finger, um ihr zu helfen
pull or take one's finger out — (fig. sl.) Dampf dahinter machen (ugs.)
point a or one's finger at somebody/something — mit dem Finger/(fig. ugs.) mit Fingern auf jemanden/etwas zeigen
put the finger on somebody — (fig. sl.) jemanden verpfeifen (ugs. abwertend)
put or lay one's finger on something — (fig.) etwas genau ausmachen
2. transitive verbhis fingers are [all] thumbs, he is all fingers and thumbs — er hat zwei linke Hände (ugs.)
berühren [Ware]; greifen [Akkord]; (toy or meddle with) befingern; herumfingern an (+ Dat.)* * *n.Finger - m. v.befingern v. -
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'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.) fingerformet ting2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingre/røre ved- 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 onfingerIsubst. \/ˈfɪŋɡə\/1) finger2) hanskefinger, fingerlignende tagg3) fingerbredd(e)4) viser på klokke5) ( slang) informant, spion6) (britisk, slang) lommetyv7) (britisk, slang) politimann, politikvinnebe all fingers and thumbs ha ti tommeltotterburn one's fingers ( overført) bli brentfinger wave ( hverdagslig) det å gi noen fingerenhave a finger in the pie ( overført) ha en finger med i spillethave light fingers ( hverdagslig) være langfingrethave something at one's fingers' ends kunne noe på fingrenehave sticky fingers være langfingretlay a finger (up)on røre ved, berørelet slip through one's fingers la noe gli unna, slippe noe forbi gå glipp av noelook through one's fingers at se gjennom fingrene med, lukke øynene forpull fingers dra krokpull one's finger out ( slang) få ut fingeren, få fart på segput one's finger on ( overført) sette fingeren på, identifisere, treffeput the finger on (amer., hverdagslig) utpeke, angi (til politiet)shake one's finger at somebody true noen (med fingeren)snap one's fingers knipse med fingrenesnap one's fingers at somebody\/in somebody's face gi blanke i noen, vise forakt for noen(give someone) the finger ( hverdagslig) (gi noen) fingeren, det å peke med langfingeren oppover (en vulgær gest som betyr det samme som ordene fuck you)• did you see that driver, he actually gave you the finger!så du den bilføreren, han ga deg faktisk finger'n!twist somebody round one's (little) finger sno noen rundt lillefingerenwork one's fingers to the bone slite seg ihjelIIverb \/ˈfɪŋɡə\/1) fingre med, plukke på, leke med, ta med, ta i, kjenne på2) sysselsette seg med, blande seg inn i3) kvarte, rappe, småstjele4) ( musikk) spille (med fingrene)5) ( musikk) forsyne med fingersetning6) (amer., hverdagslig) utpeke, angi, identifisere for politietfinger at fingre med, pirke vedfinger with famle ved, klå på -
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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)
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fin·ger [ʼfɪŋgəʳ, Am -ɚ] nthe attendance at the poetry reading was dismal - the audience could be counted on the \fingers of one hand das Interesse an der Gedichtlesung war enttäuschend - die Besucher konnte man an einer Hand abzählen;if you ever lay a \finger on him, you're in trouble! wenn du ihm auch nur ein Haar krümmst, bekommst du Ärger! ( fam)little \finger kleiner Finger4) ( object) schmaler Streifen, längliches Stück;a \finger of bread ein Streifen m [o Stück nt] BrotPHRASES:the \finger of suspicion die Verdachtsmomente pl;the \finger of suspicion is pointing right at him die Verdachtsmomente weisen direkt auf ihn;to keep one's \fingers crossed [for sb] [jdm] die Daumen drücken ( fam)to get [or pull] one's \finger out (Brit, Aus) ( fam) sich akk ranhalten ( fam), Dampf dahinter machen ( fam)he never lifts a \finger when it comes to cooking or washing up er kümmert sich überhaupt nicht um Kochen und Abspülen;something seemed to be wrong but I couldn't put my \finger on exactly what it was irgendwas schien falsch zu sein, aber ich konnte nicht genau sagen, was es war;1) ( touch)to \finger sth etw anfassen [o berühren]; (feel, play with) etw befingern (sl), an etw dat herumfingern ( fam)3) ( play upon)to \finger an instrument mit den Fingern spielen;to \finger the strings in die Saiten greifenhis brother \fingered him for arson sein Bruder hat ihn wegen Brandstiftung verpfiffento \finger sb for sth jdn für etw akk aussuchen6) ( play)to \finger a passage eine Passage spielen7) ( mark)to \finger music Musik mit einem Fingersatz versetzen -
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finger ['fɪŋgə(r)]1 noun(a) (part of body) doigt m;∎ to wear a ring on one's finger porter une bague au doigt;∎ she ran her fingers through her hair elle s'est passé les doigts ou la main dans les cheveux;∎ she ran her fingers through his hair elle a passé ses doigts ou sa main dans ses cheveux;∎ to lick one's fingers se lécher les doigts;∎ to eat with one's fingers manger avec les doigts;∎ to hold sth between finger and thumb tenir qch entre le pouce et l'index;∎ to type with two fingers taper (à la machine) avec deux doigts;∎ a finger's breadth un doigt;∎ to point a finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;∎ to twist sb round one's little finger faire ce qu'on veut de qn;∎ I can twist him round my little finger j'en fais ce que je veux;∎ to be all fingers and thumbs avoir des mains de beurre, avoir deux mains gauches;∎ to have a finger in every pie jouer sur tous les tableaux;∎ he has a finger in the pie il a des intérêts dans l'affaire;∎ if you lay a finger on her si tu touches à un seul de ses cheveux;∎ to keep one's fingers crossed croiser les doigts (pour souhaiter bonne chance);∎ I'll keep my fingers crossed for you je croiserai les doigts pour toi;∎ you could count them on the fingers of one hand on pourrait les compter sur les doigts de la main;∎ to point the finger (of suspicion) at sb diriger les soupçons sur qn;∎ the finger of suspicion points at the accountant les soupçons pèsent sur le comptable;∎ who are you to point the finger? qui es-tu pour accuser les autres?;∎ familiar to put the finger on sb (inform on) balancer qn;∎ to put one's finger on sth (identify) mettre le doigt sur qch;∎ something has changed but I can't put my finger on it il y a quelque chose de changé mais je n'arrive pas à dire ce que c'est;∎ to have one's finger on the pulse (person) être très au fait de ce qui se passe; (magazine, TV programme) être à la pointe de l'actualité;∎ familiar to give sb the finger, British familiar to stick two fingers up at sb ≃ faire un bras d'honneur à qn;∎ success/happiness/the suspect slipped through his fingers le succès/le bonheur/le suspect lui a glissé entre les doigts;∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'épuiser à la tâche;∎ you never lift or raise a finger to help tu ne lèves jamais le petit doigt pour aider;∎ he's so lazy, I've never seen him lift a finger il est si paresseux, je ne l'ai jamais vu faire le moindre effort(b) (of glove) doigt m∎ to cut a cake into fingers couper un gâteau en petits morceaux rectangulaires(d) Computing = utilitaire de l'Internet permettant d'obtenir des informations sur un utilisateur du réseau∎ stop fingering that food! arrête de tripoter la nourriture!►► Cookery finger biscuit biscuit m à la cuiller;finger bowl rince-doigts m inv;finger buffet = buffet où sont servis des petits sandwiches, des petits fours et des légumes crus;Music finger exercises exercices mpl de doigté;finger food = petits fours, petits sandwiches et légumes crus, servis à un buffet et que l'on mange avec les doigts;Music finger hole trou m;finger paint peinture f pour peindre avec les doigts;finger painting peinture f avec les doigts;∎ children love finger painting les enfants adorent peindre avec leurs doigts;finger puppet marionnette f à doigt -
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n. vinger; (computers - internet) een opdracht dat het mogelijk maakt het e-mail adres van iemand te vinden--------v. aanraken; stelen; bespelen; "vingeren" (in muziek)finger1[ finggə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 vinger♦voorbeelden:1 index/middle/ring/little finger • wijsvinger/middelvinger/ringvinger/pinkbe all fingers and thumbs • twee erhanden hebben, erg onhandig zijnburn one's fingers, get one's fingers 〈 Brits-Engels〉 burnt/ 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 burned • zijn/zich de vingers branden〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 get/pull/take your finger out! • laat je handen eens wapperen!〈Amerikaans-Engels; slang〉 give someone the finger • de middelvinger opsteken naar iemand 〈 met de betekenis dat de ander dood kan vallen〉〈 informeel〉 not be able to put/lay one's finger on something • iets niet kunnen plaatsen/kunnen begrijpen/precies kunnen aangevennever/not lay a finger on • met geen vinger aanrakennot lift/move/raise/stir a finger • geen vinger uitstekenpoint the finger at someone • iemand beschuldigen〈 informeel〉 twist/wind someone round one's (little) finger • iemand om zijn/haar vinger winden→ green green/————————finger2〈 werkwoord〉1 betasten ⇒ (met de vingers) aanraken, (be)vingeren♦voorbeelden:1 he was fingering a piece of string • hij zat te spelen/friemelen met een stukje touw -
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1. transitive verbherumdrehen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)2. intransitive verbtwiddle one's thumbs — (lit. or fig.) Däumchen drehen (ugs.)
twiddle with something — mit etwas spielen; an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.)
* * *['twidl]* * *twid·dle[ˈtwɪdl̩]I. vtshe \twiddled her pencil out of nervousness sie spielte nervös mit ihrem Bleistift herumto \twiddle one's thumbs Däumchen drehenII. vishe was twiddling with her pen sie spielte mit ihrem Füllfederhalter herumto give a knob a \twiddle an einem Knopf herumdrehen* * *['twɪdl]1. vtherumdrehen an (+dat)2. vi3. nhe gave the knob a twiddle — er drehte den Knopf herum
* * *twiddle [ˈtwıdl]A v/ta) herumdrehen an (dat):twiddle one’s thumbs besonders fig Däumchen drehen umgb) (herum)spielen mitB v/i:twiddle with → A bC s:* * *1. transitive verbherumdrehen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)2. intransitive verbtwiddle one's thumbs — (lit. or fig.) Däumchen drehen (ugs.)
twiddle with something — mit etwas spielen; an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.)
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'twidl(to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) (hacer) girartr['twɪdəl]1 dar vueltas a, girar1 juguetear ( with, con)1 vuelta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto twiddle one's thumbs figurative use estar mano sobre manov.• jugar con v.• revolver ociosamente v.n.• vuelta ligera s.f.'twɪdḷ
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vi['twɪdl]1.N vuelta f (ligera)2.- twiddle one's thumbs3.VI dar vueltas* * *['twɪdḷ]
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