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to the finger-tips

  • 1 finger-tip

    [fíŋgətip]
    noun
    prstna konica
    to the finger-tips — popolnoma; popoln
    to have s.th. at one's finger-tip — dobro kaj znati, imeti v malem prstu

    English-Slovenian dictionary > finger-tip

  • 2 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

  • 3 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.) prst
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) otipati
    - 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 [fíŋgə]
    noun
    prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)
    by a finger's breadth — komaj, za las
    to be finger and glove with s.o.biti s kom zelo zaupen
    to have s.th. at one's finger tips ( —ali ends)imeti kaj v malem prstu
    to look through one's fingers — spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
    to lay ( —ali put) a finger on s.th.imeti svoje prste vmes
    II [fíŋgə]
    transitive verb
    otipati, dotakniti se; vzeti; music ubirati (strune); določiti prstni red

    English-Slovenian dictionary > finger

  • 4 finger

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > finger

  • 5 finger

    s prst; širina prsta (kao mjera); kazaljka (na satu); vještina;[tech] zubac, palac / he has more wit in his little # than you in your whole body = on ima više pameti u malom prstu nego ti u glavi; [coll] to have green #s = biti vrlo spretan u vrtlarskim poslovima; to be # and glove with a p = biti prisan prijatelj s nekim; to lay (put) a # upon = dotaknuti se; to lay (put) ones # on = točno pokazati; to look trough one's #s at = gledati kome kroz prste; to stir a # = maknuti prstom; to turn (twist) a p round one's little # = motati koga oko prsta; my #s itch = nestrpljiv sam, jedva žekam, svrbe me prsti; his #s are all thumbs = nespretan je; to burn one's #s = opeći se, prenagliti se; to have a # in the pie = imati prste u čemu, biti umiješan u što; to let slip trough one's #s = propustiti što; he has it at his # tips (ends) = on to ima u malom prstu; to the # nails = potpuno, u tančine; you can number them on the # = možete ih na prste nabrojati; with a wet # = s lakoćom; within a #s breadth of one's ruin = na rubu propasti; to arrive at one's #s' ends = pasti na prosjački štap; by a #'s breadth = jedva nekako, teškom mukom; not to lift a # (to help a p) = ni prstom maknuti (da se kome pomogne)
    * * *

    prst
    prst na ruci
    usluga traženja imena mrežnih korisnika Interneta

    English-Croatian dictionary > finger

  • 6 to one's finger's ends

    (to one's finger's ends (finger-ends, finger tips или finger-tips))
    до кончиков ногтей; до мозга костей; с головы до ног

    She's musical to her finger-tips. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Voice of the Turtle’) — Она исключительно музыкальна.

    Margie was waiting for us, hostess to her fingertips. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. IX) — Марджи уже ждала нас, вся - воплощение гостеприимства.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > to one's finger's ends

  • 7 până în vârful degetelor

    to the finger tips.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > până în vârful degetelor

  • 8 tip

    I
    [tip]
    1. n ծայր, գագաթ. tip of the iceberg սառ ցալեռան կատարը. from tip to toe ոտքից գլուխ. on the tip of the tongue լեզվի ծայրին. on the tip of one’s toes ոտքի մատների վրա the finger tips մատների ծայրեր.
    2. v ծայրա պանակ հագցնել/դնել.կատարները կտրել (նաև՝ ծառերի). (մազերը) կտրել
    II
    [tip] n աղբանոց, աղբահոր
    [tip]
    1. n թեյանվեր, թեյադրամ. մանր դրա մա կան նվեր. մասնավոր/գաղտնի տեղե կու թյուն. tips included ներառյալ թեյադրամը. (ակնարկ, խորհուրդ) Take my tip Հետևեք իմ խորհրդին.
    2. v թեյա նվեր/թե յափող տալ. մաս նավոր/գաղտնի տեղե կացնել. tip off ակնարկել, նախազգու շացնել
    IV
    [tip] n թեթև հարված, հպում. թեքություն, թեք մակարդակ
    V
    [tip] v թեթևակի հարվածել, դիպչել. շուռ տալ, թափել, դատարկել. He tipped the contents on the table Նա պարունակությունը թափեց սեղանին. tip back հետ թեքել (ճո ճելով). tip the chair back աթոռը հետ թեքել. tip off ակնարկել, նախազգուշացնել. The police was tipped off Ոստիկանությունը նախազգուշաց վել էր

    English-Armenian dictionary > tip

  • 9 ὑποστέλλω

    A draw in, contract, ὑπέστειλ' ἱστίον made him furl his sail, Pi.I.2.40, cf. Arist.Mech. 851b10 ([voice] Med.); ὑ. τὴν οὐράν tuck down the tail, of dogs, Ammon.Diff.p.27 V.; τοῖς δακτύλοις ὑπεσταλμένοις with closed fingers, Aristaenet.1.10;

    γαστὴρ ὑπεσταλμένη Philostr. Gym.34

    .
    2 reduce, in [voice] Pass., to be reduced, ὑποστέλλεται τὸ πλῆθος (sc. τῆς καθάρσεως) Sor.1.22; to be limited,

    τῷ λεχθέντι ἀριθμῷ Ph.1.29

    .
    3 draw back for shelter,

    ὑπὸ βουνόν τινα τοὺς ἱππεῖς Plb.11.21.2

    , cf. Plu.Crass.23,26; ὑ. ἑαυτόν shelter oneself behind, τινι or ὑπό τι, Id.Arat.47, Plb.7.17.1; with ἑαυτόν omitted, Id.6.40.14, etc.: metaph.,

    ἑαυτόν Ep.Gal.2.12

    , cf. Hld.7.26.
    b cover, τᾷδ' ὑπεστάλη κόνει (in a dog's epitaph) PCair.Zen.532.24 (iii B. C.).
    4 intr., to be reduced in size, Callix.1; to be subordinate,

    οὐδενὶ ἑτέρῳ S.E.M.8.32

    , cf. Ph.2.335, 357.
    6 take away, remove, in [voice] Pass., A.D. Adv.203.22; to be excepted, Id.Pron.30.8, al.
    7 belong, c. dat., POxy.486.22 (ii A. D.), 1502v.3 (iii A. D.), PFlor.47.8,29 (iii A. D.);

    τῇ συγγραφοδιαθήκῃ POxy.1102.14

    (ii A. D.); τῷ νυνὶ ἀμφοδογραμματεῖ, i.e. fall within his authority, ib.2131.13 (iii A. D.); to be subjected,

    ποιναῖς πρός τινος Lyd.Mag.3.70

    .
    II in [voice] Med., place restrictions on oneself or another, reduce diet, Hp.Aph.1.11: c. gen., abstain from,

    τῆς τροφῆς Arist.Pr. 864b36

    ;

    ὀπώρας Aret.CA1.1

    .
    2 avoid,

    χειμῶνα Hp.Aph.4.6

    ; shrink from,

    οὐδένα.. κίνδυνον SIG 442.10

    (Erythrae, iii B. C.), cf. IG12(8).53.6 (Imbros, ii B. C.);

    τι τῶν ἀγαθῶν πρὸς τὸ μὴ εἶναι αὐτῷ Arist.MM 1208a1

    ; ὁ μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος πρὸς ὕβριν one who has stuck at nothing, D.21.70.
    3 shrink before, hold in undue awe,

    τὴν Δημάδου δύναμιν Din.1.11

    ;

    οὐ γὰρ μὴ ὑποστείληταί σε LXX Ex.23.21

    , cf. De.1.17, Wi.6.7; ὑποστείλασθαί τι δεῖ πρὸς τὸν τοιοῦτον ὑμᾶς καὶ αἰσχυνθῆναι; need you hold back.. ? Din.3.13: abs., Ael.NA7.19; draw back, Ep.Hebr.10.38.
    4 ὑποστέλλεσθαι λόγῳ place restrictions on oneself in speech, E.Or. 607 (only here in Trag.); without λόγῳ, refrain from saying,

    οὐ μὴν οἶμαι δεῖν.. ὑποστείλασθαι περὶ ὧν ὑμῖν συμφέρειν ἡγοῦμαι D.1.16

    ;

    οὐδὲν ὑπεστειλάμην τῶν συμφερόντων τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν Act.Ap.20.20

    , cf. 27;

    οὔτε μέγα οὔτε μικρὸν ἀποκρυψάμενος.. οὐδ' ὑποστειλάμενος Pl.Ap. 24a

    ; οὐδὲν or μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος with no reserve, Isoc.6.89, 8.41, 9.39, D.4.51; make reservations, Phld.Rh.1.109, 110 S.;

    ὀμνύω μὴ ὑπεστάλθαι POxy.246.26

    (i A. D.); περὶ τῶν μόσχων, .. οὗ ἕνεκεν ὑπεσταλμένοι εἰσίν dub. sens. in PCair.Zen.412.24 (iii B. C.).
    5 = διαλανθάνω, delitesco, Gloss.; so perh. in Gal.7.646.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὑποστέλλω

  • 10 continentalize

    [ˌkɔntɪ'nent(ə)laɪz]
    гл.

    The young American artist goes back to his country "continentalized" to the finger-tips. — Молодой американский художник возвращается в свою страну, став европейцем до мозга костей.

    3) уст. совершать турне по Европе, путешествовать по Европе

    Англо-русский современный словарь > continentalize

  • 11 have smth. at one's fingers' ends

    (finger-ends, finger tips или finger-tips)
       знaть чтo-л. кaк cвoи пять пaльцeв, влaдeть чём-л. в coвepшeнcтвe; coбaку cъecть нa чём-л. Vicar. I see you have the usual Rationalistic arguments at your fingers' ends (W. S. Maugham). He had the scientific world at his finger-tips, and was one of the shrewdest men I knew (C. P. Snow)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have smth. at one's fingers' ends

  • 12 tip

    I 1. noun
    (end, point) Spitze, die

    the tip of his nose/finger/toe — seine Nasen-/Finger-/Zehenspitze

    it is on the tip of my tonguees liegt mir auf der Zunge

    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-

    tip something [with stone/brass] — etwas mit einer [Stein-/Messing]spitze versehen

    II 1. intransitive verb,
    - pp- (lean, fall) kippen
    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-
    1) (make tilt) kippen

    tip the balance(fig.) den Ausschlag geben; see also academic.ru/64432/scale">scale II 1. 2)

    2) (make overturn) umkippen; (Brit.): (discharge) kippen
    3) (mention as likely winner etc.) voraussagen [Sieger]

    be tipped for the Presidency/a post — als Favorit für die Präsidentschaftswahlen/einen Posten genannt werden

    4) (coll.): (give) geben

    tip somebody the wink(fig.) jemandem Bescheid sagen; (tip somebody off) jemandem einen Tipp geben (ugs.)

    5) (give money to)

    tip somebody [20p] — jemandem [20 Pence] Trinkgeld geben

    3. noun
    1) (money) Trinkgeld, das
    2) (special information) Hinweis, der; Tipp, der (ugs.); (advice) Rat, der
    3) (Brit.): (place for refuse) Müllkippe, die
    4) (derog.): (untidy place) Schweinestall, der
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) die Spitze
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) beschlagen
    - tipped
    - tip-top
    - be on the tip of one's tongue
    II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) kippen
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) kippen
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) abladen
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) der Abladeplatz
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) das Trinkgeld
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) Trinkgeld geben
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) der Tip
    * * *
    tip1
    [tɪp]
    I. vt
    <- pp->
    1. (attach to extremity of)
    to \tip sth with sth etw an der Spitze mit etw dat versehen
    to \tip an arrow/a spear with poison einen Pfeil/Speer in Gift [ein]tauchen
    to \tip sth with black/red/white etw in schwarze/rote/weiße Farbe eintauchen
    to \tip sth with silver/steel etw mit einer Silber-/Stahlspitze versehen
    mountains \tipped with snow Berge pl mit schneebedeckten Gipfeln
    2. (dye one's hair)
    to \tip one's hair sich dat die Spitzen färben
    II. n
    1. (pointed end) Spitze f
    asparagus \tip Spargelspitze f
    filter \tip Filtermundstück nt
    the southern \tip of Florida die Südspitze von Florida
    \tips pl gefärbte Spitzen
    3.
    to the \tips of sb's fingers durch und durch
    he's a conservative to the \tips of his fingers er ist erzkonservativ
    the \tip of the iceberg die Spitze des Eisbergs
    it's on the \tip of my tongue es liegt mir auf der Zunge
    tip2
    [tɪp]
    I. n BRIT
    1. (garbage dump) Deponie f
    rubbish [or waste] \tip Mülldeponie f
    2. ( fam: mess) Saustall m fig pej sl
    II. vt
    <- pp->
    to \tip sth into sth etw in etw akk ausschütten [o SCHWEIZ ausleeren]
    the child \tipped the toys all over the floor das Kind kippte die Spielsachen über den ganzen Boden aus
    it's \tipping it down BRIT, AUS ( fam) es schüttet [o gießt] fam
    to \tip sth etw neigen
    to \tip the balance [or scales] ( fig) den Ausschlag geben
    two quick goals \tipped the balance in favour of England zwei schnelle Tore brachten die Entscheidung zu Gunsten Englands
    to \tip the scales at 80 kilos 80 Kilo auf die Waage bringen fam
    to \tip one's chair back seinen Stuhl nach hinten kippen
    to \tip one's hat over one's eyes sich dat den Hut über die Augen ziehen
    to \tip the window das Fenster kippen
    3. (touch)
    to \tip sth etw antippen; (tap) etw abklopfen
    to \tip one's cap [or hat] an den Hut tippen
    to \tip one's cigarette die Asche von seiner Zigarette abklopfen
    III. vi
    <- pp->
    “No \tipping” „Müll abladen verboten“
    2. (tilt) umkippen
    tip3
    [tɪp]
    I. n
    1. (money) Trinkgeld nt
    to give [or leave] a 10% \tip 10 % Trinkgeld geben
    2. (suggestion) Rat[schlag] m, Tipp m fam
    a \tip about buying a house/growing vegetables ein Tipp für den Hauskauf/Gemüseanbau
    helpful/useful \tip hilfreicher/nützlicher Tipp [o Hinweis]
    hot \tip heißer Tipp fam
    to give sb a \tip jdm einen Tipp geben fam
    to take a \tip from sb jds Rat befolgen
    if you take my \tip, you'll avoid that part of the city wenn du mich fragst, solltest du diesen Teil der Stadt meiden
    II. vt
    <- pp->
    to \tip sb jdm Trinkgeld geben
    they \tipped the waiter £5 sie gaben dem Ober 5 Pfund Trinkgeld
    to \tip sth auf etw akk tippen
    Davis is being \tipped to win the championship Davis ist Favorit auf den Meistertitel
    he's \tipped as the next Prime Minister er gilt als der nächste Premierminister
    to be \tipped for success auf Erfolgskurs sein
    3.
    to \tip one's hand AM sich akk festlegen
    to \tip sb the wink BRIT jdm einen Wink geben
    III. vi
    <- pp->
    Trinkgeld geben
    * * *
    I [tɪp]
    1. n
    Spitze f; (of cigarette) Filter m

    it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her what I thought of herich war fast so weit, ihr zu sagen, was ich von ihr hielt

    it's just the tip of the iceberg (fig)das ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs

    See:
    2. vt
    (= put tip on)

    to tip sth with copper/steel etc — etw mit einer Kupfer-/Stahlspitze versehen

    copper/steel-tipped — mit Kupfer-/Stahlspitze

    II
    1. n
    1) (= gratuity) Trinkgeld nt

    what do your tips amount to? —

    £100 a week, plus tips — £ 100 pro Woche, plus Trinkgeld(er)

    2) (= warning) Wink m, Tipp m; (= advice) Tipp m, Hinweis m, Ratschlag m; (RACING) Tipp m
    3)

    (= tap) to give the ball a tip — den Ball nur antippen

    2. vt
    1) (= give gratuity to) Trinkgeld geben (+dat)

    to tip sb £3 — jdm £ 3 Trinkgeld geben

    2) (RACING) tippen auf (+acc), setzen auf (+acc)

    he tipped Golden Boy for the 3.30 — er setzte or tippte im 3.30-Uhr-Rennen auf Golden Boy

    they are tipped to win the competition/election ( Brit fig )sie sind die Favoriten in dem Wettbewerb/in der Wahl

    you tipped a winner (lit, fig)da hast du auf das richtige Pferd gesetzt

    3) (= tap with fingers) tippen or schnipsen an (+acc); (with bat, racket) antippen
    3. vi
    III
    1. vt
    (= tilt, incline) kippen; (= overturn) umkippen; (= pour) liquid kippen, schütten; (= empty) load, sand, rubbish schütten; books, clothes etc schmeißen

    to tip sth backwards/forwards —

    to tip one's hat over one's eyessich (dat) den Hut über die Augen ziehen/schieben

    2. vi
    (= incline) kippen; (= dump rubbish) Schutt abladen

    "no tipping", "tipping prohibited" — "Schutt abladen verboten"

    3. n
    1) (Brit for rubbish) Müllkippe f; (for coal) Halde f; (inf = untidy place) Saustall m (inf)
    2)
    * * *
    tip1 [tıp]
    A s
    1. (Schwanz-, Stock- etc) Spitze f, äußerstes (Flügel- etc) Ende, Zipfel m:
    tip of the ear Ohrläppchen n;
    tip of the finger (nose, tongue) Finger-(Nasen-, Zungen)spitze;
    the tips of one’s fingers fig bis in die Fingerspitzen, durch und durch;
    on the tips of one’s toes auf Zehenspitzen;
    I had it ( oder it was) on the tip of my tongue es lag oder schwebte mir auf der Zunge, ich hatte es auf der Zunge
    2. (Berg) Gipfel m, Spitze f: iceberg
    3. TECH (spitzes) Endstück, besonders
    a) (Stock- etc) Zwinge f
    b) (Pumpen-, Stecker-, Taster- etc) Spitze f
    c) Düse f
    d) Tülle f
    e) (Schuh) Kappe f
    4. Filter m (einer Zigarette)
    B v/t
    1. TECH mit einer Spitze oder Zwinge etc versehen, beschlagen
    2. Büsche etc stutzen
    tip2 [tıp]
    A s
    1. Neigung f:
    give sth a tip B 2
    2. Br (Schutt- etc) Abladeplatz m, (-)Halde f
    3. TECH Kippvorrichtung f, -anlage f
    B v/t
    1. kippen, neigen:
    tip up hochkippen, -klappen; balance A 1, scale2 A 1
    2. meist tip over ( oder up) umkippen
    3. Sand etc kippen ( onto auf akk):
    tip off ( oder out) auskippen
    4. tippen an (den Hut etc; zum Gruß): hat Bes Redew
    5. Br Müll etc abladen
    C v/i
    1. sich neigen:
    tip up hochkippen, -klappen
    2. meist tip over ( oder up) umkippen, FLUG auf den Kopf gehen
    3. tip out herausfallen
    tip3 [tıp]
    A s
    1. Trinkgeld n
    2. (Wett- etc) Tipp m
    3. Tipp m, Wink m, Fingerzeig m, Hinweis m, Rat m:
    take my tip and … hör auf mich und …
    B v/t
    1. jemandem ein Trinkgeld geben:
    tip sb £2 jemandem zwei Pfund Trinkgeld geben;
    tip sb lavishly jemandem ein fürstliches oder großzügiges Trinkgeld geben
    2. jemandem einen Tipp oder Rat geben:
    tip sb off jemandem einen Tipp oder Wink geben ( that dass), jemanden (rechtzeitig) warnen ( about vor dat)
    3. besonders SPORT tippen auf (akk)(as als)
    C v/i Trinkgelder oder ein Trinkgeld geben
    tip4 [tıp]
    A s Klaps m, leichte Berührung:
    give the ball a tip den Ball antippen
    B v/t leicht schlagen oder berühren, Ball antippen
    C v/i trippeln
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    (end, point) Spitze, die

    the tip of his nose/finger/toe — seine Nasen-/Finger-/Zehenspitze

    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-

    tip something [with stone/brass] — etwas mit einer [Stein-/Messing]spitze versehen

    II 1. intransitive verb,
    - pp- (lean, fall) kippen
    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-
    1) (make tilt) kippen

    tip the balance(fig.) den Ausschlag geben; see also scale II 1. 2)

    2) (make overturn) umkippen; (Brit.): (discharge) kippen
    3) (mention as likely winner etc.) voraussagen [Sieger]

    be tipped for the Presidency/a post — als Favorit für die Präsidentschaftswahlen/einen Posten genannt werden

    4) (coll.): (give) geben

    tip somebody the wink(fig.) jemandem Bescheid sagen; (tip somebody off) jemandem einen Tipp geben (ugs.)

    tip somebody [20p] — jemandem [20 Pence] Trinkgeld geben

    3. noun
    1) (money) Trinkgeld, das
    2) (special information) Hinweis, der; Tipp, der (ugs.); (advice) Rat, der
    3) (Brit.): (place for refuse) Müllkippe, die
    4) (derog.): (untidy place) Schweinestall, der
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Hinweis -e m.
    Kippe -n f.
    Spitze -n (spitzes Ende) f.
    Tip -s (alt.Rechtschreibung) m.
    Tipp -s m.
    Trinkgeld n. (money) v.
    ein Trinkgeld geben ausdr.

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  • 13 пръст

    1. (на ръка) fjnger
    средният пръст the third/middle finger
    големият пръст the thumb, ( на крака) the big toe
    стъпвам/ходя на пръсти tiptoe, walk on tiptoe
    влизам/излизам на пръсти tiptoe into/out of
    един пръст дебел finger-thick
    броят се на пръсти you can count them on the fingers of your hand
    клатя пръст на някого (заплашвам) shake/wag a finger at s.o.
    не си мръдвам пръста not lift/raise/stir/move a finger
    въртя някого на пръст wind/twist s.o. around o.'s little finger
    соча с пръст point an accusing finger at
    знам на пръсти have at o.'s finger-tips/-ends, have at o.'s fingers' ends
    познавам па пръсти/като петте си пръста know like the back/palm of o.'s hand
    имам пръст в някоя работа have a hand in some affair, have a finger in the pie
    оставам с- пръст в уста вж. уста
    изсмуквам из пръстите си invent, fabricate
    гледам през пръсти be careless/negligent (на of)
    слагам пръст в раната rub salt in the wound
    пръстът на съдбата the hand/finger of fate
    пръст божи the finger of God
    да си оближеш пръстите simply delicious
    той е с широки пръсти money burns a hole in his pocket
    навивам нещо на пръст never let s.o. hear the last of s.th.; always harp on/about s.th.
    2. earth, soil; dirt
    лека му пръст may he rest in peace
    * * *
    м., -и, (два) пръ̀ста (на ръка) finger; (на крак) toe; безименният \пръст the fourth finger; (на лявата ръка) the ring-finger; влизам/излизам на \пръсти tiptoe into/out of; големият \пръст the thumb, (на крака) the big toe; един \пръст дебел finger-thick; малкият \пръст ( кутре) the little finger; средният \пръст the third finger; стъпвам/ходя на \пръсти tiptoe; танцуване на \пръсти toe-dancing; • въртя някого на \пръста си wind/twist s.o. around o.’s little finger; върша (нещо) през \пръсти cut corners; гледам през \пръсти be careless/negligent (на of); да си оближеш \пръстите simply delicious; знам на \пръсти have at o.’s finger-tips/-ends, have at o.’s fingers’ ends; изсмуквам от \пръстите си invent, fabricate; имам \пръст в някоя работа have a hand in some affair, have a finger in the pie; клатя \пръст на някого ( заплашвам) shake/wag a finger at s.o.; навивам нещо на \пръста си never let s.o. hear the last of s.th.; always harp on/about s.th.; не може да се мери на \пръстта на … is not a patch on …; не си мръдвам \пръста not lift/raise/stir/move a finger; оставам с \пръст в уста be left empty-handed; познавам като петте си \пръста know like the back/palm of o.’s hand; показвам среден пръст give (s.o.) the finger; през \пръсти in a slip-shod way, carelessly; \пръст божи the finger/hand of God; \пръста си не е мръднал he hasn’t done a hand’s turn; слагам \пръст в раната rub salt in the wound; соча с \пръст point an accusing finger at; той е с широки \пръсти money burns a hole in his pocket; тя не може да му полее вода на малкия \пръст she can’t hold a candle to him.
    ——————
    ж., само ед. earth, soil; dirt; • лека му \пръст may he rest in peace.
    * * *
    dirt; earth; soil; почва; marl (поет.); mold; clay; digit (анат.); finger (анат.): а little пръст - кутре, а middle пръст - среден пръст; toe (на крак)
    * * *
    1. (на крак) toe 2. (на лявата ръка) the ring-finger 3. 1 (на ръка) fjnger 4. 2 earth, soil;dirt 5. ПРЪСТ божи the finger of God 6. ПРЪСТът на съдбата the hand/finger of fate 7. безименният ПРЪСТ the fourth finger 8. броят се на ПРЪСТи you can count them on the fingers of your hand 9. влизам/излизам на ПРЪСТи tiptoe into/ out of 10. въртя някого на ПРЪСТ wind/twist s.o. around o.'s little finger 11. гледам през ПРЪСТи be careless/negligent (на of) 12. големият ПРЪСТ the thumb, (на крака) the big toe 13. да си оближеш ПРЪСТите simply delicious 14. единПРЪСТ дебел finger-thick 15. знам на ПРЪСТи have at o.'s finger-tips/-ends, have at o.'s fingers' ends 16. изсмуквам из ПРЪСТите си invent, fabricate 17. имам ПРЪСТ в някоя работа have a hand in some affair, have a finger in the pie 18. клатя ПРЪСТ на някого (заплашвам) shake/wag a finger at s. о. 19. лека му ПРЪСТ may he rest in peace 20. малкият ПРЪСТ (кутре) the little finger 21. навивам нещо на ПРЪСТ never let s.o. hear the last of s.th.;always harp on/about s.th. 22. не си мръдвамПРЪСТa not lift/raise/stir/move a finger 23. оставам с -ПРЪСТ в уста вж. уста 24. познавам па ПРЪСТи/като петте си ПРЪСТа know like the back/palm of o.'s hand 25. слагам ПРЪСТ в раната rub salt in the wound 26. соча с ПРЪСТ point an accusing finger at 27. средниятПРЪСТ the third/middle finger 28. стъпвам/ходя на ПРЪСТи tiptoe, walk on tiptoe 29. танцуване на ПРЪСТн toe-dancing 30. той е с широки ПРЪСТи money burns a hole in his pocket 31. тя не може да му полее вода на малкия- ПРЪСТ she can't hold a candle to him

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  • 14 have smth. at one's fingers' ends

    (have smth. at one's fingers' ends (finger-ends, finger tips или finger-tips))
    знать что-л. как свои пять пальцев, владеть чем-л. в совершенстве; ≈ собаку съесть на чём-л

    Vicar: "I see you have the usual Rationalistic arguments at your fingers' ends." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Unknown’, act 2) — Викарий: "Вы, как видно, мастер по части рационалистической аргументации."

    Anderson was giving a course of lectures on the present business and... had all the figures at his finger-tips. (U. Sinclair, ‘Between Two Worlds’, ch. 37) — Андерсон читал курс лекций о современном капитализме и... приводил по памяти все цифры.

    Nora had every detail of his banking and Stock Exchange transactions at her finger tips... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XIII) — Нора знала назубок все подробности биржевых и банковских сделок Фриско...

    He had the scientific world at his finger-tips, and was one of the shrewdest men I knew... (C. P. Snow, ‘The Search’, part III, ch. VIII) — Макдональд знал ученый мир как свои пять пальцев и был одним из самых умных людей, каких я когда-либо встречал...

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  • 15 до конца ногтей

    1) (совершенно, до последней степени) quite, utterly, absolutely; to the tips of one's fingers

    - Ну вот и со мной случились такие события. Говорю же я, что в эти дни я совершенно изменился, весь до конца ногтей; стало быть, были же важные обстоятельства! (Ф. Достоевский, Униженные и оскорблённые) — 'It's just things of that sort that have been happening to me. I tell you I've become an utterly different person during the last days. New all over to the tips of my fingers. So they must have been important events!'

    2) (самый настоящий, вполне убеждённый и т. п.) to one's finger-ends (finger-tips); to the finger-nails; to the tips of one's fingers

    Слишком уж заблестели у неё глаза. Слишком уж она газетчик. Газетчик до самых кончиков своих изгрызанных ногтей. (Л. Жуховицкий, Остановиться, оглянуться...) — The sparkle in her eyes gave her away. She was too much of a journalist to be able to turn down a chance like that, a journalist to the tips of her bitten fingers.

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  • 16 играя

    1. play
    (на at); be at play
    играя добре (за спортист) play a good game, play well
    играя според правилата play the game
    децата играят the children are playing, the children are at play
    играя на жмичка play (at) hide-and-seek
    играя на войници play at soldiers
    3. meamp. act, play, perform; enact
    играя (ролята на) Хамлет play/act Hamlet, play/perform the part of Hamlet
    играя главната роля star (в in), play the leading/star part
    играя без желание/амбиция walk through o.'s part
    играя сдържано underact
    играя пресилено overact
    играя ролята на шут bear the cap and bells
    4. карти play
    (комар) gamble
    играя пики lead spades
    играя със зарове play at/with dice
    играя не на пари play for love
    играя на пари play for money
    играем на 2 шилинга the stakes are two shillings
    играя на голямо/едро play for high stakes
    играя честно/нечестно play fair/foul
    5. (тех.) play, be loose
    окото ми играе have a twitch in the eye
    8. (за кон) prance
    играя си с нещо trifle/play/fool/toy/monkey with s.th.
    играя си на шикалки mess about
    играя си с някого play/trifle with s.o., fool around with s.o.; amuse o.s. with s.o.
    защо да си играя да why should I go to the trouble of (c ger.)
    играя си с (владея) have at o.'s finger tips
    играя на въже dance/walk on a rope
    прен. play (at) fast and loose
    играя по гайдата/свирката на някого dance to s.o.'s tune/pipe
    играя на борсата play the stock-market, job
    играя си с пари roll/wallow in money
    сърцето ми играе my heart is in a flutter
    очите му играят на четири he has all his eyes about him
    * * *
    игра̀я,
    гл., мин. св. деят. прич. игра̀л 1. play; (на at); be at play; \играя добре (за спортист) play a good game, play well; be on o.’s game; \играя лошо be off o.’s agme; \играя на войници play at soldiers; \играя на жмичка play (at) hide-and seek; \играя според правилата play the game;
    2. ( танцувам) dance;
    3. театр. act, play, perform; enact; \играя без желание/амбиция walk through o.’s part; \играя главната роля star (в in), play the leading/star part; \играя пресилено overact; \играя ролята на шут bear the cap and bells; \играя сдържано underact; пиесата продължава да се играе the play is still on/running;
    4. карти play; ( комар) gamble; играем на два шилинга the stakes are two shillings; \играя на голямо/едро play for high stakes; \играя не на пари play for love; \играя пики карти lead spades; \играя със зарове play at/with dice; \играя честно/нечестно play fair/foul;
    5. техн. play, be loose;
    6. (за очи) rove;
    7. (за мускул) twitch; окото ми играе have a twitch in the eye;
    8. (за кон) prance; • защо да си \играя да why should I go to the trouble of (c ger.); \играя на борсата play the stock-market, job; \играя на въже dance/walk on a rope; прен. play (at) fast and loose; \играя по гайдата/свирката на някого dance to s.o.’s tune/pipe; \играя си на шикалки mess about; \играя си с ( владея) have at o.’s finger tips; \играя си с нечии чувства dally with s.o,’s affections; \играя си с нещо trifle/play/fool/toy/monkey/fidget with s.th.; \играя си с някого play/trifle/coquet with s.o., fool around with s.o.; amuse o.s. with s.o.; \играя си с пари roll/wallow in money; очите му играят на четири he has all his eyes about him; сърцето ми играе my heart is in a flutter.
    * * *
    make-believe (роля); act (в театър); dance; feature (главна роля); perform: играя the game - играя според правилата; sport; wanton (with); (на борсата) to play the market
    * * *
    1. (mex.) play, be loose 2. (за кон) prance 3. (за мускул) twitch 4. (за очи) rove 5. (комар) gamble 6. (на at);be at play 7. (танцувам) dance 8. 5 шилинга the stakes are two shillings 9. meamp. act, play, perform;enact 10. play 11. ИГРАЯ (ролята на) Хамлет play/act Hamlet, play/perform the part of Hamlet 12. ИГРАЯ no гайдата/свирката на някого dance to s.o.'s tune/pipe 13. ИГРАЯ без желание/амбиция walk through o.'s part 14. ИГРАЯ главната роля star (в in), play the leading/star part 15. ИГРАЯ добре (за спортист) play a good game, play well 16. ИГРАЯ на борсата play the stock-market, job 17. ИГРАЯ на войници play at soldiers 18. ИГРАЯ на въже dance/walk on a rope 19. ИГРАЯ на голямо/едро play for high stakes 20. ИГРАЯ на жмичка play (at) hide-and-seek 21. ИГРАЯ на пари play for money 22. ИГРАЯ не на пари play for love 23. ИГРАЯ пики lead spades 24. ИГРАЯ пресилено overact 25. ИГРАЯ ролята на шут bear the cap and bells 26. ИГРАЯ сдържано underact 27. ИГРАЯ си на шикалки mess about 28. ИГРАЯ си с (владея) have at o.'s finger tips 29. ИГРАЯ си с нещо trifle/play/fool/toy/monkey with s.th. 30. ИГРАЯ си с някого play/trifle with s. o., fool around with s. o.;amuse o.s. with s.o. 31. ИГРАЯ си с пари roll/wallow in money 32. ИГРАЯ според правилата play the game 33. ИГРАЯ със зарове play at/with dice 34. ИГРАЯ честно/нечестно play fair/foul 35. децата ИГРАЯт the children are playing, the children are at play 36. защо да си играя да why should I go to the trouble of (c ger.) 37. играем на 38. карти play 39. окото ми играе have a twitch in the eye 40. очите му играят на четири he has all his eyes about him 41. пиесата продължава да се играе the play is still on/running 42. прен. play (at) fast and loose 43. сърцето ми играе my heart is in a flutter

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  • 17 кончики пальцев

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кончики пальцев

  • 18 броя

    1. count
    броя до три count three, count up to three
    2. (смятам, считам) consider, reckon
    и него ли броиш за мъж? do you count him as a man? do you take him for a man?
    не го броя между приятелите си I do not reckon him among my friends
    3. (плащам) pay down
    4. (наброявам, имам) have, there is (are), number
    5. къщи tne village has/numbers
    6. houses, there are
    7. houses in the village
    броя се (себе си) include/count o.s.
    (смятат ме) be consi-dered/reckoned/regarded
    броят се на пръсти they arc very few indeed, you can count them on your finger-tips, they can/could be counted on the fingers of o.'s hand
    броя някому залъците begrudge s.o. the food he eats
    * * *
    броя̀,
    гл., мин. св. деят. прич. броѝл 1. count; \броя до три count three, count up to three; мене не ме бройте count me out;
    3. разг. ( плащам) pay down;
    4. ( наброявам, имам) have, there is (are), number;
    \броя се ( себе си) include/count o.s.; ( смятат ме) be considered/reckoned/regarded; • \броя някому зал(ъ)ците begrudge s.o. the food he eats; броят се на пръсти they are very few indeed, you can count them on your finger-tips, they can/could be counted on the fingers of o.’s hand.
    * * *
    count: броя your fingers! - Преброй си пръстите!; number; reckon
    * * *
    1. (наброявам, имам) have, there is (are), number 2. (плащам) pay down 3. (смятам, считам) consider, reckon 4. (смятат ме) be consi-dered/reckoned/regarded 5. 5 къщи tne village has/numbers 6. 6 houses, there are 7. 7 houses in the village 8. count 9. БРОЯ до три count three, count up to three 10. БРОЯ някому залъците begrudge s. о. the food he eats 11. БРОЯ се (себе си) include/count о. s. 12. БРОЯт се на пръсти they arc very few indeed, you can count them on your finger-tips, they can/could be counted on the fingers of o.'s hand 13. ако не броим ( като изключим) not counting 14. и него ли броиш за мъж? do you count him as a man?do you take him for a man? 15. мене не ме бройте count me out 16. не го БРОЯ между приятелите си I do not reckon him among my friends 17. селото броя

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  • 19 вода

    1. water
    вода за пиене drinking water
    борова вода boric solution/water
    изворна вода spring water
    сладка вода fresh/sweet water
    розова/гюлова вода rose water
    текуща вода running water
    тиха вода still water
    вземам вода (за локомотив, параход и пр.) water; take in fresh water
    той остана под водата колкото можа (да издържи) he kept underwater as long as he could
    плувам под вода swim under water
    започвам да пропускам вода (за лодка и пр.) spring a leak
    2. (водно пространство) waters; expanse of water
    вода и суша land and water, flood and field
    върви ми като по вода it is plain sailing; be in smooth water; get on like a house on fire, everything goes like one o'clock
    вода газя, жаден ходя lack amidst plenty
    като по вода swimmingly; like one o'clock
    зная по вода have at o.'s finger-tips
    знам си урока като по вода know o.'s lesson off pat; have o.'s lesson perfect
    пия вода от извора have s.th. from a sure source, разг. have it straight from the horse's mouth
    кръвта вода не става вж. кръв
    много вода изтече от тогава much water has flowed/run under the bridge since then
    в мътна вода риба ловя fish in troubled waters
    наливам вода в чужда воденица bring grist to s.o. else's mill, play into s. о/д hands
    (пази се от) тиха вода still waters run deep
    подливам някому вода, мътя някому вода та give s.o. the slip; put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel
    поливам с вряла/студена вода cast a chill over
    чувствувам се като риба във вода feel quite at ease/at home; be (as happy) as a clam (at high tide); be in o.'s element
    * * *
    вода̀,
    ж., само ед. и водѝ само мн.
    1. water; шег. Adam’s ale; борова \вода boric solution/water; вземам \вода (за локомотив, параход и пр.) water; take in fresh water; \вода за пиене drinking water, tap water; газирана \вода soda water; започвам да пропускам \вода (за лодка и пр.) spring a leak; морска \вода sea-water; налог/такса за \вода water rate; напълнен с \вода (за плавателен съд) water-logged; розова/гюлова \вода rose water; светена \вода holy water; сладка \вода fresh/sweet water; течаща \вода running water; тиха \вода still water;
    2. ( водно пространство) waters; expanse of water; \вода и суша land and water, flood and field; • \вода газя, жаден ходя lack amidst plenty; върви ми като по \вода it is plain sailing; be in smooth water; get on like a house on fire, everything goes like one o’clock; go like a dream; зная по \вода have at o.’s finger-tips; знам си урока като по \вода know o.’s lesson off pat; have o.’s lesson perfect; като по \вода swimmingly; like one o’clock; кръвта \вода не става blood is thicker than water; много \вода изтече от тогава much water flowed/ran under the bridge since then; в мътна \вода риба ловя fish in troubled waters; наливам \вода в чужда воденица bring grist to s.o. else’s mill, play s.o.’s hands; пази се от тиха \вода still waters run deep; пия \вода от извора have s.th. from sure source, разг. have it straight from the horse’s mouth; подливам някому \вода, мътя някому \водата give s.o. the slip; put a spoke in s.o.’s wheel, put the skids under s.o.; поливам с вряла/студена \вода cast a chill over; тихите води са най-дълбоки still waters run deep; чувствам се като риба във \вода feel quite at ease/at home; be (as happy) as a clam (at high tide); be in o.’s element/on o.’s own ground.
    * * *
    mineral water (минерална); wash (тоалетна); water: drinking вода - вода за пиене
    * * *
    1. (водно пространство) waters;expanse of water 2. (пази се от) тиха ВОДА still waters run deep 3. water 4. ВОДА газя, жаден ходя lack amidst plenty 5. ВОДА за пиене drinking water 6. ВОДА и суша land and water, flood and field 7. борова ВОДА boric solution/water 8. в мътна ВОДА риба ловя fish in troubled waters 9. вземам ВОДА (за локомотив, параход и пр.) water;take in fresh water 10. върви ми като по ВОДА it is plain sailing;be in smooth water;get on like a house on fire, everything goes like one o'clock 11. газирана ВОДА soda water 12. дъждовна ВОДА rain-water 13. започвам да пропускам ВОДА (за лодка и пр.) spring a leak 14. знам си урока като по ВОДА know o.'s lesson off pat;have o.'s lesson perfect 15. зная по ВОДА have at o.'s finger-tips 16. изворна ВОДА spring water 17. като по ВОДА swimmingly;like one o'clock 18. кръвта ВОДА не става вж. кръв 19. минерална ВОДА mineral water 20. много ВОДА изтече от тогава much water has flowed/run under the bridge since then 21. морска ВОДА sea-water 22. наливам ВОДА в чужда воденица bring grist to s. o. else's mill, play into s. о/д hands 23. напълнен с ВОДА (за плавателен съд) waterlogged 24. пия ВОДА от извора have s. th. from a sure source, разг. have it straight from the horse's mouth 25. плувам под ВОДА swim under water 26. подливам някому ВОДА, мътя някому ВОДА та give s. o. the slip;put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel 27. поливам с вряла/студена ВОДА cast a chill over 28. розова/гюлова ВОДА rose water 29. светена ВОДА holy water 30. сладка ВОДА fresh/sweet water 31. текуща ВОДА running water 32. тиха ВОДА still water 33. той остана под ВОДАта колкото можа (да издържи) he kept underwater as long as he could 34. чувствувам се като риба във ВОДА feel quite at ease/at home;be (as happy) as a clam (at high tide); be in o.'s element

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  • 20 Digitus

    1.
    dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

    Germ. Finger, from fangen,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
    I.
    Prop.:

    tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
    B.
    Special connections:

    attingere aliquem digito (uno),

    to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

    with tangere,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

    attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

    to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

    attingere caelum digito,

    to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

    computare digitis,

    to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

    numerare per digitos,

    Ov. F. 3, 123:

    in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

    Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

    si tuos digitos novi,

    thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

    also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

    to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

    also: digitus crepans,

    Mart. 3, 82, 15:

    digitorum crepitus,

    id. 14, 119:

    digitorum percussio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

    intendere digitum ad aliquid,

    to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

    liceri digito,

    to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

    for which also: tollere digitum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

    and Schol,

    Pers. 5, 119:

    loqui digitis nutuque,

    to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

    different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

    i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

    ad digiti sonum,

    id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

    digito compesce labellum,

    hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

    for which: demonstrari digito,

    Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

    nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

    in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

    i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

    exserere digitum,

    Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

    and in like manner: proferre digitum,

    to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

    scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

    Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
    B.
    A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
    C.
    As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

    digitus transversus,

    a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

    48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

    not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

    without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

    and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
    2.
    Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Digitus

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