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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.finger / ˈfɪŋgə(r)/ See lexical note→ 2 n.
  1. anat. dito m.;
    first o index ~ indice;
    second ~ medio;
    third o ring ~ anulare;
    fourth o little ~ mignolo;
    to point one’s ~ at sb., sth. indicare qcn., qcs. col dito, mostrare a dito qcn., qcs.;
    to run one’s ~s over sth. passare le dita sopra qcs.
  1. (of glove) dito m.
  1. (narrow strip) (of land) striscia f.;
    (of smoke) filo m.
  1. (small amount) dito m.;
    two ~s of whisky due dita di whisky
locuzioni idiomatiche to get one’s ~s burnt scottarsi le dita;
to twist o wrap sb. around one’s little ~ rigirarsi qcn., fare ciò che si vuole di qcn.;
to keep one’s ~s crossed incrociare le dita (for sb. per qcn.);
to point the ~ at sb. puntare il dito contro o incolpare qcn.;
to point the ~ of suspicion at sb. gettare dei sospetti su qcn.;
to put the ~ on sb. denunciare qcn.;
to pull one’s ~ out pop. darsi una mossa;
to slip through sb.’s ~s [opportunity] sfuggire (di tra le dita);
[wanted man] (riuscire a) scappare;
something is wrong, but I can’t quite put my ~ on it qualcosa non va, ma non riesco a individuarlo con precisione;
he didn’t lift o raise a ~ to help non alzò o mosse un dito per aiutare;
I didn’t lay a ~ on her non l’ho sfiorata (neanche con un dito);
to put two ~s up at sb. BE colloq., to give sb. the ~ AE colloq. mandare qcn. a prenderlo in quel posto (con un gesto della mano).
2. finger / ˈfɪŋgə(r)/ tr. toccare, tastare, palpare.

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
fingern (on hand) anatomiadito nm
Nota: Plurale: dita (femminile)
He broke the nail on his index finger.
Si è rotto l'unghia del dito indice.
 
Additional Translations
fingern (of land) geografialingua nf
It was a beautiful finger of land, jutting out into the lake.
Era una una bella lingua di terra che aggettava nel lago.
fingern (measure of liquid) misuradito nm
Nota: Plurale: dita (femminile)
Bartender, pour me two fingers of whiskey.
Barista, mi versi due dita di whisky.
fingervi (point to)additare, indicare vtr
 puntare il dito vtr
He fingered toward the door.
Ha additato la porta.
Ha puntato il dito verso la porta.
fingervtr (touch) toccare con la punta delle ditatastare vtr
She gently fingered the fabric, assessing its quality.
Tastò delicatamente il tessuto per saggiarne la qualità.
fingervtr slang (inform on)additare, indicare vtr
 denunciare vtr
She fingered him for the murder.
L'ha indicato come autore dell'omicidio.
fingervtr (music) musicatoccare vtr
To play that passage as written, you need to finger the trill very rapidly.
NEW Devi toccare con più forza per un buon vibrato.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
chicken fingern (rectangle of chicken meat in breadcrumbs)bastoncino di pollo nm
finger cymbalspiattini a mano
finger foodn (solid food not requiring cutlery)stuzzichini nmpl
I'm going to provide finger food at the party to save washing up.
In quel bar servono dei buonissimi stuzzichini.
 cibo da mangiare senza posatefinger food
finger jointn (knuckle)nocca nf
I scraped a finger joint scrubbing the floor.
finger paintn (paint children apply with fingers)colori a dita nmpl
The child smeared the blobs of brightly colored finger paint all over the paper.
finger paintvi (use fingers to apply paint)dipingere con le dita vi
When he fingerpaints, he uses his fingers, the side of his hand, and even his forearm.
finger paintingn (using fingers to paint)pittura a dita nf
finger ringanello nm
finger-pointingpuntare il dito v
five-fingera cinque dita adv
index fingern (finger next to the thumb)dito indice nm
lift a fingermuovere un dito
little fingern (smallest digit of the hand)mignolo nm
I broke my little finger playing cricket last week.
Sono caduta sciando e mi sono rotta il mignolo della mano destra.
middle fingern (longest finger)dito medio nm
not lift a fingernon alzare un dito
pinky finger, pinkie fingern informal (little finger)mignolo, dito mignolo nm
The ring is too small to slip onto my ring finger so I wear it on my pinky finger.
He's so pretentious, he even sticks out his pinky finger when he sips his tea.
point the finger atpuntare il dito contro
point the finger at puntare il dito suaccusare v
point your finger atvtr informal, figurative (accuse)puntare il dito a
The detective pointed his finger at the man running from the robbery scene.
pointer fingern (index finger)indice nm
put your finger onvtr figurative, informal (identify, determine)identificare esattamente
I've just put my finger on why I find it so difficult to get up in the morning : I hate my job!
put your finger onvtr literal (touch or press)mettere il dito su qc
If you put your finger on the dog's nose it may bite you.
put your finger on sthv figurative, informal (identify or determine sth)identificare qc esattamente
I knew I had forgotten something, then I finally put my finger on it; I had left my keys at home.
I can't quite put my finger on it.
put your finger on sthv literal (touch or press sth)toccare qc
put your finger on sthgscoprire la vera ragione di qcs vtr
ring fingeranulare nm
ring-fingeranulare nm
thumb-and-fingertra pollice e indice
trigger finger (anat.) di manoindice
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