finger buffet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for finger buffet in the English»French Dictionary

finger buffet N FOOD

finger buffet

buffet m sans couverts

Translations for finger buffet in the English»French Dictionary

buffet¹ [Brit ˈbʊfeɪ, ˈbʌfeɪ, Am bəˈfeɪ] N (all contexts)

buffet

buffet m

buffet lunch/dinner/supper

buffet m

I.buffet² [Brit ˈbʌfɪt, Am ˈbəfət] VB trans

1. buffet lit wind, sea:

buffet

secouer

2. buffet fig misfortune:

buffet

frapper

II.buffet² [Brit ˈbʌfɪt, Am ˈbəfət] VB intr

to buffet against sth

battre contre qc

I.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər] N

1. finger ANAT:

finger

doigt m

first or index finger

index m

second finger

majeur m

second finger

médius m

third or ring finger

annulaire m

fourth or little finger

auriculaire m

to wear a ring on one's index finger

porter une bague à l'index

he put a ring on her finger

il lui a passé une bague au doigt

to point one's finger at sb/sth

montrer qn/qc du doigt

she ran her fingers through his hair

elle lui a passé la main dans les cheveux

to run one's fingers over sth

passer les doigts sur qc

something is wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it fig

quelque chose ne va pas mais je n'arrive pas à savoir quoi

he didn't lift or raise a finger to help

il n'a pas levé le petit doigt pour aider

I didn't lay a finger on her

je ne l'ai pas touchée

if you so much as lay a finger on my hi-fi I'll…

si jamais tu touches à ma chaîne hi-fi, je…

I didn't lay a finger on it

je n'y ai pas touché

to put two fingers up at sb inf Brit, to give sb the finger inf Am

≈ faire un bras d'honneur à qn

I can count the number of beers he has bought me on the fingers of one hand iron

je peux compter les bières qu'il m'a payées sur les doigts de la main

2. finger (of glove):

finger

doigt m

3. finger (narrow strip):

finger (of land)

bande f

finger (of mist, smoke)

volute f

4. finger (small amount):

finger

doigt m

two fingers of whisky

deux doigts de whisky

II.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər] VB trans

finger

toucher, tripoter inf

finger fruit, goods fabric, silk

toucher

finger fruit, goods fabric, silk

tripoter inf

tie, necklace to finger one's beard

se tripoter la barbe inf

III.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər]

to get one's fingers burnt

se brûler les doigts

to twist or wrap sb around one's little finger

mener qn par le bout du nez

to keep one's fingers crossed

croiser les doigts (for sb pour qn)

to point the finger at sb

accuser qn

to point the finger of suspicion at sb

jeter des soupçons sur qn

to put the finger on sb inf

moucharder qn inf

to pull one's finger out sl

se grouiller inf

to slip through sb's fingers opportunity:

passer sous le nez de qn

to slip through sb's fingers wanted man:

filer entre les doigts de qn

finger buffet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finger buffet in the English»French Dictionary

buffet¹ [ˈbʊfeɪ, Am bəˈfeɪ] VB trans

buffet

secouer

buffet² [ˈbʌfɪt] N

buffet

buffet m

I.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] N

finger a. fig:

finger

doigt m

one finger of vodka

un doigt de vodka

to point a finger at sb/sth a. fig

montrer qn/qc du doigt

Phrases:

not to lay a finger on sb

ne pas toucher qn

not to lift a finger

ne pas lever le petit doigt

II.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB trans

1. finger (handle, touch):

finger

toucher

2. finger (play with):

finger

tripoter

3. finger inf (reveal to police):

finger

balancer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The only thing that gets you through is the finger buffet.

metro.co.uk

Afterwards guests were treated to a finger buffet.

www.keighleynews.co.uk

Yes but a good gathering for the finger buffet...

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

About 150 people clinking away with them would ruin my wedding day -- so we've opted for a finger buffet instead.

metro.co.uk

As part of the tour, we were also invited to a finger buffet, a concept which was hard to swallow so close to gushing rivers of waste.

www.london24.com

A finger buffet of old-time favourites was put on for the party goers, along with cups of tea and coffee.

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk