index finger in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for index finger in the English»French Dictionary

index finger N

index finger

index m inv

Translations for index finger in the English»French Dictionary

to wear a ring on one's index finger

porter une bague à l'index

first or index finger

index m

Translations for index finger in the French»English Dictionary

index

index finger, forefinger

porter une bague à l'index

to wear a ring on one's index finger

Translations for index finger in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.index <pl indexes or indices> [Brit ˈɪndɛks, Am ˈɪnˌdɛks] N

1. index TYPO:

index

index m inv

2. index (card catalogue):

index

catalogue m

author/subject index

catalogue par auteur/sujet

3. index MATH:

index (of power)

exposant m

index (of radical)

indice m

4. index:

index ECON, FIN

indice m

cost-of-living index Brit, consumer price index Am

indice des prix à la consommation

5. index PHYS:

6. index (indication):

index

indice m (of de)

7. index (list):

index

répertoire m

8. index COMPUT:

index

index m inv

index attr file

des index

index register, word

d'index

9. index MOTOR (registration number):

index

numéro m d'immatriculation

II.index [Brit ˈɪndɛks, Am ˈɪnˌdɛks] VB trans

1. index TYPO:

index book

munir [qc] d'un index

index word

indexer

this book is badly indexed

l'index de ce livre est mal fait

2. index (catalogue):

index article, book, data, information, subject

classer, cataloguer (under sous, à)

3. index:

index ECON, FIN

indexer

to index sth to sth

indexer qc sur qc

indexed to inflation

indexé sur l'inflation

4. index COMPUT:

index

indexer

III.index [Brit ˈɪndɛks, Am ˈɪnˌdɛks] VB intr

index

établir un index

IV.indexed ADJ COMPUT

indexed address, addressing, file

indexé

See also refractive index

refractive index N

refractive index

indice m de réfraction

index finger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for index finger in the English»French Dictionary

index finger N

index finger

index m

Translations for index finger in the French»English Dictionary

index

index finger

Translations for index finger in the English»French Dictionary

I.index [ˈɪndeks] N

1. index <-es> (alphabetical list):

index

index m

2. index <-ices> <[or -es]> ECON, MATH (figure):

index

indice m

the cost-of-living index

l'indice officiel du coût de la vie

3. index <-ices> <[or -es]> (indication):

index

indice m

4. index no pl REL:

the Index

l'Index m

II.index [ˈɪndeks] VB trans a. ECON

index

indexer

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

In the three-finger mitts, the fingers are arranged with the index finger in a separate pocket to the other three fingers.

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Also, the index finger and the little finger have an extra extensor, used, for instance, pointing.

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The right index finger pressed the yes (or same) button and the left index finger pressed the no (or different) button.

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One common electrodiagnostic measurement includes the difference between sensory nerve conduction velocities in the pinkie finger and index finger.

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Reeve then moved his left index finger on command.

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We used an index finger for the former and a full hand for the latter.

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His left hand holds an astrolabe, and his right index finger points to the heavens.

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He decided to cut off the tip of his left index finger as an offering to the spirits.

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Refuting the opinion of some anafs who rule that only raising the index finger is necessary without encircling other fingers.

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Some days after the premiere she was injured in a car accident, sustaining a fractured right index finger.

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