FINGER - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. fin·ger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. finger ANAT:

finger

Finger m <-s, ->

the 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! inf

first [or index]finger

Zeigefinger m <-s, ->

middle [or second]finger

Mittelfinger m <-s, ->

ring finger [or third]

Ringfinger m <-s, ->

little finger

kleiner Finger

2. finger (glove part):

finger

Fingerling m <-s, -e>

3. finger (measure):

finger of alcohol

Fingerbreit m <-, ->

4. finger (long, narrow piece):

finger of bread, cake, biscuit

Streifen m <-s, ->

a finger of toast

ein Toaststreifen m

to cut sth into fingers

etw in Streifen schneiden

a narrow finger of land

ein schmaler Landstreifen

Phrases:

to catch sb with their fingers in the till

jdn beim Griff in die Kasse ertappen inf euph

to get [or pull] one's finger out Brit, Aus inf

sich acc ranhalten

to get [or pull] one's finger out Brit, Aus inf

Gas geben inf A, CH

to get [or pull] one's finger out Brit, Aus inf

Dampf dahinter machen

to give sb the finger Am inf

jdm den Stinkefinger zeigen

to have a finger in every pie

überall die Finger drin [o. im Spiel] haben

to have [or put] a finger in the pie Am

die Hand im Spiel haben

to have [or put] a finger in the pie Am

mitmischen

to have one's fingers in the till

sich acc bedienen euph

to have one's fingers in the till

in die Kasse greifen inf euph

to keep one's fingers crossed [for sb]

[jdm] die Daumen drücken

to not lift [or raise] a finger

keinen Finger rühren inf [o. krummmachen]

he never lifts a finger when it comes to cooking or washing up

er kümmert sich überhaupt nicht um Kochen und Abspülen

to put one's finger on sth

den Finger auf etw acc legen

to put one's finger on sth fig

etw genau ausmachen

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

to put the finger on sb inf

jdn verpfeifen

the finger of suspicion

die Verdachtsmomente pl

the finger of suspicion is pointing right at him

die Verdachtsmomente weisen direkt auf ihn

to be all fingers and thumbs Brit, Aus inf

zwei linke Hände haben

to twist sb around one's little finger inf

jdn um den [kleinen] Finger wickeln

II. fin·ger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. finger (touch):

to finger sth

etw anfassen [o. berühren]

to finger sth (feel, play with)

etw befingern sl

to finger sth (feel, play with)

an etw dat herumfingern inf

2. finger vulg (fondle):

to finger sb

jdn befummeln inf pej

3. finger (play upon):

to finger an instrument

mit den Fingern spielen

to finger the strings

in die Saiten greifen

4. finger inf (inform on):

to finger sb [to sb]

jdn [bei jdm] verpfeifen inf pej

his brother fingered him for arson

sein Bruder hat ihn wegen Brandstiftung verpfiffen

5. finger Am (choose):

to finger sb for sth

jdn für etw acc aussuchen

6. finger (play):

to finger a passage

eine Passage spielen

7. finger (mark):

to finger music

Musik mit einem Fingersatz versehen

ˈfin·ger bowl N

finger bowl

Fingerschale f

ˈfin·ger buf·fet N

finger buffet

kaltes Buffet

ˈfin·ger food N no pl

finger food

Fingerfood nt <-(s), -s>

ˈfin·ger paint·ing N

finger painting

Malen nt mit Fingern

ˈfin·ger-point·ing N no pl

finger-pointing

Schuldzuweisungen pl

fish ˈfin·ger N Brit, Aus

fish finger

Fischstäbchen nt <-s, ->

ˈin·dex fin·ger N

index finger

Zeigefinger m <-s, ->

ˈlady's fin·ger N Aus

lady's finger → ladyfinger

ˈlady·fin·ger N

1. ladyfinger Aus (fruit):

ladyfinger

Okra f <-, -s>

2. ladyfinger Am (cake):

ladyfinger

Löffelbiskuit m o nt <-(e)s, -e>

ladyfinger

Biskotte f <-, -n> A

lit·tle ˈfin·ger N ANAT

little finger

kleiner Finger

mid·dle ˈfin·ger N

middle finger

Mittelfinger m <-s, ->

to give [or show] sb the middle finger

jdm den Mittelfinger [o. sl Stinkefinger] zeigen

ˈring fin·ger N

ring finger

Ringfinger m <-s, ->

ˈtrig·ger fin·ger N

trigger finger

Zeigefinger m <-s, ->

Present

I	finger
you	finger
he/she/it	fingers
we	finger
you	finger
they	finger

Past

I	fingered
you	fingered
he/she/it	fingered
we	fingered
you	fingered
they	fingered

Present Perfect

I	have	fingered
you	have	fingered
he/she/it	has	fingered
we	have	fingered
you	have	fingered
they	have	fingered

Past Perfect

I	had	fingered
you	had	fingered
he/she/it	had	fingered
we	had	fingered
you	had	fingered
they	had	fingered