light-fingered in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for light-fingered in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

light-fingered [Brit ˌlʌɪtˈfɪŋɡəd, Am ˈlaɪt ˈˌfɪŋɡərd] ADJ

I.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər] N

1. finger ANAT:

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

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

IV.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər]

Translations for light-fingered in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

I.lungo <pl lunghi, lunghe> [ˈlunɡo, ɡi, ɡe] ADJ

3. lungo (nel tempo):

da -a data
per -ghe ore, anni

II.lungo <pl lunghi, lunghe> [ˈlunɡo, ɡi, ɡe] N m

III.lungo <pl lunghi, lunghe> [ˈlunɡo, ɡi, ɡe] PREP

IV.lungo <pl lunghi, lunghe> [ˈlunɡo, ɡi, ɡe]

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
light-fingered, nimble-fingered
to be light-fingered or nimble-fingered
to be light-fingered or nimble-fingered

light-fingered in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Across the country the theft is attributed to not only light-fingered customers but also to retail staff.
www.huffingtonpost.com.au
Not even the bowels of a police station are safe from the light-fingered hands of thieves.
www.metronews.ca
Dementia is more like a light-fingered but utterly implacable thief: it steals our memories, our future, our sense of time and place, the words we use, the loves we cherish.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Fortunately, a light-fingered pickpocket is on hand to embark on a perilous quest through a world of magic and mystery to break the bewitchment.
www.breakingnews.ie
I was a little light-fingered.
edmontonjournal.com
Asked why they stole the bags, 37pc of the light-fingered shoppers said they did not want to pay the charge because "it results in companies making more money".
www.telegraph.co.uk
Going into the psychology of the light-fingered ones will perhaps reveal how books disappear.
www.deccanherald.com
Who else splices so much light-fingered subtlety with so many fervent (and occasionally cruel) opinions?
www.vulture.com
It found that bed linen, light bulbs, alcohol, cutlery, artwork, curtains, kettles and even bibles were the most attractive items for light-fingered guests.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Owning a safe today is more than shutting a heavy steel door on the light-fingered.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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