Translations for „finger“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . fin·ger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] N

1. finger (part of the body):

finger

prst m

they could be counted on the fingers of one hand

lahko bi jih prešteli na prste ene roke

2. finger (shaped like a finger):

finger

palčka f

chocolate fingers

čokoladne palčke

to keep one's fingers crossed [for sb]

držati pesti [za koga]

to twist sb around one's little finger

oviti si koga okoli malega prsta

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

pospešeno se lotiti

to give sb the finger Am

pokazati sredinec komu

to notlay a finger on sb

ne skriviti komu niti lasu

to not lift [or raise ] a finger

[niti] s prstom migniti

to have a finger in every pie

povsod imeti prste vmes

to put one's finger on sth

natančno prepoznati kaj

to put the finger on sb

pokazati s prstom na koga

the finger of suspicion

sum

to be all fingers and thumbs Brit Aus

imeti dve levi roki

to catch sb with their fingers in the till

zasačiti koga pri kraji na delovnem mestu

II . fin·ger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ] VB trans

1. finger (touch):

finger

dotikati se [perf dotakniti se]

finger

prijemati [perf prijeti]

to finger the strings

brenkati

2. finger inf (inform on):

finger

ovajati [perf ovaditi]

to finger sb [for sth]

ovaditi koga [česa]

3. finger Am (choose):

finger

izbirati [perf izbrati]

fish ˈfin·ger N (food)

fish finger

ribja palčka f

ˈin·dex fin·ger N

index finger

kazalec m

ˈring fin·ger N

ring finger

prstanec m

finger pointing N

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finger pointing

obtoževanje nt

Usage examples with finger

to give sb the finger Am

pokazati sredinec komu

to prick one's finger

zbosti se v prst

to wag one's finger

žugati s prstom

to finger the strings

brenkati

the finger of suspicion

sum

to put one's finger on sth

natančno prepoznati kaj

to put the finger on sb

pokazati s prstom na koga

to not lift [or raise ] a finger

[niti] s prstom migniti

the ring upon my finger

prstan na moji roki

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

pospešeno se lotiti

to jab a finger at sb/sth

drezati s prstom v koga/kaj

to wrap sb (a)round one'slittle finger

oviti koga okoli prsta

to shut one's finger/hand in sth

pripreti si prst/dlan v kaj [or s čim]

to notlay a finger on sb

ne skriviti komu niti lasu

to have a finger in every pie

povsod imeti prste vmes

to trap one's finger in the door

pripreti si prst med vrata

to stab at sth with one's finger

s prstom kaj dregniti

to twist sb around one's little finger

oviti si koga okoli malega prsta

to have/keep one's finger on the pulse

biti na tekočem

to poke at sth with one's finger/a stick

drezati v kaj s prstom/palico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They wear gray skullcaps on their heads and thin silver rings on every finger except their thumbs.

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All door handles, finger plates and escutcheons are of polished brass.

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Refreshments during the intermission are pot luck so remember to bring along some finger food snacks if you are able to.

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We could see faint finger marks on the aluminum chassis, but it's not the smudgy mess you see on shiny plastic surfaces.

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Like tuned finger cymbals, crotales are thicker and larger; they also have slight grooves in them which give their sound more sparkle.

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Subsistence farming is the main economic activity and the main crops grown are maize, groundnuts, cotton, sorghum finger millet, sunflower and pumpkins.

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He sustained a hairline fracture to his finger and was side-lined for several days.

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The same principle is used to measure the dew point (using a sling psychrometer, a more accurate instrument than the human finger).

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This makes the perturbation grow and causes the downward extension of a salt finger.

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It is prolonged on the tendons to the little finger and usually communicates with the mucous sheath of these tendons.

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