little finger in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.finger [Am ˈfɪŋɡər, Brit ˈfɪŋɡə] N

1. finger (of hand):

finger
dedo m
first or index finger
(dedo) índice m
middle finger
dedo corazón m
middle finger
dedo medio m
middle finger
corazón m
middle finger
medio m
third or ring finger
(dedo) anular m
little or fourth finger
(dedo) meñique m
you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times …
se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano las veces …
not to lift or raise a finger
no mover un dedo
she never raised a finger to help
no movió ni un dedo para ayudar
to be all fingers and thumbs esp Brit
ser torpe
I'm all fingers and thumbs today!
¡hoy estoy tan torpe!
to burn one's fingers or get one's fingers burned
pillarse los dedos
to cross one's fingers I'll keep my fingers crossed for you
ojalá (que) tengas suerte
keep your fingers crossed for me!
¡reza por mí!
keep your fingers crossed for me!
¡deséame suerte!
well, here goes: fingers crossed!
bueno, ahí va ¡a ver si hay suerte!
to give sb the finger Am
hacer un gesto grosero levantando el dedo medio
to give sb the finger Am
≈ hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien
to have a finger in every pie
estar metido en todo
to have or keep one's finger on the pulse
estar or mantenerse al día
to have sticky fingers
tener la mano larga
to lay a finger on sb
ponerle a alguien la mano encima
if you so much as lay a finger on her …
si le llegas a poner la mano encima …
to point the finger at sb
culpar a alguien
to pull or get one's finger out Brit sl
(d)espabilarse inf
it's about time he pulled his finger out
ya es hora de que se (d)espabile
to put one's finger on sth there's something about him, I can't quite put my finger on it
tiene algo, no sabría decir concretamente qué es
you've put your finger on it
has dado en el clavo
to put the finger on sb sl
delatar a alguien
to put two fingers up at sb Brit
hacer un gesto grosero levantando los dedos índice y medio
to put two fingers up at sb Brit
hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien
to slip through sb's fingers
escapársele a alguien de las manos
he let it slip through his fingers
dejó que se le escapara de las manos
to snap one's fingers
chasquear los dedos
to snap one's fingers
tronar los dedos Mex
she only has to snap her fingers and …
no tiene más que hacer así y …
he snaps his fingers at convention
pasa de las convenciones
to work one's fingers to the bone
deslomarse trabajando

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

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I.little [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (small):

little
pequeño
little
chico esp LatAm
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros pequeños
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros chicos esp LatAm
a lovely little dog
un perrito precioso
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja pequeña?
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja chica? esp LatAm
what's in that little box?
¿qué hay en esa cajita?
would you like some more? — just a little piece
¿quieres más? — bueno, un pedacito or un trocito
a little old lady
una viejecita
sit down (for) a little while
siéntate un ratito
she is a little bit better
está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

II.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] PRON

1. little (not much):

little
poco / poca
there was little to do
había poco que hacer
there was little left to eat
quedaba poca comida
little of the original fresco remains
queda poco del fresco original
there is little to choose between them
hay poca or no hay mucha diferencia entre ellos
we see very little of him nowadays
lo vemos muy poco últimamente
the little that she earns
lo poco que gana
from as little as $2, 000
a partir de tan solo 2.000 dólares
little by little
poco a poco
he's saying less than he knows
se está callando algo
he's saying less than he knows
no está diciendo todo lo que sabe
I get paid less than you
me pagan menos que a ti
a yard is less than a meter
una yarda es menos que un metro
in less than a year
en menos de un año
we could see less and less
veíamos cada vez menos
the less you do today, the more you'll have to do tomorrow
cuanto menos hagas hoy, más tendrás que hacer mañana
Jean earns (the) least of all
Jean es la que menos gana de todos
thank you very much — it's the least I could do
muchas gracias — es lo menos que podía hacer
the (very) least you can do is apologize
lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón
he was rather abrupt, to say the least
estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
that's the least of it
eso es lo de menos

III.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADV

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I.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] N

Phrases:

to be able to be counted on the fingers of one hand
poderse contar con los dedos de una mano
to have a finger in every pie
meter baza en todo
to have one's finger on the pulse
estar al tanto de lo que pasa
to put one's finger on the spot
poner el dedo en la llaga
to be all fingers and thumbs Brit, Aus
ser terriblemente desmañado
to catch sb with their fingers in the till
pillar a alguien robando (en la empresa)
to get/have one's fingers burnt
pillarse los dedos fig
to have sb wrapped round one's little finger
hacer que alguien baile al son que le tocan
to get one's finger out inf
espabilarse
to keep one's fingers crossed
tener los dedos cruzados
to lay a finger on sb
poner la mano encima a alguien
to not lift a finger
no mover ni un dedo

II.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB trans

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