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Finger
01
dito
each of the long thin parts that are connected to our hands, sometimes the thumb is not included
Esempi
She holds her finger to her lips, signaling for silence.
Tiene il dito sulle labbra, chiedendo silenzio.
02
one of the sections of a glove designed to cover a finger or thumb
Esempi
The glove had a tear in the middle finger.
03
a length or breadth approximately equal to that of a human finger, used as a measure
Esempi
The carpenter cut the wood to a finger's width.
to finger
01
tastare con le dita, palmare
to touch or handle something using the fingers
Transitive: to finger sth
Esempi
The art conservator wore gloves as she gently fingered the edges of the ancient painting to assess its condition.
Il conservatore d'arte indossava guanti mentre toccava delicatamente i bordi dell'antico dipinto per valutarne le condizioni.
02
diteggiare, indicare la diteggiatura
to mark notation with signs indicating which fingers should be used to play particular musical notes or passages
Transitive: to finger a musical composition
Esempi
The guitarist meticulously fingered the complex chord progressions in the song, marking the notation with numbers.
Il chitarrista ha meticolosamente diteggiato le progressioni di accordi complesse nel brano, segnando la notazione con numeri.
03
finger, interrogare
to query or retrieve information about a user on a remote system using the Finger protocol
Transitive: to finger sb
Esempi
The network administrator fingered the user to check their account status.
L'amministratore di rete ha finger l'utente per verificare lo stato del suo account.
04
indicare, identificare
to identify or point out someone as the person responsible for committing a crime or wrongdoing, often to law enforcement or other authorities
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to finger a criminal
InformalEsempi
The informant was willing to finger the drug lord to the authorities in exchange for immunity.
L'informatore era disposto a indicare il signore della droga alle autorità in cambio dell'immunità.
Albero Lessicale
fingerless
fingerlike
finger
