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Finger
01
vinger, vingers
each of the long thin parts that are connected to our hands, sometimes the thumb is not included
Voorbeelden
I used my finger to point at the map and show them the location.
Ik gebruikte mijn vinger om op de kaart te wijzen en hen de locatie te tonen.
02
one of the sections of a glove designed to cover a finger or thumb
Voorbeelden
The mitten-style glove had separate fingers for dexterity.
03
a length or breadth approximately equal to that of a human finger, used as a measure
Voorbeelden
The sailor noted the depth as three fingers.
to finger
01
betasten, befingeren
to touch or handle something using the fingers
Transitive: to finger sth
Voorbeelden
The artist carefully fingered the clay, shaping it into a detailed sculpture.
De kunstenaar betastte zorgvuldig de klei en vormde het tot een gedetailleerd beeldhouwwerk.
02
vingerzetting aangeven, vingerzetting markeren
to mark notation with signs indicating which fingers should be used to play particular musical notes or passages
Transitive: to finger a musical composition
Voorbeelden
The guitarist meticulously fingered the complex chord progressions in the song, marking the notation with numbers.
De gitarist vingerde nauwkeurig de complexe akkoordprogressies in het lied, waarbij hij de notatie met nummers markeerde.
03
fingeren, opvragen
to query or retrieve information about a user on a remote system using the Finger protocol
Transitive: to finger sb
Voorbeelden
The IT department fingered the user to troubleshoot their login issues.
De IT-afdeling finger de gebruiker om hun inlogproblemen op te lossen.
04
aanwijzen, identificeren
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
Informal
Voorbeelden
Despite the threats, he refused to finger his fellow gang members to the police.
Ondanks de bedreigingen weigerde hij zijn bendeleden bij de politie te verlinken.
Lexicale Boom
fingerless
fingerlike
finger
