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Finger
01
dedo, dedos
each of the long thin parts that are connected to our hands, sometimes the thumb is not included
Exemplos
He counted on his fingers to solve the math problem.
Ele contou nos seus dedos para resolver o problema de matemática.
He used his finger to scroll through the pictures on his phone.
Ele usou o dedo para rolar as fotos no seu telefone.
02
one of the sections of a glove designed to cover a finger or thumb
Exemplos
The glove had a tear in the middle finger.
She wore gloves with long fingers for warmth.
03
a length or breadth approximately equal to that of a human finger, used as a measure
Exemplos
Add two fingers of water to the pot.
The craftsman measured a finger of dough.
to finger
01
tatear, apalpar
to touch or handle something using the fingers
Transitive: to finger sth
Exemplos
She gently fingered the fabric to assess its texture.
Ela tocou suavemente o tecido para avaliar sua textura.
The toddler eagerly fingered the soft petals of the flowers in the garden.
A criança pequena tateou ansiosamente as pétalas macias das flores no jardim.
02
digitar, indicar a digitação
to mark notation with signs indicating which fingers should be used to play particular musical notes or passages
Transitive: to finger a musical composition
Exemplos
In the violin solo, the composer carefully fingered the passages to ensure smooth and efficient execution by the performer.
No solo de violino, o compositor cuidadosamente dedilhou as passagens para garantir uma execução suave e eficiente pelo intérprete.
The guitarist meticulously fingered the complex chord progressions in the song, marking the notation with numbers.
O guitarrista meticulosamente dedilhou os acordes complexos da música, marcando a notação com números.
03
finger, consultar
to query or retrieve information about a user on a remote system using the Finger protocol
Transitive: to finger sb
Exemplos
I can finger my colleague to see if they are currently logged into the server.
Posso finger meu colega para ver se ele está atualmente logado no servidor.
She fingered the administrator to check when they last accessed the system.
Ela finger o administrador para verificar quando acessaram o sistema pela última vez.
04
apontar, identificar
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
InformalExemplos
The witness decided to finger the suspect in the lineup, confident that he was the one who robbed the store.
A testemunha decidiu apontar o suspeito na fila, confiante de que ele era o que roubou a loja.
Under pressure from the authorities, the accomplice finally agreed to finger his partner in the smuggling operation.
Sob pressão das autoridades, o cúmplice finalmente concordou em apontar seu parceiro na operação de contrabando.
Árvore Lexical
fingerless
fingerlike
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