Ngón tay

Ngón tay bao găng

Vật hình ngón tay (trong máy...)

Sờ mó

to finger a piece of cloth

sờ xem một tấm vải

Ăn tiền, ăn hối lộ

to finger someone's money

ăn tiền của ai

Đánh (đàn); búng (dây đàn bằng ngón tay)

to finger the piano

đánh pianô

Ghi cách sử dụng các ngón tay (vào bản nhạc)

to burn one's fingers

To get one's fingers burnt

Bị thất thế, bị thua thiệt

to cross one's fingers

hy vọng

to pull one's fingers out

làm khẩn trương hơn

to let something slip through one's fingers

buông lỏng cái gì

to lay a finger on

sờ vào, mó vào

to snap one's finger

búng ngón tay tách tách

to lift (stir) a finger

nhích ngón tay (là được)

to look through one's fingers at

vờ không trông thấy

my fingers itch

tôi sốt ruột, tôi nóng lòng (muốn làm cái gì)

his fingers are all thumbs

Xem thumbs

to put one's finger on

vạch đúng (những cái gì sai trái)

to turn (twist) someone round one's finger

mơn trớn ai

with a wet finger

dễ dàng, thoải mái

to have a finger in every pie

có liên can (dính líu)

to have one's fingers in the till

thụt két, biển thủ công quỹ

to work one's fingers to the bone

cật lực làm việc

sticky fingers

nhám tay, hay ăn cắp vặt

cần chỉ

lệnh finger

Giải thích VN: Finger là lệnh UNIX (liên quan đến Internet) dùng để tìm thấy người dùng nào đó có vào mạng (Internet) không. Lệnh này hiển thị thông tin về người dùng, tùy theo hệ điều hành và chính sách an toàn. Lệnh này đòi hỏi tên của người dùng.

ngón tay

finger agnosia

mất nhận thức ngón tay

finger jerk

phản xạ ngón tay

mallet finger

ngón tay hình cái vồ

kim (chỉ)

chốt

distributor finger

chốt phân phối

finger clamp

cái kẹp (kiểu) chốt

finger clamp

kẹp kiểu chốt

selecting finger

chốt chọn (ở hệ ngang dọc điện thoại)

chốt định vị

kim chỉ

kim trỏ

đinh đầu bẹt

đinh lớn

vấu ngàm

N.

Digit: How many fingers am I holding up?

Have a fingerin. be or become or get involved in, figure in, have a hand in,influence, interfere in, tamper or meddle or tinker or monkeywith: I knew that Lightfoot must have had a finger in the deal.3 keep one's fingers crossed. hope or pray for the best, touchor esp. US knock wood: I'm sure you'll win, but I'll keep myfingers crossed just the same. 4 lay or put a finger on. (somuch as) touch, strike, hit, punch: If you lay a finger on her,you'll have to answer to me!

Lay or put one's finger on. arecall, remember, recollect, bring or call to mind, think of,pin down: I can't quite put my finger on the date when we met.b locate, find, discover, unearth, lay or put one's hands on,track down, get hold of, come by, acquire; buy, purchase: I wasfinally able to put my finger on the book you asked for. cindicate, identify, point to, pin down, Colloq zero (in) on:Frank put his finger on the problem at once.

(not) lift orraise (even) a (little) finger. make an attempt or effort,offer, make a move, contribute, do one's part, do anything orsomething: She didn't so much as lift a finger when I neededher.

Pull or get one's finger out. get on with it, stopdelaying or procrastinating, Colloq get cracking: He shouldhave finished by now, and I wish he'd pull his finger out. 8 putthe finger on. accuse, inform on or against, tell or tattle on,betray, bear witness, Slang snitch or squeal on, peach on:After Louise put the finger on the kingpin, the cops arrestedhim. 9 slip through one's fingers. elude, escape, get away,vanish, disappear: Despite the cordon round the house, thefugitive slipped through our fingers. 10 twist or wrap aroundone's little finger. control, dominate, lord it over, have undercontrol, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield power or authority over,have under one's thumb, have the upper hand over, be master of,influence, make subservient: She has her father twisted aroundher little finger, and can do no wrong in his eyes.

V.

Touch, handle, feel; toy or play or fiddle with: Hewas quite nervous and kept fingering his tie.

Identify,point out, put the finger on: It was too late, the mob hadalready fingered Slats for assassination.

N. & v.

N.

Any of the terminal projections of the hand(including or excluding the thumb).

The part of a glove etc.intended to cover a finger.

A a finger-like object (fishfinger). b a long narrow structure.

Colloq. a measure ofliquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger.

Sl. aan informer. b a pickpocket. c a policeman.

V.tr.

Touch,feel, or turn about with the fingers.

Mus. a play (apassage) with fingers used in a particular way. b mark (music)with signs showing which fingers are to be used. c play upon(an instrument) with the fingers.

US sl. indicate (a victim,or a criminal to the police).

V.intr. apply paint with the fingers.finger-plate a plate fixed to a door above the handle to preventfinger-marks. finger-post a signpost at a road junction. onesfingers itch (often foll. by to + infin.) one is longing orimpatient. finger-stall a cover to protect a finger, esp. wheninjured. get (or pull) ones finger out sl. ceaseprevaricating and start to act. have a finger in the pie be(esp. officiously) concerned in the matter. lay a finger ontouch however slightly. put ones finger on locate or identifyexactly. put the finger on sl.

Inform against.

Identify(an intended victim). twist (or wind) round ones finger (orlittle finger) persuade (a person) without difficulty, dominate(a person) completely. work ones fingers to the bone see BONE.

Fingered adj. (also in comb.). fingerless adj. [OE f. Gmc]