finger [ˈfɪŋɡəʳ]
noun
1 (Anat) dedo (m)
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times you've taken me out con los dedos de la mano se pueden contar las veces que me has sacado
to cross one's fingerskeep one's fingers crossed
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you cruzo los dedos (por ti); ojalá tengas suerte; fingers crossed! (for someone) ¡(que tengas) suerte!; ¡buena suerte!; (for o.s.) ¡deséame suerte!
index finger (dedo (m)) índice (m)
they never laid a finger on her no le pusieron la mano encima
he didn't lift a finger to help us no movió un dedo para ayudarnos
she never lifts a finger around the house nunca mueve un dedo para ayudar en la casa
little finger (dedo (m)) meñique (m)
middle finger (dedo (m)) corazón (m) or medio (m)
ring finger (dedo (m)) anular (m)
to snap one's fingers chasquear los dedos
she only has to snap her fingers and he comes running no tiene más que chasquear los dedos y él viene corriendo
to burn one's fingers
get one's fingers burnt
pillarse los dedosto get or pull one's finger out espabilarse
to have a finger in every pie estar metido en todo
to point the finger at sb acusar a algn; señalar a algn
evidence points the finger of suspicion at his wife las pruebas señalan a su mujer como sospechosa
to put one's finger on sth
there's something wrong, but I can't put my finger on it hay algo que está mal, pero no sé exactamente qué; there was nothing you could put your finger on no había nada concreto
to slip through one's fingers escapársele de las manos
to be all fingers and thumbs ser un/una manazas; ser muy desmañadoadesmañada;a desmañada
he's got her twisted round his little finger hace con ella lo que quiere
to put two fingers up at sb
give sb the two fingers
hacer un corte de mangas a algn (informal)to work one's fingers to the bone dejarse la piel trabajando (informal)