will be fingering

Future progressiveconjugation offinger.There are other translations for this conjugation.

finger

el dedo

tocar

finger(

fihng

guhr

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el dedo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I broke my finger in the car door.Me rompí el dedo con la puerta del coche.

2. (clothing)

a. el dedo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Use gloves without fingers for weight lifting.Use guantes sin dedos para levantar pesas.

3. (strip)

a. la franja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A finger of smoke rose high above the volcano.Una franja de humo se elevaba por encima del volcán.

4. (geography)

a. la lengua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Florida is a finger of land surrounded by water on three sides.Florida es una lengua de tierra rodeada de agua por tres lados.

5. (measure)

a. el dedo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Ted poured himself three fingers of vodka.Ted se sirvió tres dedos de vodka.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(obscene gesture)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el dedo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

You know what he did then? He gave me the finger!¿Sabes lo que hizo después? ¡Me sacó un dedo!

b. la peineta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Alright, we gave him the finger, but who would have thought he'd chase us down because of that!Vale, le hicimos una peineta, pero ¡quién iba a esperar que nos persiguiera por eso!

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (to touch)

a. tocar

Please don't finger the strawberries.Por favor, no toquen las fresas.

b. toquetear

Stop fingering the food.Deja de toquetear la comida.

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

(to inform on)

a. delatar

Vito fingered Frankie to get less time in jail.Vito delató a Frankie para pasar menos tiempo en la cárcel.

b. acusar

The bank secretary fingered her boss for the robbery.La secretaria del banco acusó a su jefe del robo.

9. (music)

a. pulsar (keys or strings)

He picked up the clarinet and started to finger the keys.Cogió el clarinete y empezó a pulsar las teclas.

b. tocar (an instrument)

Hugo learned to finger the trumpet when he was 11 years old.Hugo aprendió a tocar la trompeta cuando tenía 11 años.

c. marcar la digitación de (notes or chords)

Elena showed Cristal how to finger some notes with her right hand.Elena enseñó a Cristal a marcar la digitación de algunas notas con la mano derecha.

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Participles

Present:	fingering
Past:	fingered

Indicative of "finger"

	Present	Past	Future
I	finger	fingered	will finger
you	finger	fingered	will finger
he/she	fingers	fingered	will finger
we	finger	fingered	will finger
you	finger	fingered	will finger
they	finger	fingered	will finger