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fingers

/ˈfɪŋɡəz/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/

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noun

Doigts

A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.

Examples :

"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."

Les humains ont deux mains et dix doigts. Chaque main a un pouce et quatre doigts.

body part human organ anatomy physiology

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noun

Doigts, membres

Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:

Examples :

"The bat used the fingers of its wing membrane to grasp the branch. "

La chauve-souris utilisait les doigts de sa membrane alaire pour saisir la branche.

anatomy organism animal body part

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noun

Doigts

Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:

Examples :

"The rake has metal fingers that help gather leaves. "

Le râteau a des doigts métalliques qui aident à ramasser les feuilles.

body part human anatomy organ

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noun

Doigts

Something similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:

Examples :

"a finger of land; a finger of smoke"

Un doigt de terre ; un panache de fumée.

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Doigts, appendices

Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.

Examples :

"The mechanical grabber used in the factory had fingers that carefully lifted the delicate components. "

Le préhenseur mécanique utilisé dans l'usine avait des doigts qui soulevaient délicatement les composants fragiles.

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Doigt, travers de doigt

Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly

Examples :

"The carpenter used a finger-width to mark the spacing for the shelves. "

Le charpentier a utilisé un travers de doigt pour marquer l'espacement des étagères.

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noun

Doigtier

A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.

Examples :

"The wool glove had small holes in the fingers. "

Le gant de laine avait de petits trous dans les doigtiers.

body wear item part

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noun

Dextérité, doigté

Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

Examples :

"Her impressive fingers on the piano allowed her to play complex melodies effortlessly. "

Son doigté impressionnant au piano lui permettait de jouer des mélodies complexes sans effort.

music ability body part

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noun

Pickpocket, voleur à la tire

Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.

Examples :

""The police warned tourists to be careful in the crowded market, as there were known fingers operating in the area." "

La police a averti les touristes de faire attention dans le marché bondé, car des pickpockets connus opéraient dans le secteur.

person job ability

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Personnes

Examples :

""The police needed all fingers on deck to solve the complex case." "

La police avait besoin de toutes les personnes pour résoudre l'affaire complexe.

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Faire un doigt d'honneur

(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.

Examples :

"The angry driver gave the other car the fingers after being cut off. "

Le conducteur en colère a fait un doigt d'honneur à l'autre voiture après s'être fait couper la route.

body communication sign attitude action human

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verb

Dénoncer, balancer

To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.

Examples :

""After the missing money was discovered, Maria fingered John as the one who took it." "

Après la découverte de l'argent manquant, Maria a balancé John comme étant celui qui l'avait pris.

police law action communication

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verb

Tripoter, tâter

To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.

Examples :

"The baker gently fingered the dough to check if it was ready for the oven. "

Le boulanger a doucement tripoté la pâte pour vérifier si elle était prête pour le four.

body action sensation sex human

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verb

Doigter

To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang

sex body action

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verb

Doigter

To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

Examples :

""She carefully fingers the guitar chords, practicing for her music class." "

Elle doigte soigneusement les accords de guitare, s'entraînant pour son cours de musique.

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verb

Doigter

To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

Examples :

"The piano teacher carefully fingered the difficult passage in the student's music, writing numbers above the notes to show which fingers to use. "

Le professeur de piano a doigté avec soin le passage difficile dans la musique de l'élève, en écrivant des chiffres au-dessus des notes pour indiquer quels doigts utiliser.

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verb

Interroger

To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.

Examples :

"The network administrator can finger a user to see if they are currently logged in and active on the server. "

L'administrateur réseau peut interroger un utilisateur pour voir s'il est actuellement connecté et actif sur le serveur.

computing internet technology communication

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verb

Voler, dérober

To steal; to purloin.

Examples :

"The student was suspected of fingering the expensive art supplies from the classroom. "

L'étudiant était soupçonné d'avoir volé les fournitures d'art coûteuses de la salle de classe.

property action police law

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verb

Exécuter, faire

To execute, as any delicate work.

Examples :

"The artist carefully fingers the clay, shaping it into a delicate sculpture. "

L'artiste exécute soigneusement l'argile, la façonnant en une sculpture délicate.