| Traduções principais |
| finger n | (digit on hand) | dedo sm |
| | He broke one of the fingers on his right hand. |
| | Ele quebrou um dos dedos da mão direita. |
| finger [sth]⇒ vtr | (touch) | tocar vt |
| | She gently fingered the fabric, assessing its quality. |
| | Ela tocou gentilmente no tecido, testando a qualidade dele. |
| finger [sth] vtr | (music: play with fingers) | dedilhar vt |
| | To play that passage as written, you need to finger the trill very rapidly. |
| | Para tocar aquela passagem como escrito, você precisa dedilhar o trilo muito rápido. |
| finger [sth] vtr | (touch, play: chords, keys) | dedilhar vt |
| | How do you finger an A chord on a guitar? |
| | Como você dedilha um Dó na guitarra? |
| finger [sb]⇒ vtr | slang (touch sexually) (informal) | dedar vt |
| | I can't believe he fingered her in the bathroom stall. |
| | Eu não acredito que ele a dedou na cabine do banheiro. |
| finger [sb] vtr | figurative, slang (inform on) (BRA) | dedurar vt |
| | (POR) | denunciar vt |
| | She fingered him for the murder. |
| | Ela o dedurou pelo assassinato. |
| | Ela denunciou-o pelo assassinato. |
Formas compostas:
finger | fingering |
| chicken finger n | (chicken meat in breadcrumbs) | tira de frango loc sf |
| | She put the frozen chicken fingers in the oven in time for lunch. |
| finger buffet n | (meal: self-service, small items) | bufê de acepipes para comer à mão loc sm |
| | A finger buffet means guests don't have to fiddle around with knives and forks. |
| finger food n | (food you can pick up and eat) | canapé, quitute sm |
| | I'm going to provide finger food at the party to save washing up. |
| finger hole n | (bowling ball) (bola de boliche) | buraco para os dedos sm |
| finger hole n | (rotary phone hole) | buraco para discar sm |
| finger hole n | (holes on wind instrument) (instrumentos de sopro) | furo sm |
| finger joint n | (knuckle) | junta, articulação dos dedos loc sf |
| | (dos dedos) | nó sm |
| | I scraped a finger joint scrubbing the floor. |
| finger paint n | (paint children apply with fingers) (tinta para aplicar com os dedos) | pintura a dedo loc sf |
| | The child smeared the blobs of brightly colored finger paint all over the paper. |
| finger paint vi | (use fingers to apply paint) | pintar com os dedos loc v |
| | When he finger paints, he uses his fingers, the side of his hand, and even his forearm. |
| finger painting n | (using fingers to paint) (arte de pintar com os dedos) | pintura de dedos loc sf |
| finger plate n | (plaque around door handle) | espelho de fechadura sm + prep + sf |
| finger-pointing n | figurative, informal (accusations, blaming) | acusação sf |
fingermark,
finger mark n | (smear, print left by a finger) | impressão digital loc sm |
| | | marca de dedo sf + loc adj |
| fingernail n | often plural (nail on a finger) | unha sf |
| | My fingernails are painted gold. |
give the finger to [sb],
give [sb] the finger v expr | (make offensive middle-finger gesture) | dar dedo expres v |
give the finger to [sb],
give [sb] the finger v expr | figurative (defy [sb], be disrespectful) | desrespeitar vt |
| | Punk rock has always been about giving the finger to those in authority. |
| index finger n | (forefinger) (dedo) | indicador sm |
| | Gary cut his index finger while he was trying to cook dinner. |
| | Gary cortou o dedo indicador enquanto estava tentando preparar o jantar. |
| index finger n | (finger next to the thumb) (anatomia) | dedo indicador sm |
| | Anna pointed to the diagram on the chalkboard with her index finger. |
| | He emphasized his point of view by stabbing his index finger in the air. |
ladyfinger,
lady-finger n | US (small finger-shaped cake, sponge-finger) | biscoito de champanhe sm + prep + sm |
ladyfinger,
lady-finger n | (vegetable: okra) | quiabo sm |
| little finger n | (smallest digit of the hand) | dedo mindinho sm + adj |
| | I broke my little finger playing cricket last week. |
| | The ring's too small for my ring finger so I wear it on my little finger. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | dedo do meio loc sm |
| | The middle finger is between the index finger and the ring finger. |
| | To "give someone the bird" is to extend your middle finger in an obscene gesture. |
pinkie,
pinky,
pinky finger,
pinkie finger n | informal (little finger) | dedinho, mindinho sm dim |
| | | dedo mínimo sm |
| | This ring is so small, it only fits my pinkie. |
point your finger at [sb],
point the finger at [sb] vtr | informal, figurative (accuse) (acusar) | apontar o dedo para expres v |
| | | acusar vt |
| | When the money went missing, my colleagues all pointed their fingers at me. |
| | Quando o dinheiro desapareceu, meus colegas todos apontaram dedos os dedos para mim. |
| pointer finger n | (index finger) | dedo indicador loc sm |
pull your finger out,
get your finger out v expr | slang, figurative (stop delaying or procrastinating) (figurado) | mexer-se vp |
| | (gíria) | tirar a bunda da cadeira expres |
| | | mover-se vp |
put your finger on [sth],
lay your finger on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (identify, determine) (inf., identificar, determinar) | acertar na pinta expres v |
| | (identificar) | acertar em cheio expres v |
| | | acertar na mosca expres v |
| | I've just put my finger on why I find it so hard getting up in the morning: I hate my job! |
| put your finger on [sth] v expr | (touch or press) (tocar ou pressionar) | pôr o dedo sobre loc v |
| | | pressionar vt |
| | | apertar vt |
| | If you put your finger on the dog's nose it may bite you. |
| ring finger n | (third finger from the thumb) | dedo anelar sm |
| | He looked at her ring finger and was pleased to see that she probably wasn't married. |
| sponge finger n | (sweet finger-shaped biscuit) (biscoito doce em forma de dedo) | biscoito champanha sm |
| | (estrangeirismo) | biscoito champagne sm |
| trigger finger n | figurative, informal (index finger) | dedo indicador sm |
| | Whenever I hear someone bad-mouthing American English, my trigger finger starts to itch! |
| trigger finger n | (finger that pulls trigger of a gun) (dedo que puxa o gatilho) | dedo nervoso sm + adj |
| trigger finger n | (medicine: finger condition) (problema de saúde) | dedo em gatilho sm |
wrap [sb] around your finger,
wrap [sb] around your little finger v expr | figurative (be able to control [sb]) (manipulação) | controlar completamente vt + adv |