Dedo in english
pronunciation: fɪŋgɜr part of speech: noun
dedo = finger.
Example: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.more:
» ágil con los dedos = fleet-fingered .
Example: I've heard this sonata played often, usually in a rather light and fleet-fingered fashion, and I had never liked it until I heard Horowitz's rendering.» apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at .
Example: I love the bit when the guy points the fingers at the people and shoots them the wink.» caer como anillo al dedo = fit like + a glove .
Example: Your boots must fit like a glove and be as comfy as your running shoes.» chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb .
Example: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.» como anillo al dedo = just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket! .
Example: The article 'Just the ticket' describes how a resource library can provide answers to many questions that concern anxious health care users = El artículo "Como anillo al dedo" describe cómo una biblioteca de recursos puede dar respuesta a muchas cuestiones que preocupan a los usuarios de la asistencia sanitaria. Example: The article 'The right twig for an eagle's nest' explores the social and political advantages of a good public library. Example: Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy. Example: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Example: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.» con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered .
Example: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.» contar con los dedos de la mano = count on + Posesivo + hands .
Example: I do have to also admit, that I can count on my hands how many purchases I've made this year at full price.» cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers [Gesto usado para indicar que uno espera que todo salga bien] ; keep + Posesivo + fingers crossed .
Example: The site went down but it's back up now (fingers crossed). Example: Asin is keeping her fingers crossed -- the verdict will be out in a few days from now.» de dedos largos = fleet-fingered .
Example: I've heard this sonata played often, usually in a rather light and fleet-fingered fashion, and I had never liked it until I heard Horowitz's rendering.» dedo acusador = pointing finger .
Example: I feel at the time I needed a helping hand, not for my career but as a person, instead of her pointing fingers.» dedo anular = ring finger .
Example: Curious minds want to know what kind of bling is Posh Spice wearing on her ring finger?.» dedo (del) corazón = middle finger .
Example: My daughter grabbed a hot appliance today and got a second-degree burn on her middle finger that quickly sprouted a large blister.» dedo del pie = toe .
Example: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.» dedo del pie en martillo = hammer toe .
Example: Causes of hammer toes include shoes that don't fit properly, foot injuries, bunions and rheumatoid arthritis.» dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the .
Example: For example, a herniation between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae will manifest itself by a patient having difficulty bending the big toe.» dedo índice = index finger ; forefinger .
Example: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'. Example: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes.» dedo medio = middle finger .
Example: My daughter grabbed a hot appliance today and got a second-degree burn on her middle finger that quickly sprouted a large blister.» dedo meñique = Posesivo + pinkie ; Posesivo + pinkie finger ; Posesivo + little finger .
Example: He has more courage in his pinkie than you could ever muster. Example: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it. Example: I'm bothered by numbness and tingling in my little finger and general weakness in my right hand.» dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe .
Example: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.» dedo pequeño = Posesivo + little finger ; Posesivo + pinkie ; Posesivo + pinkie finger .
Example: I'm bothered by numbness and tingling in my little finger and general weakness in my right hand. Example: He has more courage in his pinkie than you could ever muster. Example: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.» dedos palmeados = webbed toes .
Example: I was born with a condition called syndactyly, better known as webbed toes.» designado a dedo = appointed ; hand-picked .
Example: Forty-three percent of counties have an appointed administrator, with the majority of them located in the south of the country. Example: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.» designar a dedo = hand-pick .
Example: Every rally the president goes to everyone is cheering for him because they're hand-picked.» doblar el dedo hacia arriba y hacia abajo = curl + Posesivo + finger up and down .
Example: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.» elegido a dedo = appointed ; hand-picked .
Example: Forty-three percent of counties have an appointed administrator, with the majority of them located in the south of the country. Example: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.» elegir a dedo = hand-pick .
Example: Every rally the president goes to everyone is cheering for him because they're hand-picked.» empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke .
Example: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.» estar (como) para chuparse los dedos (de rico) = be finger lickin' good [Bien be finger licking good o be finger lickin' good] .
Example: The prices are reasonable, the waiters are nice, the atmosphere is great and the food is finger licking good!.» golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers [Generalmente en señal de impaciencia] .
Example: Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.» golpearse el dedo gordo, tropezar con el dedo gordo = stub + Posesivo + toe [Haciéndose daño] .
Example: The potential to stub your toe is everywhere -- it can happen in the home, at work or taking a walk in the park.» hacer dedo = hitch + a ride ; thumb + a lift ; hitchhike .
Example: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride. Example: The article 'Exploiting new technologies -- or 'thumbing a lift on the communications highways of tomorrow'' reviews current trends in telecommunications and their application to information services. Example: To the best of my knowledge it's not actually illegal to hitchhike in Australia, although some states make you believe it is.» juego de dedos = fingerplay [Movimiento de los dedos que acompañan las rimas infantiles] .
Example: Fingerplays are rhymes for very young children that use hand movements coordinated with words to engage and sustain children's interest.» ligero con los dedos = fleet-fingered .
Example: I've heard this sonata played often, usually in a rather light and fleet-fingered fashion, and I had never liked it until I heard Horowitz's rendering.» meter el dedo en la llaga = twist + the knife (in the wound) ; turn + the knife (in the wound) .
Example: My ex twisted the knife by attempting to marry his girlfriend on our wedding anniversary date only three days after our divorce was final. Example: Three years after ending Australia's golden age, the Kiwis turned the knife by taking the World Cup off the Australians.» meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose .
Example: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.» mover el dedo hacia arriba y hacia = curl + Posesivo + finger up and down .
Example: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.» mover un dedo = stir + a finger .
Example: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.» movimiento de los dedos = fingering .
Example: For such students who have an ear for music, it is equally important that they must visualize the fingering of the piece of music on the keyboard.» no chuparse el dedo = be not born yesterday .
Example: Alex has a baby face but he wasn't born yesterday.» no + creerse + que + chuparse + el dedo = be not just a(nother) pretty face .
Example: She's not just a pretty face but she's also full of talent with a bossy streak.» no + creerse + que + chuparse el dedo = know + what's what .
Example: Amy may play the 'dumb blonde' persona, but she knows what's what.» no levantar un dedo = not lift a finger .
Example: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.» nombrado a dedo = hand-picked ; appointed .
Example: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it. Example: Forty-three percent of counties have an appointed administrator, with the majority of them located in the south of the country.» nombrar a dedo = hand-pick .
Example: Every rally the president goes to everyone is cheering for him because they're hand-picked.» Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre .
Example: 'It worked out beautifully for me,' said Stanhope, in eager assent.» no mover un dedo = not lift a finger .
Example: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.» no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead ; the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker .
Example: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day. Example: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Example: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done. Example: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two. Example: It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.» para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious ; yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.] .
Example: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine. Example: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.» pasar el dedo por = run + Posesivo + finger along .
Example: I reached over and ran my fingers along her cheek and she turned toward me, a smile broadening in spite of her huff.» pillarse el dedo en la puerta = jam + Posesivo + finger in the door .
Example: She jammed her finger in the door and went out cold for about 1 minute.» pillarse los dedos = get + Posesivo + fingers burnt/burned ; have + Posesivo + fingers burnt/burned .
Example: Unfortunately, along the way she, like many entrepreneurs, got her fingers burnt by people who took advantage of her inexperience to earn themselves a nice payday. Example: Zac couldn't give her his love because he simply wouldn't get the opportunity -- she'd had her fingers burnt by one shallow egomaniac, and once bitten, twice shy.» poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve ; touch on + a raw nerve ; hit + the nail on the head ; strike + home ; strike + a nerve (with) ; touch on + a sore spot ; touch + a (raw) nerve ; hit it + right on the nose ; be right on the nose ; get it + right on the nose .
Example: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day. Example: Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves. Example: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers. Example: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Example: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve. Example: This interpretation obviously touched on a sore spot and the relation between the two countries remained troublesome for centuries. Example: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country. Example: It hits right on the nose with what's going on these days and what I went through in high school. Example: Your documentary sounds absolutely sensational and if there were anything I could do to help, I'd be glad to be a part of it -- it's right on the nose. Example: I was so surprised by their coffee, I was totally expecting disgusting nasty poopy coffee -- but they got it right on the nose!.» punta del dedo = fingertip .
Example: Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand.» regañar con el dedo levantado = wag + Posesivo + finger at .
Example: Arizona governor says she meant no disrespect when wagging her finger at Obama.» repiquetear con los dedos = drum with + fingers .
Example: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.» señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at .
Example: I love the bit when the guy points the fingers at the people and shoots them the wink.» tener los dedos pegajosos = have + sticky fingers .
Example: I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.» tocado con púa o dedos = plucked [Dícese de los instrumentos musicales de cuerda que se tocan con púa o con los dedos] .
Example: Individual instruments and instrumental groups are arranged according to their basic mode of performance: PW Keyboard instruments (Q Piano, R Organ); RW String instruments (RX Bowed (S Violin), SQ plucked (T Viola)).» tropezar con el dedo gordo = stub + Posesivo + toe [Haciéndose daño] .
Example: The potential to stub your toe is everywhere -- it can happen in the home, at work or taking a walk in the park.» venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea/cuppa tea ; be (as) right as rain ; fit + the bill ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; come in + handy ; come in + handiest ; suit + Nombre + (down) to a T/tee ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; hit + the spot ; be spot on ; fit like + a glove ; be just perfect ; tick + all the boxes ; hit + the mark ; be just what the doctor ordered ; be a (real) godsend ; be (right) up + Posesivo + street ; fit + Nombre + (down) to a T/tee ; be on target .
Example: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley. Example: As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism. Example: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill. Example: Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this. Example: What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management. Example: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed. Example: She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly. Example: Past experiences do come in handy when people have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. Example: This blender is fabulous -- I've used it for milkshakes but where it comes in handiest is when I use it to puree soups, which I do often. Example: She'd heard on the grapevine that a big project was coming up with a past contact and it was work that suited her to a T. Example: The apartments seem to be more suited to families but seeing as my friends and I aren't clubbers it suited us to the ground. Example: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time. Example: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Example: Your boots must fit like a glove and be as comfy as your running shoes. Example: The weather was just perfect for taking shots as I wandered around. Example: Open plan living with light, bright sun-filled rooms, this family home boasting a flexible floor plan ticks all the boxes for family living. Example: Who said the problem with the young is not that they aim too high and miss the mark it is that they aim too low and hit the mark?. Example: Sometimes a good cry is just what the doctor ordered. Example: Neighbours can be a real godsend during times of crisis. Example: She is known to be a good talker and listener so this role is right up her street. Example: She had on a teal blue V-neck shirt that fitted her to a T with a small bit of cleavage showing. Example: The interesting part comes when one looks back on past predictions to see who was on target and who missed the mark by a mile.» yema del dedo = finger pad ; fingertip .
Example: John Phillips, another gangster, had new fingerprints grafted onto his finger pads - but the police convicted him because they got a match with the prints further down his fingers. Example: Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand.