dedo
finger.
He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
ágil con los dedos
fleet-fingered
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
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
Your boots must fit like a glove and be as comfy as your running shoes.
chuparse el dedo
suck + Posesivo + thumb
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!
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.
The article 'The right twig for an eagle's nest' explores the social and political advantages of a good public library.
Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy.
The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
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
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.
cruzar los dedos [Gesto usado para indicar que uno espera que todo salga bien]
cross + Posesivo + fingers
The site went down but it's back up now (fingers crossed).
de dedos largos
fleet-fingered
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
I feel at the time I needed a helping hand, not for my career but as a person, instead of her pointing fingers.
dedo del pie
toe
In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
dedo gordo del pie, el
big toe, the
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 [Dedo de la mano]
index finger
forefinger
And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.
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 meñique
pinkie
pinkie finger
He has more courage in his pinkie than you could ever muster.
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.
dedo meñique del pie
pinkie toe
Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
dedos palmeados
webbed toes
I was born with a condition called syndactyly, better known as webbed toes.
doblar el dedo
curl up + finger
And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.
empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento
poke
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.
golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie [Generalmente en señal de impaciencia]
tap + fingers
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 [Haciéndose daño]
stub + Posesivo + toe
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
After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town - many of them looking to hitch a ride.
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.
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 [Movimiento de los dedos que acompañan las rimas infantiles]
fingerplay
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
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.
meterse el dedo en la nariz
pick + Posesivo + nose
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 un dedo
stir + a finger
He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.
no levantar un dedo
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
nombrado a dedo
hand-picked
Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
nombrar a dedo
hand-pick
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
'It worked out beautifully for me,' said Stanhope, in eager assent.
no mover un dedo
not lift a finger
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
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.
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.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
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.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
para chuparse los dedos
scrumptious
yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.]
They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
poner el dedo en la llaga
hit + a (raw) nerve
touch on + raw nerve
hit + the nail on the head
strike + home
strike + a nerve (with)
touch on + a sore spot
touch + a (raw) nerve
Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves.
One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
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.
His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
This interpretation obviously touched on a sore spot and the relation between the two countries remained troublesome for centuries.
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.
punta del dedo
fingertip
Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand.
repiquetear con los dedos
drum with + fingers
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
I love the bit when the guy points the fingers at the people and shoots them the wink.
sujetar entre los dedos
wrap + Nombre + around + Posesivo + finger
As for the cats, Ta-Shi will keep them wrapped around her accursed finger long enough to seal their fate.
tener los dedos pegajosos
have + sticky fingers
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 [Dícese de los instrumentos musicales de cuerda que se tocan con púa o con los dedos]
plucked
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 [Haciéndose daño]
stub + Posesivo + toe
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
be 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 + to a T
suit + Nombre + to the ground
hit + the spot
be spot on
fit like + a glove
be just perfect
For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism.
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.
Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.
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.
Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.
Past experiences do come in handy when people have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information.
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.
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.
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.
We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
The program is spot on - you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
Your boots must fit like a glove and be as comfy as your running shoes.
The weather was just perfect for taking shots as I wandered around.
yema del dedo
finger pad
fingertip
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.
Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand.
