finger

one of the five parts at the end of your hand that you use for touching and holding things

dedo, dedillo

Collocations finger ring · finger tip

• He has a ring on his finger.

  Tiene un anillo en el dedo.

to point at something with your finger or fingers

señalar con el dedo, apuntar con el dedo

Collocations finger at somebody/something

• She fingered the painting on the wall.

  Ella señaló el cuadro en la pared.

to play a musical instrument by pressing buttons, keys, or strings with your fingers

tocar con los dedos

Collocations finger the keys

• He fingered the strings of his guitar.

  Él tocó las cuerdas de su guitarra.

to search through something carefully with your fingers, especially to find something or check for something

buscar con los dedos, examinar con los dedos

Collocations finger through

• She fingered through the papers on her desk.

  Ella buscó entre los papeles en su escritorio.

to control or operate something with your fingers, especially a computer mouse or keyboard

controlar con los dedos, manejar con los dedos

Collocations finger the controls

• He fingered the mouse to move the cursor.

  Él movió el cursor con el ratón.

to identify a criminal by their fingerprints

identificar por huellas dactilares

Collocations finger somebody for

• The police fingered him as the thief.

  La policía identificó a este hombre como el ladrón.

to touch someone's genitals with your fingers, especially as part of sexual activity

tocar con los dedos (sexualmente)

Collocations finger somebody

• She fingered him for a long time.

  Ella lo tocó durante mucho tiempo.

to be very interested in something or to want to know more about it

estar interesado en, tener curiosidad por

Collocations finger for

• He's really fingering the case.

  Él está muy interesado en el caso.