knuckle

the joint between the fingers and hand, or between the toes and foot

nudo de los dedos, nudillo

Collocations knuckle of a finger/toe

• He has a tattoo on the knuckle of his little finger.

  Tiene un tatuaje en el nudillo del dedo meñique.

a short fight or struggle, especially one that is violent and sudden

pelea, escaramuza

Collocations knuckle down to sth

• They had a brief knuckle between them.

  Tuvieron una breve pelea entre ellos.

to hit someone with your fist, especially using the back of your hand or knuckles

golpear con los nudillos

• knuckle somebody

• He knuckled the man in the face.

  Golpeó al hombre en la cara con los nudillos.

to start working hard and seriously on something, especially after a period of delay or lack of effort

ponerse a trabajar seriamente en algo

• knuckle down to sth

• It's time to knuckle down and get on with the work.

  Es hora de ponerse a trabajar seriamente y continuar con el trabajo.

to hit someone or something hard, especially using your fist or hand

golpear fuertemente

• knuckle sth

• He knuckled the door to get her attention.

  Golpeó la puerta fuertemente para llamar su atención.

to fight or struggle against something, especially in a determined way

luchar contra algo con determinación

• knuckle sth

• They are knuckling the problem of unemployment.

  Están luchando contra el problema del desempleo con determinación.

to hit someone or something with your fist, especially using the back of your hand or knuckles

golpear a alguien o algo con los nudillos

• knuckle sth

• He knuckled the wall in frustration.

  Golpeó la pared con los nudillos de frustración.

to start working hard and seriously on something, especially after a period of delay or lack of effort

ponerse a trabajar seriamente en algo después de un período de retraso o falta de esfuerzo

• knuckle down to sth

• It's time to knuckle down and get on with the work.

  Es hora de ponerse a trabajar seriamente y continuar con el trabajo.