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Meaning of forefinger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə

Definitions

  1. The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb
  2. The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.

Equivalents

Afrikaans wysvinger
Català índex
Cymraeg mynegfys
Dansk pegefinger
Deutsch Zeigefinger
Ελληνικά δείκτης λιχανός
Esperanto montrofingro
Français index
Gàidhlig corrag sgealbag
Magyar mutatóujj
Bahasa Indonesia jari telunjuk
Italiano dito indice indice
Latviešu rādītājpirksts
Македонски показалец
മലയാളം ചൂണ്ടുവിരൽ
Bahasa Melayu jari telunjuk
မြန်မာဘာသာ လက်ညှိုး
Nederlands wijsvinger
Română arătător
سنڌي ڏسڻي
Slovenščina kazalec
Svenska pekfinger
Kiswahili kidole cha shahada
Tagalog hintuturo
Українська вказівний палець
Tiếng Việt ngón tay trỏ

Examples

“He touched me on the arm with his forefinger twice or thrice giving a ghastly nod each time:- […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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