Meaning

1 senses
  1. The finger between the middle finger and the little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)

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    Ringfinger

    безымя́нный па́лецbezymjánnyj pálec

    безіме́нний па́лецьbeziménnyj pálecʹ, підмізи́нний па́лецьpidmizýnnyj pálecʹ

    the third finger (especially of the left hand)

Examples

53 sentences
  1. Tom took the ring off his finger.

    ruТом снял кольцо с пальца.

    deTom nahm den Ring vom Finger.

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  2. Tom pulled the ring off his finger.

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  3. Mary put the ring on her finger.

    ruМэри надела себе на палец кольцо.

    deMaria steckte sich den Ring an den Finger.

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  4. Tom can't get his ring off his finger.

    ruТом не может снять со своего пальца кольцо.

    deTom bekommt den Ring nicht vom Finger.

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  5. I can't get my ring off my finger.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
finger between the middle finger and little finger:
Русский
By meaning 1
finger between the middle finger and little finger:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
finger between the middle finger and little finger:

Origin

From Middle English ring fynger. So named from the wearing of wedding rings on this finger

From Middle English ring fynger. So named from the wearing of wedding rings on this finger, originating from medieval belief that a nerve or artery ran from it to the heart.

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