Usage examples of "fingers crossed" in English with translation to German

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I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Ich werde dir die Daumen drücken.
Just keep your fingers crossed. Drück mir die Daumen.
I crossed the river by boat. Ich überquerte den Fluss per Schiff.
The x-ray showed two broken fingers. Die Röntgenaufnahme zeigte zwei gebrochene Finger.
My little sister took my hand when we crossed the street. Meine kleine Schwester nahm meine Hand, als wir die Straße überquerten.
They usually drum their fingers at red lights. Sie trommelten gewöhnlich ihre Finger auf die roten Lichter.
That ship crossed the equator yesterday. Das Schiff hat gestern den Äquator überquert.
My hand is so numb with cold that I can't move my fingers. Meine Hände sind so taub vor Kälte, dass ich meine Finger nicht bewegen kann.
I saw how he crossed the road. Ich sah, wie er die Straße überquerte.
The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky. Die Hand hat fünf Finger: den Daumen, den Zeigefinger, den Mittelfinger, den Ringfinger und den kleinen Finger.
They crossed over the bridge. Sie überquerten die Brücke.
I have chubby fingers, so I can't use a small keyboard. Ich habe dicke Finger, also kann ich kein kleines Keyboard benutzen.
He said we just crossed the International Date Line. Er hat gesagt, dass wir gerade die internationale Datumsgrenze überquert haben.
The hand of the magician was quicker than our eyes. Before we could say Jack Robinson, the cards he was holding between his fingers disappeared. Die Hand des Zauberkünstlers war schneller als unsere Augen; in null Komma nix waren die Karten verschwunden, die er zwischen den Fingern gehalten hatte.
Your letter crossed mine. Dein Brief hat sich mit meinem überschnitten.
Indicate the applicable numeral, by holding up the corresponding number of fingers. Zeige soviel Finger, die die richtige Zahl anzeigen.
When was the last time you crossed a river? Wann hast du das letzte Mal einen Fluss überquert?
Clerks with sticky fingers won't keep their jobs for long. Angestellte, die lange Finger machen, werden ihre Jobs nicht lange behalten.
We crossed the lake in a boat. Wir haben diesen See mit einem Boot überquert.
When I snap my fingers, you'll wake up. Wenn ich mit den Fingern schnipse, wachst du auf.
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