Usage examples of "petit doigt" in French with translation to English

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Mon petit doigt est enflé. My little finger is swollen.
Saignant du petit doigt, la nymphomane entama une course poursuite avec la police à bord d'un radeau volé. Bleeding from her little finger, the nymphomaniac started a hot pursuit with the cops on a stolen raft.
Mon petit doigt me l'a dit A little bird told me
Le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon Standing stiffly at attention
Mais personne n'a bougé le petit doigt. But no one's lifted a finger.
Je n'ai jamais levé le petit doigt sur elle. I never laid a finger on her.
Mon petit doigt m'a dit que tu y étais. A little birdie told me you were there.
Mon petit doigt me dit que tu caches quelque chose. Something tells me that you're hiding something.
Mon père ne lève pas le petit doigt à la maison. My father doesn't lift a finger at home.
Fais-le plus petit. Make it smaller.
Tout ce qu'elle sait faire, c'est pointer les voisins du doigt. All she does is point fingers at the neighbours.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Je viens de me couper le doigt. I just cut my finger.
Les besoins du plus grand nombre l'emportent sur les nécessités du plus petit. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Je me suis coupé le doigt avec un couteau. I cut my finger with a knife.
Pouvez-vous me trouver une maison avec un petit jardin. Could you find me a house that has a small garden?
Je me suis coupé le doigt en tentant d'ouvrir le colis. I cut my finger while trying to open the package.
Nous avons fait la fête jusqu'au petit matin. We partied into the small hours.
Montre ton choix du doigt. Point your finger at your choice.
Les Chinois ont un grand drapeau et un petit livre rouges. Chinese people have a big red flag and a little red book.
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