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

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The x-ray showed two broken fingers. Die Röntgenaufnahme zeigte zwei gebrochene Finger.
They usually drum their fingers at red lights. Sie trommelten gewöhnlich ihre Finger auf die roten Lichter.
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.
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.
I have chubby fingers, so I can't use a small keyboard. Ich habe dicke Finger, also kann ich kein kleines Keyboard benutzen.
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.
Indicate the applicable numeral, by holding up the corresponding number of fingers. Zeige soviel Finger, die die richtige Zahl anzeigen.
Clerks with sticky fingers won't keep their jobs for long. Angestellte, die lange Finger machen, werden ihre Jobs nicht lange behalten.
When I snap my fingers, you'll wake up. Wenn ich mit den Fingern schnipse, wachst du auf.
I had my fingers caught in the door. Ich hatte meine Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt.
My fingers are so cold they have gone numb. Meine Finger sind so kalt, dass sie taub geworden sind.
I cannot shoot with a gun. My fingers are broken. Ich kann nicht mit einem Gewehr schießen. Meine Finger sind gebrochen.
His fingers ran swiftly over the keys. Seine Finger bewegten sich flink über die Klaviatur.
Just keep your fingers crossed. Drück mir die Daumen.
He is all fingers and thumbs Er hat zwei linke Hände
His fingers are all thumbs Er hat zwei linke Hände
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