Langfinger
English translation: fingers
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| 12:15 Mar 11, 2004 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Gitta Schlemme Local time: 18:12 | ||||
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| 4 +2 | s.u. |
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| 2 -1 | middle finger |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1middle finger Explanation: This must be what is meant - we used to call it "Tommy Tall" No evidence to support my assumption though -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-11 12:30:36 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'ve now got my doubts - a few references I\'ve found seem to indicate that it refers to any finger (not including the thumb). Please wait for a few more answers before deciding. |
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38 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2s.u. Explanation: Es gibt vier Langfinger (ring finger, index finger, middle finger, little finger). Im Gegensatz dazu steht der Daumen. Siehe auch Abbildung hier: http://www.kibomed.de/intrinsic.htm Reference: http://www.kibomed.de/intrinsic.htm |
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