Finger-wag
Translations of "finger-wag" (9 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashkir | бармаҡ янау(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | barmaq yanaw | |
| Dutch | met de vinger dreigen(to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone), vingerschudden(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something), vingerschudden(to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone) | — | |
| Finnish | heristää etusormea(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something), osoittaa etusormella(to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone) | — | |
| French | faire non du doigt(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | — | |
| German | mit dem Finger drohen(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something), mit dem Finger drohen(to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone) | — | |
| Portuguese | balançar o dedo(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | — | |
| Russian | грози́ть па́льцем(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something), погрози́ть па́льцем(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | grozítʹ pálʹcem, pogrozítʹ pálʹcem | |
| Slovene | požugati s prstom(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | — | |
| Spanish | menear del dedo(to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something) | — |
met de vinger dreigen, vingerschudden, vingerschudden
heristää etusormea, osoittaa etusormella
faire non du doigt
mit dem Finger drohen, mit dem Finger drohen
balançar o dedo
požugati s prstom
menear del dedo
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.