thumbs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thumbs in the English»French Dictionary

thumbs down [Brit θʌmz ˈdaʊn] N

thumbs down (signal) inf:

to give sb/sth the thumbs down fig candidate, proposal, idea

rejeter

to get the thumbs down candidate, proposal, idea:

être rejeté

to get the thumbs down new product, experiment:

être mal accueilli

his pizza got the thumbs down from his guests

ses invités n'ont pas apprécié sa pizza

as soon as I give you the thumbs down, stop the machine

arrête la machine dès que je te fais signe

thumbs up [Brit θʌmz ˈʌp] N inf

to give sb/sth the thumbs up (approve) candidate, plan, suggestion

approuver

to get the thumbs up plan, person, idea:

être approuvé

start the car when I give you the thumbs up

démarre quand je te fais signe

she gave me the thumbs up as she came out of the interview

elle m'a fait signe que l'entretien s'était bien passé

I.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] N

thumb

pouce m

II.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] VB trans

1. thumb book, magazine:

thumb

feuilleter

a well-thumbed book

un livre fatigué

2. thumb (hitchhiking) inf:

to thumb a lift or a ride

faire du stop inf

to thumb a lift or a ride

faire de l'autostop

I thumbed a lift from a truck driver

je me suis fait prendre en stop par un routier inf

they thumbed a lift home

ils sont rentrés en stop inf

III.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] VB intr

to thumb at or towards sth

indiquer qc du pouce

IV.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm]

to be all thumbs

être très maladroit

to be under sb's thumb

être sous la domination de qn

she's got him under her thumb

elle le mène à la baguette inf

to thumb one's nose at sb lit

faire un pied de nez à qn

to thumb one's nose at sb/sth fig

faire la nique à qn/qc inf

to stick out like a sore thumb

faire tache pej

to stick out like a sore thumb

détonner

thumb-indexed ADJ

thumb-indexed

avec onglets

I.thumb through VB [Brit θʌm -, Am θəm -] (thumb through [sth])

thumb through book, magazine:

thumb through

feuilleter

thumb index N

thumb index

répertoire m à onglets

rule of thumb N

rule of thumb

principe m de base

Tom Thumb [Am ˌtɑm ˈθəm] N

Tom Thumb

Tom Pouce m

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to twiddle one's thumbs lit, fig

se tourner les pouces

Translations for thumbs in the French»English Dictionary

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faire la nique à qn inf

to thumb one's nose at sb

thumbs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumbs in the English»French Dictionary

I.thumb [θʌm] N

thumb

pouce m

Phrases:

to be all thumbs

être bien maladroit

to twiddle one's thumb

se tourner les pouces

thumbs up! inf

bravo!

to give the thumbs up/down to sth

accepter/rejeter qc

to be under sb's thumb

être sous la coupe de qn

II.thumb [θʌm] VB trans

1. thumb (press):

thumb

appuyer sur

2. thumb (hitchhike):

to thumb a lift/a ride

faire de l'auto-stop

to thumb one's way across Italy

faire du stop dans toute l'Italie

3. thumb (turn over):

thumb book

feuilleter

to be thumbed

être écorné

Phrases:

to thumb one's nose at sb inf

faire un pied de nez à qn

III.thumb [θʌm] VB intr

1. thumb (hitch-hike):

thumb

faire du stop

2. thumb (turn over):

to thumb through sth

feuilleter qc

green thumb N Am fig

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

thumb index N

thumb index

index m à encoches

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to twiddle one's thumbs

se tourner les pouces

it sticks out like a sore thumb idiom

c'est gros comme une maison

sth stands out like a sore thumb

être criard

sb stands out like a sore thumb

se faire remarquer

Translations for thumbs in the French»English Dictionary

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encoches d'un dictionnaire

thumb index of a dictionary

pouce de la main

thumb

se tourner les pouces inf

to twiddle one's thumbs

faire tache

to stick out like a sore thumb

ne pas savoir se servir de ses dix doigts

to be all thumbs

thumbs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be all thumbs

être bien maladroit

thumbs up! inf

bravo!

to give the thumbs up/down to sth

accepter/rejeter qc

to thumb a lift/a ride

faire de l'auto-stop

to thumb one's way across Italy

faire du stop dans toute l'Italie

it sticks out like a sore thumb idiom

c'est gros comme une maison

to twiddle one's thumbs

se tourner les pouces

sth stands out like a sore thumb

être criard

sb stands out like a sore thumb

se faire remarquer

to stick out like a sore thumb

faire tache

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They wear gray skullcaps on their heads and thin silver rings on every finger except their thumbs.

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When in breeding condition, males develop nuptial pads on their thumbs, which are used to grip females during mating.

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Miller's thumbs and lampreys also are to be found in the waters.

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Thumbs down to the state's ham-handed handling of layoffs in various state departments last week.

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This is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs.

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In 2007, instead of hand-stamping, thumbs were dipped in indelible ink.

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They've given us every indication that once everything is signed off on this, they won't be twiddling their thumbs.

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He deduces that the men have been injected with poison (from small wounds in their thumbs), and expounds at length on snake venom.

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Attachments, such as breakers and compactors only need hydraulic flow in one direction, whereas thumbs, shears and grapples need two-direction hydraulic flow.

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This takes hundreds of times longer and is a key reason you can end up sat there twiddling your thumbs when switching between tasks.

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