thumbs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.thumb [Am θəm, Brit θʌm] N

thumb
pulgar m
thumb
dedo m gordo inf
to suck one's thumb
chuparse el dedo
to be all thumbs or Brit also all fingers and thumbs, I'm all thumbs today
hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos
to be under sb's thumb
estar dominado por alguien
to get the thumbs down from sb
ser rechazado por alguien
to get the thumbs up from sb
recibir la aprobación de alguien
to give the thumbs up/down to sth
aprobar/rechazar algo
to have sb under one's thumb
tener a alguien metido en un puño
to stick out like a sore thumb building/person/object:
desentonar terriblemente
to stick out like a sore thumb building/person/object:
no pegar ni con cola inf
the error sticks out like a sore thumb
el error salta a la vista
to twiddle one's thumbs
estar sin hacer nada
to twiddle one's thumbs
estar perdiendo el tiempo

II.thumb [Am θəm, Brit θʌm] VB trans

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See also green

I.green <greener greenest> [Am ɡrin, Brit ɡriːn] ADJ

II.green [Am ɡrin, Brit ɡriːn] N

thumb through VB [Am θəm -, Brit θʌm -] (v + prep + o)

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thumbs in the PONS Dictionary

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to twiddle one's thumbs
estar mano sobre mano
to have green fingers Brit, Aus, to have green thumbs Am
tener habilidad para la jardinería
to suck one's thumb
chuparse el dedo

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thumbs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be all fingers and thumbs, to be all thumbs
ser un manazas
to stand out like a sore thumb
cantar como una almeja
to get the thumbs up from sb
recibir la aprobación de alguien
to give the thumbs up to sth
darle el visto bueno a algo
to twiddle one's thumbs
estar mano sobre mano
to thumb one's nose at sb
hacer un palmo de narices a alguien
to have green fingers Brit, Aus, to have green thumbs Am
tener habilidad para la jardinería
to be all fingers and thumbs Brit, Aus
ser terriblemente desmañado
to give the thumbs down to sth
rechazar algo
to be under a woman's thumb
estar pegado a las faldas de una mujer
American English

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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.
en.wikipedia.org
No word on if showing officials their callused thumbs was part of it.
www.scpr.org
Miller's thumbs and lampreys also are to be found in the waters.
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The worst part, when something doesn't hit, is you know you'll have a lot of time twiddling your thumbs thinking about what's next.
news.nationalpost.com
Familiar symbolic gestures include the raised fist, bye-bye, and thumbs up.
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In most cases however, they were left twiddling their thumbs in their hiding spots, as the city's busy citizens took no notice.
www.ndtv.com
Thumbs down to the state's ham-handed handling of layoffs in various state departments last week.
thesouthern.com
This is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs.
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By making a chamber in the hands and blow air between your thumbs into the hands, you will get a sound.
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He is described as sallow and has a fondness for jewelsall his fingers and both thumbs are loaded with rings.
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