thumb 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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thumb in the PONS Dictionary

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to suck one's thumb
chuparse el dedo
a rule of thumb
una regla general
to thumb one's nose at sb
hacer un palmo de narices a alguien

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thumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suck one's thumb
chuparse el dedo
to stand out like a sore thumb
cantar como una almeja
to be under sb's thumb
estar dominado por alguien
to thumb a lift
hacer dedo
to thumb one's nose at sb
hacer un palmo de narices a alguien
a rule of thumb
una regla general
to be under a woman's thumb
estar pegado a las faldas de una mujer
to have sb under one's thumb
tener a alguien en un puño fig
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Congenital clasped thumb describes an anomaly which is characterized by a fixed thumb into the palm at the metacarpophalangeal joint in one or both hands.
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Three phalanges are present on each finger and toe, with the exception of the thumb and large toe, which possess only two.
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For example, the rule of thumb is that a print ad must run three times before it gets noticed.
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For ease of orientation, the thumbnail can be considered as resting in the thumb's frontal plane.
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Depending on where you live, one rule of thumb is to apply when the local forsythia blooms are wilting.
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It typically occupies roughly 35 degrees of vision, about the same size as the tip of one's thumb held at arm's length.
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He must learn to think up plausible reasons for the actions of the organization and not let the purely political motive stick out like a sore thumb.
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The following rules of thumb cover most cases.
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Rule of thumb, far from being the enemy of management, is what managers throughout the world have relied upon to inform their action.
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Both the forefoot and the hind foot have five digits, all armed with claws except the thumb, which has a short, blunt nail.
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