thumbs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumbs in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.thumb [θʌm] N

1. thumb ANAT:

thumb

палец m

2. thumb COMPUT:

thumb

показалец m (в лентите за превъртане)

Phrases:

to be all thumbs

несръчен съм

to twiddle one's thumb

клатя си краката

to twiddle one's thumb

мързелувам

thumbs up! inf

добре!

thumbs up! inf

хубаво!

to give thumbs up/down to sth

съгласявам се/не се съгласявам с нщ

to be under sb's thumb

изцяло съм под нечие влияние

to be under sb's thumb

напълно съм подчинен на нкг

II.thumb [θʌm] VB trans, intr

1. thumb (press):

thumb

опипвам [o. натискам] с палец

2. thumb (hitchhike):

to thumb a lift/a ride

пътувам на автостоп

to thumb one's way across Italy

преминавам през [o. прекосявам] Италия на автостоп

3. thumb (turn over):

thumb book

прелиствам

to be thumbed

с измачкани страници съм от прелистване

Phrases:

to thumb one's nose at sb inf

подигравам се на нкг (слагам си палеца на носа и размахвам пръсти)

thumb index N

thumb index

азбучен показалец (с изрязано място за палеца в началото на всяка буква)

green thumb N Am

to have a green thumb fig

имам талант да отглеждам растения

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to twiddle one's thumbs

клатя си краката

to twiddle one's thumbs

нищо не работя

Translations for thumbs in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

палец

thumb

палец на ръка

thumb

въртя си палците

twiddle one's thumbs

кьопав в ръцете

his fingers are all thumbs

голям левак си!

all your fingers are thumbs!

кабар

thumb-tack Am

сакат в ръцете

be all fingers and thumbs

наплюнчвам палец

lick one's thumb

thumbs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to twiddle one's thumbs

клатя си краката

to twiddle one's thumbs

нищо не работя

to be all fingers and thumbs Brit, Aus

несръчен съм

to stand out like a sore thumb

отдалече се забелязвам поради странността си

to be all thumbs

несръчен съм

thumbs up! inf

добре!

thumbs up! inf

хубаво!

to give thumbs up/down to sth

съгласявам се/не се съгласявам с нщ

to have green fingers Brit, Aus, to have green thumbs Am

имам талант да отглеждам растения

be under the thumb of one's wife

под чехъл съм fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Twiddle your thumbs in the comments section below.

www.pushsquare.com

No word on if showing officials their callused thumbs was part of it.

www.scpr.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

By making a chamber in the hands and blow air between your thumbs into the hands, you will get a sound.

en.wikipedia.org

Familiar symbolic gestures include the raised fist, bye-bye, and thumbs up.

en.wikipedia.org

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

thesouthern.com

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

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

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

www.thetelegram.com

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

en.wikipedia.org