thumb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thumb in the English»French Dictionary

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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faire la nique à qn inf

to thumb one's nose at sb

onglet (échancré)

thumb cut-out

avec onglets (échancrés)

with thumb-index

le petit Poucet

Hop o'my Thumb

sucer son pouce

to suck one's thumb

thumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumb 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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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

suck lollipop, thumb

sucer

as a rule of thumb

en général

Translations for thumb in the French»English Dictionary

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encoches d'un dictionnaire

thumb index of a dictionary

faire tache

to stick out like a sore thumb

pouce de la main

thumb

thumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it sticks out like a sore thumb idiom

c'est gros comme une maison

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

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

to thumb one's nose at sb inf

faire un pied de nez à qn

sth stands out like a sore thumb

être criard

sb stands out like a sore thumb

se faire remarquer

as a rule of thumb

en général

to thumb one's nose at sb

faire un pied de nez à qn

to stick out like a sore thumb

faire tache

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The following rules of thumb cover most cases.

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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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The flute has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back.

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Sometimes this gesture is completed with only three fingers being half opened (thumb, index and middle).

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This splint can also assist in function and help the fingers flex towards the thumb.

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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 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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Here are some rules of thumb when shopping at price clubs so that you don't overspend and overbuy.

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Hereby improving function of the hand and thumb.

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