thumb in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thumb in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] N

thumb

pollice m

II.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] VB trans

1. thumb book, magazine:

thumb

sfogliare

2. thumb (hitchhiking) inf:

to thumb a lift or a ride

fare l'autostop

I thumbed a lift from a truck driver

mi sono fatto dare un passaggio da un camionista

they thumbed a lift home

sono tornati a casa in autostop

III.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm] VB intr

to thumb at or towards sth

indicare qc con il pollice

IV.thumb [Brit θʌm, Am θəm]

to be all thumbs

essere molto maldestro (con le mani)

to be under sb's thumb

essere sotto il controllo di qn

she's got him under her thumb

lo comanda a bacchetta

to stick out like a sore thumb

essere un pugno in un occhio

to thumb one's nose at sb

fare marameo a qn

to thumb one's nose at sb, sth inf, fig

sbattersene or fregarsene di qn, qc

miller's thumb [Am ˈmɪlərz ˌθəm] N ZOOL

miller's thumb

scazzone m

thumb nut [ˈθvmnʌt] N

thumb nut

galletto m

thumb-indexed [Brit ˈθʌmˌɪndɛkst] ADJ

thumb-indexed

dotato di indice a tacche a semicerchio, a unghiatura

opposable thumb N rare

opposable thumb

pollice m opponibile

thumb index [Brit, Am θəm ˈɪnˌdɛks] N

thumb index

indice m a tacche a semicerchio, a unghiatura

thumb through VB [θʌm -] (thumb through [sth])

thumb through book, magazine:

thumb through

sfogliare

rule of thumb [Brit ˌruːl əv ˈθʌm] N

rule of thumb

regola f pratica

Tom Thumb [Am ˌtɑm ˈθəm]

Tom Thumb

Pollicino

Translations for thumb in the Italian»English Dictionary

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indice a unghiatura

thumb index

thumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumb in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thumb [θʌm] N

thumb

pollice m

Phrases:

to be all fingers and thumbs, to be all thumbs

essere impacciato nei movimenti delle dita

to stand out like a sore thumb

esser un pugno in un occhio

to be under sb's thumb

esser dominato da qn

II.thumb [θʌm] VB trans

1. thumb (hitchhike):

to thumb a lift

fare l'autostop

2. thumb (soil with the thumbs):

thumb

sciupare

3. thumb (glance through):

thumb book

sfogliare

thumb index N

thumb index

indice m a rubrica

green thumb N

to have a green thumb

avere il pollice verde

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to suck one's thumb

succhiarsi il dito

to stick out like a sore thumb

dare nell'occhio

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essere succube di qu

to be under sb's thumb

puntina (da disegno)

thumb tack

ciucciare il dito

to suck one's thumb

succhiarsi il dito

to suck one's thumb

pollice

thumb

avere il pollice verde fig

to have a green thumb

thumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to thumb one's nose at sb

fare marameo a qu

a rule of thumb

una regola pratica

to have a green thumb

avere il pollice verde

to suck one's thumb

succhiarsi il dito

to stand out like a sore thumb

esser un pugno in un occhio

to be under sb's thumb

esser dominato da qn

to thumb a lift

fare l'autostop

to stick out like a sore thumb

dare nell'occhio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For ease of orientation, the thumbnail can be considered as resting in the thumb's frontal plane.

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From there, a steel door will open only if an employee with security clearance presses their thumb on a biometric scanner and swipes a pass-key.

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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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Then the index finger, middle finger and (in some styles) ring finger bend down and squeeze the string against the thumb groove.

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There was no corresponding thumb print and the only indication was that the bag had been ripped prior to the finger mark being made.

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The climbing and suspensory behaviour in orthograde apes, such as chimpanzees, has resulted in elongated hands while the thumb has remained short.

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

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There is often a feeling of catching when the thumb is flexed.

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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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The fore-limbs usually have five digits, including a thumb that is sometimes vestigial, while the hind-limbs have three to five digits.

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