Translations for „thumbs“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . thumb [θʌm] N

thumb

kciuk m

Phrases:

to stand [or stick] out like a sore thumb

pasować jak kwiatek do kożucha

to be under sb's thumb

być pod czyimś pantoflem

II . thumb [θʌm] VB trans

to thumb a lift [or ride]

łapać [perf z-] stopa

III . thumb [θʌm] VB intr

to thumb through sth

wertować coś

green thumb N AM

green thumb → green fingers

See also green fingers

green fingers N pl

to have green fingers

mieć rękę do roślin

thumb-index N

thumb-index

indeks m alfabetyczny (z wycięciami na brzegu książki)

thumb-print N

thumb-print

odcisk m kciuka

Thumbs up

User Entry

Thumbs up

kciuki do góry

Thumbs up

brawo!

Thumb

User Entry

Thumb tack Am

pinezka

Usage examples with thumbs

to twiddle one's thumbs

zbijać bąki

to be all fingers and thumbs Brit

mieć dwie lewe ręce

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is a good debut where the footage is too long and the dream scenes stick out like sore thumbs.

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I don't understand people who sit all day and do this (twiddles his thumbs).

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This takes hundreds of times longer and is a key reason you can end up sat there twiddling your thumbs when switching between tasks.

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

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

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Twiddle your thumbs in the comments section below.

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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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Attachments, such as breakers and compactors only need hydraulic flow in one direction, whereas thumbs, shears and grapples need two-direction hydraulic flow.

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Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

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

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