thumbing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for thumbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. thumb:

I thumbed a lift or Am also a ride home

me fui a casa a dedo inf

I thumbed a lift or Am also a ride home

me fui a casa de aventón Mex

to thumb it inf

hacer dedo inf

to thumb it inf

hacer autostop

to thumb it inf

echar dedo Col inf

to thumb it inf

pedir aventón Mex

to thumb it inf

pedir cola Ven

to thumb it inf

pedir raid AmC

2. thumb book:

thumb

hojear

a well thumbed book

un libro muy usado

See also green

I.green <greener greenest> [Am ɡrin, Brit ɡriːn] ADJ

1. green coat/car/paint/eyes/salad:

green

verde

he was green with envy

se moría de envidia

Paris is a very green city

París es una ciudad muy verde

green spaces

zonas fpl verdes

green spaces

espacios mpl verdes

the green stuff sl

lana f LatAm inf

the green stuff sl

plata f AmS inf

the green stuff sl

pasta f Spain inf

to have a green thumb or Brit green fingers

tener mano para las plantas

2.1. green (unripe):

green tomato/banana

verde

2.2. green (not cured or dried):

green timber

verde

green bacon Brit

tocino m sin ahumar

green bacon Brit

bacon m sin ahumar Spain

green bacon Brit

panceta f sin ahumar RioPl

3.1. green inf pred (inexperienced):

green

verde inf

he's still green, but he'll learn

todavía está verde pero ya aprenderá inf

3.2. green inf pred (naive):

green

ingenuo

4. green POL:

green politics/revolution

verde

green politics/revolution

ecologista

the Green Party

los verdes

the green vote

el voto verde

II.green [Am ɡrin, Brit ɡriːn] N

1. green U (color):

green

verde m

the lights were at green

el semáforo estaba (en) verde

there are large areas of green in the city

en la ciudad hay amplias zonas verdes

2.1. green C (in village, town):

green

prado m comunal

2.2. green C:

putting green

green m

3. green <greens, pl > (vegetables):

green

verdura f (de hoja verde)

eat your greens

cómete la verdura

4. green C POL:

Green

verde mf

Green

ecologista mf

thumb through VB [Am θəm -, Brit θʌm -] (v + prep + o)

thumb through

hojear

to thumb through the pages of a magazine

hojear una revista

thumb index N

thumb index

índice m recortado

Tom Thumb N

Tom Thumb

Pulgarcito

Translations for thumbing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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dedo pulgar

thumb

dedo gordo (de la mano)

thumb

dedo pulgar (de la mano)

thumb

pulgar (de la mano)

thumb

hacía una bufa a la autoridad

he was thumbing his nose at authority inf

pestaña

thumb index

thumbing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.thumb [θʌm] N

thumb

pulgar m

Phrases:

to be all fingers and thumbs, to be all thumbs

ser un manazas

to stand out like a sore thumb

cantar como una almeja

to be under sb's thumb

estar dominado por alguien

II.thumb [θʌm] VB trans

1. thumb (hitchhike):

to thumb a lift

hacer dedo

2. thumb (soil with the thumbs):

thumb

manosear

3. thumb (glance through):

thumb book

hojear

thumb index N

thumb index

índice m recortado

green thumb N

to have a green thumb

tener habilidad para la jardinería

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to suck one's thumb

chuparse el dedo

to stick out like a sore thumb

saltar a la vista

a rule of thumb

una regla general

to thumb one's nose at sb

tomar el pelo a alguien

Translations for thumbing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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dedo pulgar

thumb

pulgar

thumb

dedo pulgar

thumb

chuparse el dedo inf

to suck one's thumb

tener a alguien en un puño fig

to have sb under one's thumb