thumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumb 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

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to suck one's thumb

смуча си пръста

to stand out like a sore thumb

отдалече се забелязвам поради странността си

Translations for thumb in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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кабар

thumb-tack Am

наплюнчвам палец

lick one's thumb

показалец

thumb

палец

thumb

палец на ръка

thumb

под чехъл съм fig

be under the thumb of one's wife

thumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be under sb's thumb

изцяло съм под нечие влияние

to be under sb's thumb

напълно съм подчинен на нкг

to thumb a lift/a ride

пътувам на автостоп

to thumb one's way across Italy

преминавам през [o. прекосявам] Италия на автостоп

to thumb one's nose at sb inf

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

to stand out like a sore thumb

отдалече се забелязвам поради странността си

to have a green thumb fig

имам талант да отглеждам растения

to suck one's thumb

смуча си пръста

stick out like a sore thumb

бия на очи inf

be under the thumb of one's wife

под чехъл съм fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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He instead modelled the skeletal mounts after the cassowary and wallaby, and put the spike that had been on the nose firmly on the thumb.

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A rule of thumb for determining multiple decks is 1 deck for every four players.

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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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The most prominent anatomical feature of this bat, separating it from other bats, is the presence of disks on its thumbs and hind feet.

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

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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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She suffered burns to 64 per cent of her body and had four fingers from her left hand and her right thumb amputated.

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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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