green thumb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for green thumb in the English»French Dictionary

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb Am

avoir la main verte

Translations for green thumb in the French»English Dictionary

avoir les doigts verts, avoir la main verte

to have a green thumb Am

Translations for green thumb in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] N

1. green (colour):

green

vert m

I've seen that dress in green

j'ai vu la même robe en vert

dressed in green

vêtu de vert or habillé en vert

a shade of green

une nuance de vert

several different greens

plusieurs verts différents

a cool/pretty green

un vert frais/délicat

2. green (in snooker):

the green

la bille verte

3. green:

green (grassy area)

espace m vert

green (vegetation)

verdure f

a strip of green

une bande de gazon

4. green:

green (in bowling)

boulingrin m (terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules)

green (in golf)

green m

5. green:

green ECOL, POL

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts

6. green Am (money):

green inf

fric m inf

green inf

argent m

II.greens N npl

1. greens Brit (vegetables):

greens

légumes mpl verts

eat up your greens!

mange tes légumes!

2. greens Am (greenery):

greens

verdure f

Christmas greens

verdure f (décorative) de Noël

III.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] ADJ

1. green (in colour):

green

vert

to go or turn green traffic lights:

passer au vert

to go or turn green walls:

verdir

to go or turn green fig person:

verdir, devenir vert

to paint/colour/dye sth green

peindre/colorier/teindre qc en vert

2. green (with vegetation):

green countryside, valley

verdoyant

3. green (not ready):

green fruit, wood, tobacco

vert

4. green FOOD:

green bacon

non fumé

5. green (naïve):

green

naïf/naïve

I'm not as green as you think I am

je ne suis pas aussi naïf que tu (le) crois

6. green (inexperienced):

green

novice

7. green:

green ECOL, POL policies, candidate, issues

écologiste

green (ecologically sound) marketing, washing-powder

écologique

8. green ECON (in EU):

green currency, pound, euro

vert

9. green (off-colour):

green inf

patraque inf

IV.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin]

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb Am

avoir la main verte

to give sb/sth the green light

donner le feu vert à qn/qc

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

green thumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for green thumb in the English»French Dictionary

green thumb N fig

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

Translations for green thumb in the English»French Dictionary

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

Translations for green thumb in the English»French Dictionary

I.thumb [θʌm] N

thumb

pouce m

Phrases:

to be all thumbs

être bien maladroit

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

to give the thumbs up/down to sth

accepter/rejeter qc

to twiddle one's thumb

se tourner les pouces

to be under sb's thumb

être sous la coupe de qn

thumbs up! inf

bravo!

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 Europe

traverser l'Europe en stop

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 (hitchhike):

thumb

faire du stop

2. thumb (turn over):

to thumb through sth

feuilleter qc

I.green [grin] ADJ

1. green (color):

green

vert(e)

grayish-green eyes

des yeux mpl gris-vert

2. green (ecological):

green product, policies, issues

écologique

green person, vote, party

écologiste

Phrases:

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

II.green [grin] N

1. green (color):

green

vert m

2. green pl (green vegetables):

green

légumes mpl verts

3. green (member of Green Party):

green

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts mpl

4. green (area of grass):

green

espace m vert

5. green sports:

green

green m

See also blue

I.blue [blu] ADJ

1. blue (color):

blue

bleu(e)

light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

jupe f bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even those without a green thumb are interested in the contest!

www.boston.com

When it comes to weeds, everybody's got a green thumb.

www.npr.org

His green thumb was a source of great envy.

en.wikipedia.org

Now that you have the green thumb, have you considered other venues to garden-say a rooftop, milk crate, or shopping cart?

www.nj.com

While she isn't growing bananas, her orange and fig trees prove she has a green thumb that is greener than most.

www.cbc.ca

She confesses she doesn't have much of a green thumb.

ottawacitizen.com

Involving children in a school gardening program may do more than cultivate a green thumb.

news.discovery.com

Compost has great benefits for your garden, so if you have a green thumb, building a compost bin is a great idea.

www.huffingtonpost.com

She is an administrator with a green thumb.

en.wikipedia.org

You don't need a big backyard or a green thumb to benefit from gardening.

www.cnn.com