thumb

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el pulgar

∗ noun

thumb
[θʌm]
sustantivo
1pulgar (m)
  • she's got him under her thumb (sentido figurado) -> lo tiene completamente dominado
  • he's all thumbs (familiar) -> es un torpe or manazas (español de España)
  • to give something/somebody the thumbs up (familiar) -> dar el visto bueno a algo/alguien
  • to give something/somebody the thumbs down (familiar) -> no dar el visto bueno a algo/alguien
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to thumb one's nose at somebody -> hacerle burla a alguien
  • to thumb a lift or ride (familiar) -> hacer dedo, pedir aventón (CAm, español de México, español de Perú)
  • I thumbed a ride to Glasgow -> fui a Glasgow a dedo
  • a well thumbed book -> un libro manoseado
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to thumb through something -> hojear algo

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thumb [zam]
sustantivo
1Pulgar, el dedo primero y más grueso de los de la mano.
  • Thumb-nut -> tuerca con orejetas
  • Thumb-screw -> tuerca con orejetas, tornillo de presión, antiguo instrumento de tortura
  • Thumb through -> hojear
va. Manosear con poca destreza (grope); emporcar alguna cosa con los dedos al manosearla.

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thumb [θʌm]
noun
pulgar; (m)
he gave me a thumbs-up sign me indicó con el pulgar que todo iba bien
to be all thumbs
I'm all thumbs today hoy soy un manazas
to twiddle one's thumbs estar mano sobre mano; estar sin hacer nada
I don't like sitting around twiddling my thumbs all day
to be under sb's thumb estar dominado por algn
she's got him under her thumb le tiene metido en un puño
they gave it the thumbs down lo rechazaron; lo desaprobaron
they gave it the thumbs up lo aprobaron
the voters have given him the thumbs up/down el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él
rule
verb:transitive
1 [+book] manosear
a well-thumbed book un libro muy manoseado
2
to thumb a lift a rideor hacer autostop; hacer dedo; pedir aventón; (LAm) to thumb a lift to London viajar en autostop a Londres
3
to thumb one's nose at sth/sb hacer burla a algo/algn agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz; (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) burlarse de algo/algn
verb:intransitive
to thumb through a book/magazine hojear un libro/una revista
modifier
thumb index (n) índice recortado; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "thumb"

Imperative
  • thumb
  • you thumb
  • he/she thumbs
  • we thumb
  • you thumb
  • they thumb
Preterite
  • I thumbed
  • you thumbed
  • he/she thumbed
  • we thumbed
  • you thumbed
  • they thumbed
Present Continuous
  • I am thumbing
  • you are thumbing
  • he/she is thumbing
  • we are thumbing
  • you are thumbing
  • they are thumbing
Present Perfect
  • I have thumbed
  • you have thumbed
  • he/she has thumbed
  • we have thumbed
  • you have thumbed
  • they have thumbed
Past Continuous
  • I was thumbing
  • you were thumbing
  • he/she was thumbing
  • we were thumbing
  • you were thumbing
  • they were thumbing
Past Perfect
  • I had thumbed
  • you had thumbed
  • he/she had thumbed
  • we had thumbed
  • you had thumbed
  • they had thumbed
Future
  • I will thumb
  • you will thumb
  • he/she will thumb
  • we will thumb
  • you will thumb
  • they will thumb
Future Perfect
  • I will have thumbed
  • you will have thumbed
  • he/she will have thumbed
  • we will have thumbed
  • you will have thumbed
  • they will have thumbed
Future Continuous
  • I will be thumbing
  • you will be thumbing
  • he/she will be thumbing
  • we will be thumbing
  • you will be thumbing
  • they will be thumbing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been thumbing
  • you have been thumbing
  • he/she has been thumbing
  • we have been thumbing
  • you have been thumbing
  • they have been thumbing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been thumbing
  • you will have been thumbing
  • he/she will have been thumbing
  • we will have been thumbing
  • you will have been thumbing
  • they will have been thumbing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been thumbing
  • you had been thumbing
  • he/she had been thumbing
  • we had been thumbing
  • you had been thumbing
  • they had been thumbing
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