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"Thumb" is a noun which is often translated as "el pulgar", and "snub" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "desairar". Learn more about the difference between "thumb" and "snub" below.
thumb(
thuhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el pulgar (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Mike hit his thumb instead of the nail.MIke se golpeó el pulgar en lugar del clavo.
Ouch! I pricked my thumb on a rose thorn.¡Ay! Me pinché el pulgar con la espina de la rosa.
b. el dedo gordo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have a splinter in my thumb.Tengo una espina en el dedo gordo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
snub(
snuhb
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to rebuff)
a. desairar
The boss snubbed Wanda again and gave the promotion to Bertha.El jefe desairó a Wanda otra vez y le dio el ascenso a Bertha.
b. desdeñar
After all the hard work I put into developing the plan, she snubbed it without even saying why.Después de todo mi trabajo duro desarrollando el plan, lo desdeñó sin ni siquiera decir por qué.
c. rechazar
They snubbed the offer to sell the company for nine billion dollars.Rechazaron la oferta de vender la empresa por nueve mil millones de dólares.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (slight)
a. el desaire (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Being sent to work in New York was not a snub. He could have been fired for what he did.Que lo enviaran a trabajar a Nueva York no fue un desaire. Podrían haberlo despedido por lo que hizo.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (turned up)
a. respingón
Amanda looks like a doll with her cute little snub nose.Amanda parece una muñeca con su pequeña y preciosa nariz respingona.
