thumb

thumb
1. noun
1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) pulgar
2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) pulgar

2. verb
((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) hojear; manosear
- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb
thumb n dedo pulgar
thumb
tr[ɵʌm]
noun
1 pulgar nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 hacer autostop
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be all thumbs ser un manazas, ser torpe
to be under somebody's thumb estar dominado,-a por alguien
to get the thumbs up ser aprobado,-a, recibir la aprobación
to get the thumbs down ser rechazado,-a
to give something the thumbs up aprobar algo
to give something the thumbs down rechazar algo
to have somebody under one's thumb tener a alguien en el bolsillo
to stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vista
to thumb a ride / thumb a lift hacer autostop
thumb ['ɵʌm] vt
: hojear (con el pulgar)
thumb n
: pulgar m, dedo m pulgar
thumb
n.
• pulgar (Dedo) s.m.
v.
• hojear v.

I θʌm
noun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)

to suck one's thumb — chuparse el dedo

to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)


II
transitive verb
a)

I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)

b) \<\<book\>\> hojear

a well thumbed book — un libro muy usado

Phrasal Verbs:
[θʌm]
1.
N 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

- twiddle one's thumbs
- be under sb's thumb

she's got him under her thumb — le tiene metido en un puño

the voters have given him the thumbs up/down — el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él

rule 1., 2)
2. VT
1) [+ book] manosear

a well-thumbed book — un libro muy manoseado

2)

to thumb a lift or a ride — 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 — (lit) hacer burla a algo/algn (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) ; (fig) burlarse de algo/algn

3.
VI

to thumb through a book/magazine — hojear un libro/una revista

4.
CPD

thumb index N — índice m recortado

* * *

I [θʌm]
noun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)

to suck one's thumb — chuparse el dedo

to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)


II
transitive verb
a)

I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)

b) \<\<book\>\> hojear

a well thumbed book — un libro muy usado

Phrasal Verbs:

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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