thumb

thumb: 1. noun
1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) tommel(tott)

2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) tommel
2. verb
((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) bla (gjennom)

- thumb-nail
- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb

tommelfinger

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subst. \/θʌm\/

tommel(finger), tommeltott

be all fingers and thumbs eller be all thumbs ha ti tommeltotter

be under someone's thumb være fullstendig under noens kontroll\/innflytelse

by rule of thumb på øyemål

have someone under one's thumb ha taket på noen

• she has him under her thumb

hun har taket på ham

have ten thumbs ha ti tommeltotter

stick out like a sore thumb (hverdagslig) synes\/merkes lang vei

• your bad mood sticks out like a sore thumb

det dårlige humøret ditt merkes lang vei

thumbs down\/up tommelen ned\/opp (som tegn på avvisning eller godkjennelse)

• her plans have been given the thumbs up by the family

familien har godkjent planene hennes

thumbs up! (hverdagslig) opp med humøret! , fint! , bravo!

turn down the thumb vende tommelen ned, stille seg avvisende

twiddle one's thumbs tvinne tommeltotter, sitte uvirksom
II
verb \/θʌm\/

1) vende med tommelen, bla med tommelen, bla gjennom

• I've thumbed the Yellow Pages

jeg har bladd gjennom Gule sider

2) skitne til ved å bla mye i, bruke flittig

• this dictionary will be much thumbed

denne ordboken vil bli flittig brukt

3) (som signal eller tegn) peke tommelen mot

• she thumbed towards the foreign exchange students

hun pekte tommelen mot utvekslingselevene

4) smøre utover med tommelen, pakke til med tommelen

5) (hverdagslig) haike

• she thumbed from Chicago to Los Angeles

hun haiket fra Chicago til Los Angeles

thumb a lift eller thumb a ride se ➢ lift, 1

thumb it haike

thumb one's nose at se ➢ nose, 1

thumb one's way se ➢ way

thumb through something bla gjennom noe

• he thumbed through his new book

han bladde gjennom den nye boken sin

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Thumb — Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid}.] The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb — bezeichnet: Thumb (Architektenfamilie), Vorarlberger Architektenfamilie des Barock Thumb (Band), Crossover Band Thumb von Neuburg, Adelsfamilie zur Zeit des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Thumbnail, Miniaturansicht eines Bildes einen Prozessor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
thumb — [thum] n. [ME (with unhistoric b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu , to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”] 1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to… … English World dictionary
thumb — ► NOUN ▪ the short, thick first digit of the hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. ► VERB 1) press, touch, or indicate with one s thumb. 2) turn over (pages) with one s thumb. 3) (thumbed) (of a book s pages) worn… … English terms dictionary
Thumb — Thumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thumbing}.] 1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. [1913 Webster] 3. To soil or wear with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb — Thumb режим процессоров ARM, в котором используется сокращенная система команд. Она состоит из 36 команд, взятых из стандартного набора 32 разрядных команд архитектуры ARM и преобразованных до 16 разрядных кодов. Длина команд Thumb… … Википедия
Thumb — Thumb, v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thumb — index peruse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thumb — UK US /θʌm/ noun [C] ● get/be given the thumbs down Cf. get/be given the thumbs down ● get/be given the thumbs up Cf. get/be given the thumbs up … Financial and business terms
Thumb — For other uses, see Thumb (disambiguation). Thumb The Thumb. Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I Artery … Wikipedia
thumb — [[t]θʌ̱m[/t]] thumbs, thumbing, thumbed 1) N COUNT Your thumb is the short thick piece on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me. 2) N COUNT The thumb of a glove is the part which a… … English dictionary

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