thumb

thumb
thumb [{{t}}θʌm]
1 noun
pouce m;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} to be under sb's thumb être sous la coupe de qn;
∎ his mother's really got him under her thumb sa mère a vraiment de l'emprise sur lui ou en fait vraiment ce qu'elle veut;
∎ to be all (fingers and) thumbs être maladroit;
∎ to stick out like a sore thumb (be obvious) crever les yeux; (be obtrusive) faire tache;
∎ that factory sticks out like a sore thumb cette usine fait tache
2 transitive verb
(a) (book, magazine) feuilleter, tourner les pages de; (pages) tourner;
∎ the catalogue has been well thumbed les pages du catalogue sont bien écornées
(b) (hitch)
∎ to thumb a {{}}British{{}} lift or {{}}American{{}} ride faire du stop ou de l'auto-stop;
∎ they thumbed a lift to Exeter ils sont allés à Exeter en stop;
∎ I had to thumb a lift home j'ai dû rentrer (chez moi) en stop;
∎ she thumbed a lift from a passing motorist elle a réussi à se faire prendre en stop par une voiture qui passait
(c) (idiom)
∎ to thumb one's nose at sb faire un pied de nez à qn
3 intransitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} faire du stop ou de l'auto-stop
►► thumb index répertoire m à onglets
➲ thumb through inseparable transitive verb
(book, magazine) feuilleter; (files) consulter rapidement; (pages) tourner

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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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