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thumb [thumbs] (digit) noun [UK: ˈθʌm] [US: ˈθʌm] | pouce◼◼◼nom {m}She's sucking her thumb. = Elle suce son pouce. |
thumb [thumbed, thumbing, thumbs] (turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily) verb [UK: ˈθʌm] [US: ˈθʌm] | feuilleter◼◻◻verbe |
thumb one's nose (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) verb | faire un pied de nezverbe |
thumb war (children's game) noun | bataille de pouces◼◼◼nom {f} |
Thumbelina (a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale) proper noun | Poucette◼◼◼nom {f} Petite Poucette◼◻◻nom {f} |
thumbnail [thumbnails] (chiefly computing: small picture) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.neɪl] [US: ˈθʌm.ˌnel] | vignette◼◼◼nom {f} miniature◼◼◼nom {f} aperçu◼◼◻nom {m} |
thumbnail [thumbnails] (rough sketch) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.neɪl] [US: ˈθʌm.ˌnel] | croquis◼◻◻nom {m} |
thumbnail [thumbnails] (fingernail on the thumb) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.neɪl] [US: ˈθʌm.ˌnel] | ongle du pouce◼◻◻nom {m} |
thumbscrew (torture instrument) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.skruː] [US: ˈθʌm.skruː] | poucette◼◼◼nom {f} grésillonsnom {m pl} |
thumbstick (joystick) noun | |
thumbtack [thumbtacks] (nail-like tack) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.tæk] [US: ˈθʌm.tæk] | punaise◼◼◼nom |
thumbtack (to attach something with a thumbtack) verb [UK: ˈθʌm.tæk] [US: ˈθʌm.tæk] | punaiser◼◼◻verbe |
all thumbs (clumsy (idiom)) adjective | |
brown thumb (lack of skill at growing plants) noun | pouce brun [Quebec]◼◼◼nom {m} |
green thumb (skill) noun | main verte◼◼◼nom {f} pouce vert [Quebec]◼◼◻nom {m} |
green thumb (person) noun | |
lady's thumb (Persicaria maculosa) noun | renouée persicaire◼◼◼nom {f} |
Northumberland (most northerly county of England) proper noun [UK: nɔː.ˈθʌm.bə.lənd] [US: nɔːr.ˈθəm.bər.lənd] | Northumberland◼◼◼nom propre |
rule of thumb (general guideline rather than a strict rule) noun [UK: ruːl əv ˈθʌm] [US: ˈruːl əv ˈθʌm] | règle générale◼◼◼nom {f} au doigt mouillénom {f} au pifnom {f} |
stick out like a sore thumb (be very noticeably different) verb | détonner◼◼◼verbe faire tacheverbe |
Tom Thumb (the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale) proper noun [UK: tɒm ˈθʌm] [US: ˈtɑːm ˈθʌm] | Tom Pouce◼◼◼nom propre Petit Poucet◼◼◼nom propre |
twiddle one's thumbs (to circle one's thumbs around one another) verb [UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] | |
twiddle one's thumbs (to wait or dawdle) verb [UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] |