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1 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) deget mare2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) deget mare2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) a răsfoi- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
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2 thumb
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3 thumb-nail
noun (the nail on the thumb.) -
4 thumb head
(mas, mas-un) cap fluture / cu aripi; cap zimţuit / moletat / striat -
5 thumb nut
(mas) piuliţă-fluture; piuliţă moletată -
6 thumb rule
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7 thumb screw
(mas) şurub cu cap zimţuit / moletat / striat; şurub cu piuliţă-fluture -
8 under someone's thumb
(controlled or greatly influenced by someone: She is completely under her husband's thumb.) sub influenţa/ puterea cuiva -
9 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) a ciupi2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) a strânge3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) a şterpeli2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) ciupitură2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) vârf de cuţit; pic•- pinched- feel the pinch -
10 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) a (se) crăpa2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) a sparge3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) a pocni4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) a spune (glume)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) a sparge6) (to solve (a code).) a descifra7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) a ceda2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) crăpătură2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) deschizătură îngustă3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) pocnet4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) lovitură (tare)5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) banc6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) de calitatea întâi, de elită- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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11 forefinger
['fo:fiŋɡə](the finger next to the thumb.) deget (arătător) -
12 index finger
(the finger next to the thumb: She pointed at the map with her index finger.) arătător -
13 mitten
['mitn](also mitt [mit])1) (a kind of glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for the fingers: a pair of mittens.) mitenă, mănuşă cu un singur deget2) (a type of glove with separate sections for each finger, reaching only to halfway down the fingers.) mitenă -
14 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) a ciupi; a muşca2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) a tăia3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) a înţepa4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) a da o fugă (până la)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) a distruge2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) ciupitură; muşcătură2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frig înţepător3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) păhărel•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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15 palette
['pælit](a small flat piece of wood etc, with a hole for the thumb, on which an artist mixes his colours.) paletă -
16 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) a pocni din degete -
17 snuff out
1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) a stinge2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) a reprima -
18 thumbprint
noun (a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification.) amprenta degetului mare
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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
