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thumb [θʌm]1 nounpouce 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;∎ that factory sticks out like a sore thumb cette usine fait tache∎ the catalogue has been well thumbed les pages du catalogue sont bien écornées∎ 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∎ to thumb one's nose at sb faire un pied de nez à qn►► thumb index répertoire m à onglets
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