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1 they gave it the thumbs down
lo rechazaron, lo desaprobaron -
2 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) pulgar2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) pulgar
2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) hojear; manosear- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb
thumb n dedo pulgartr[ɵʌm]1 pulgar nombre masculino1 hacer autostop\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all thumbs ser un manazas, ser torpeto be under somebody's thumb estar dominado,-a por alguiento get the thumbs up ser aprobado,-a, recibir la aprobaciónto get the thumbs down ser rechazado,-ato give something the thumbs up aprobar algoto give something the thumbs down rechazar algoto have somebody under one's thumb tener a alguien en el bolsilloto stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vistato thumb a ride / thumb a lift hacer autostopthumb ['ɵʌm] vt: hojear (con el pulgar)thumb n: pulgar m, dedo m pulgarn.• pulgar (Dedo) s.m.v.• hojear v.
I θʌmnoun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
II
a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
b) \<\<book\>\> hojearPhrasal Verbs:[θʌm]1.N pulgar mto be all thumbs —
- twiddle one's thumbs- be under sb's thumbrule 1., 2)the voters have given him the thumbs up/down — el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él
2. VT1) [+ book] manosear2)to thumb a lift or a ride — hacer autostop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (LAm)
3)to thumb one's nose at sth/sb — (lit) hacer burla a algo/algn (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) ; (fig) burlarse de algo/algn
3.VIto thumb through a book/magazine — hojear un libro/una revista
4.CPDthumb index N — índice m recortado
* * *
I [θʌm]noun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
II
a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
b) \<\<book\>\> hojearPhrasal Verbs:
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