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1 thumbs-up
noun (a sign expressing a wish for good luck, success etc: He gave me the thumbs-up.) «lykke til!» -
2 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) være trehendt, ha ti tommeltotterEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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3 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) tommel(tott)2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) tommel2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) bla (gjennom)- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumbtommelfingerIsubst. \/θʌm\/tommel(finger), tommeltottbe all fingers and thumbs eller be all thumbs ha ti tommeltotterbe under someone's thumb være fullstendig under noens kontroll\/innflytelseby rule of thumb på øyemålhave someone under one's thumb ha taket på noenhave ten thumbs ha ti tommeltotterstick out like a sore thumb ( hverdagslig) synes\/merkes lang veithumbs down\/up tommelen ned\/opp (som tegn på avvisning eller godkjennelse)thumbs up! ( hverdagslig) opp med humøret!, fint!, bravo!turn down the thumb vende tommelen ned, stille seg avvisendetwiddle one's thumbs tvinne tommeltotter, sitte uvirksomIIverb \/θʌm\/1) vende med tommelen, bla med tommelen, bla gjennom2) skitne til ved å bla mye i, bruke flittig3) ( som signal eller tegn) peke tommelen mot4) smøre utover med tommelen, pakke til med tommelen5) ( hverdagslig) haikethumb it haikethumb one's nose at se ➢ nose, 1thumb one's way se ➢ waythumb through something bla gjennom noe -
4 finger
'fiŋɡə 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) fingerformet ting2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingre/røre ved- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger onfingerIsubst. \/ˈfɪŋɡə\/1) finger2) hanskefinger, fingerlignende tagg3) fingerbredd(e)4) viser på klokke5) ( slang) informant, spion6) (britisk, slang) lommetyv7) (britisk, slang) politimann, politikvinnebe all fingers and thumbs ha ti tommeltotterburn one's fingers ( overført) bli brentfinger wave ( hverdagslig) det å gi noen fingerenhave a finger in the pie ( overført) ha en finger med i spillethave light fingers ( hverdagslig) være langfingrethave something at one's fingers' ends kunne noe på fingrenehave sticky fingers være langfingretlay a finger (up)on røre ved, berørelet slip through one's fingers la noe gli unna, slippe noe forbi gå glipp av noelook through one's fingers at se gjennom fingrene med, lukke øynene forpull fingers dra krokpull one's finger out ( slang) få ut fingeren, få fart på segput one's finger on ( overført) sette fingeren på, identifisere, treffeput the finger on (amer., hverdagslig) utpeke, angi (til politiet)shake one's finger at somebody true noen (med fingeren)snap one's fingers knipse med fingrenesnap one's fingers at somebody\/in somebody's face gi blanke i noen, vise forakt for noen(give someone) the finger ( hverdagslig) (gi noen) fingeren, det å peke med langfingeren oppover (en vulgær gest som betyr det samme som ordene fuck you)• did you see that driver, he actually gave you the finger!så du den bilføreren, han ga deg faktisk finger'n!twist somebody round one's (little) finger sno noen rundt lillefingerenwork one's fingers to the bone slite seg ihjelIIverb \/ˈfɪŋɡə\/1) fingre med, plukke på, leke med, ta med, ta i, kjenne på2) sysselsette seg med, blande seg inn i3) kvarte, rappe, småstjele4) ( musikk) spille (med fingrene)5) ( musikk) forsyne med fingersetning6) (amer., hverdagslig) utpeke, angi, identifisere for politietfinger at fingre med, pirke vedfinger with famle ved, klå på -
5 twiddle
'twidl(to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) snu og vende på; tvinne (tommeltotter)Isubst. \/ˈtwɪdl\/1) snurring, vridning, tvinning, dreining2) ( i skrift e.l.) snirkel, krummelur, krusedullIIverb \/ˈtwɪdl\/1) tvinne mellom fingrene, fingre med, snu og vende på, leke med2) ( gammeldags) snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), tvinnetwiddle one's thumbs eller twiddle one's fingers tvinne tommeltotter stå og henge, ikke ha noe å foreta segtwiddle with fingre med, leke med -
6 twirl
twə:l 1. verb(to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin: She twirled her hair round her finger.) snurre, svinge, virvle2. noun(an act of twirling.) snurring, svinging, virvlingvirvleIsubst. \/twɜːl\/1) snurring, virvling, virvel, piruett2) tvinning, snoing3) svinging (omkring)4) ( i skrift e.l.) snirkel, krummelur, krusedullIIverb \/twɜːl\/1) snurre (rundt), virvle rundt2) snurre, sno, tvinne3) svinge (med)twirl one's thumbs tvinne tommeltottertwirl round snurre rundt, vende seg om
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