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1 to thumb one's nose at so.
faire un pied de nez à; se rire de; se moquer deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to thumb one's nose at so.
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2 to thumb one's nose at so. sth
faire un pied de nez à; se rire de; se moquer deEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to thumb one's nose at so. sth
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A n pouce m.B vtr1 feuilleter [book, magazine] ; a well-thumbed book un livre fatigué ;2 ○ ( hitchhiking) to thumb a lift ou a ride faire du stop ○ or de l'autostop ; I thumbed a lift from a truck driver je me suis fait prendre en stop ○ par un routier ; they thumbed a lift home ils sont rentrés en stop ○.to be all thumbs être très maladroit ; to be under sb's thumb être sous la domination de qn ; she's got him under her thumb elle le mène à la baguette ○ ; to thumb one's nose at sb lit faire un pied de nez à qn ; to thumb one's nose at sb/sth fig faire la nique ○ à qn/qch ; to stick out like a sore thumb faire tache pej, détonner.▶ thumb through [sth] feuilleter [book, magazine]. -
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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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thumb [θʌm]1. nounpouce ma. [+ book, magazine] feuilleter[+ book] feuilleter* * *[θʌm] 1.noun pouce m2.transitive verb1) feuilleter [book, magazine]2) (colloq) ( hitchhiking)to thumb a lift ou a ride — faire du stop (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:••to thumb one's nose at somebody — lit faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un; fig faire la nique (colloq) à quelqu'un
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