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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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thumb [θʌm]◊under smb.'s thumb всеце́ло под влия́нием или во вла́сти кого́-л.; под башмако́м
;Tom T. Ма́льчик-с-па́льчик
;to be all thumbs быть нело́вким, неуклю́жим
;thumbs up! неду́рно!, подходя́ще!
;to be thumbs down быть про́тив, выража́ть несогла́сие, неодобре́ние (on)
2. v1) захвата́ть, загрязни́ть2) листа́ть, смотре́ть (журнал, книгу; тж. thumb through)3) останови́ть проезжа́ющий автомоби́ль, подня́в большо́й па́лец (тж. thumb a lift)◊to thumb one's nose at smb. показа́ть нос кому́-л.
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6 thumb through
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7 thumb-nail
thumb-nail 1. noun 1) ноготь большого пальца 2) что-л., имеющее размер ног-тя 2. adj. 1) маленький 2) краткий; thumb-nail sketch - краткое описание (че-го-л.) -
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10 thumb through
thumb through [sth.] sfogliare [book, magazine]* * *thumb through [sth.] sfogliare [book, magazine] -
11 thumb one's nose at smb.
(thumb one's nose at smb. (или smth.))презрительно относиться к кому-л. (или к чему-л.) (первонач. амер.); см. тж. make a long nose at smb.That would make interesting reading-matter, that would, letting men who committed crimes in this county go off thumbing their noses at law enforcement here. (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off the Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — Интересно, очень интересно будет почитать о том, как ловко преступники утирают нос блюстителям закона в нашем округе.
The McCormacks have always had their own political machine and have tended to thumb their noses at building a strong Democratic Party in the state. (‘The New Republic’) — У семьи Мак-Кормак всегда был в распоряжении собственный политический аппарат, и они с презрением относились к усилению Демократической партии в штате Массачусетс.
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12 thumb down
thumb down coll. отвергать; не ценить, ни в грош не ставить; обрекать набездействие -
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thumb-index noun буквенный указатель (на переднем обрезе справочника, сло-варя и т. п.) -
14 thumb-mark
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15 thumb-print
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17 thumb molding
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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18 thumb latch
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19 thumb nut
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20 thumb nut
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Thumb band — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb blue — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb latch — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb mark — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb nut — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb ring — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb stall — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English