green thumb

1. (US, idiomatic)A natural skill for gardening.

   Wow, did you plant this entire garden on your own? You really must have a green thumb.

   grüner Daumen, grüne Hand

   садово́дческое иску́сствоsadovódčeskoje iskússtvo

2. (US)A person with this skill.

   I should ask the green thumb next door what she recommends for my droopy daffodils.

   grüner Daumen

   иску́сный садово́дiskúsnyj sadovód

1. Fortunately, I have a green thumb.

   deZum Glück habe ich einen grünen Daumen.

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2. It looks like you've got a green thumb.

   ruУ Вас, похоже, талант к садоводству.

   deDu hast anscheinend einen grünen Daumen.

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3. My grandmother has a green thumb.

   Моя бабуся — природжена садівниця.

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4. I don't have a green thumb at all.

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5. French are better gardeners than Germans: they have green hands whereas their neighbours only have green thumbs.

   ruФранцузы - лучшие садовники, чем немцы: у них золотые руки, тогда как у их соседей только золотые большие пальцы.

   deFranzosen sind bessere Gärtner als Deutsche: Sie haben grüne Hände, wohingegen ihre Nachbarn nur grüne Daumen haben.

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