thumb
The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and…The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
» Tom gave Mary two thumbs up.
Том показал Мэри два больших пальца вверх. — sharptoothed
Том показав Мері два великих пальці вгору. — deniko
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4 sensesThe shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
Daumen
большо́й па́лецbolʹšój pálec
вели́кий па́лецьvelýkyj pálecʹ
The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
a scroll-bar thumb
(Internet, colloquial)A thumbnail picture.
A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.
- the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Examples
145 sentencesTom gave Mary two thumbs up.
Том показав Мері два великих пальці вгору. — deniko
ruТом показал Мэри два больших пальца вверх. — sharptoothed
He seems to be all thumbs.
ruТакое ощущение, что у него руки не из того места растут. — marafon
deEr scheint zwei linke Hände zu haben. — Manfredo
He has her under his thumb.
ruОн держит её на коротком поводке. — paul_lingvo
deSie steht unter seinem Pantoffel. — Vortarulo
She has him under her thumb.
ruОн у неё под каблуком. — marafon
deEr steht unter ihrem Pantoffel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom gave Mary a thumbs-up.
ruТом показал Мэри большой палец вверх. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Derived from Middle English thombe, thoume, thoumbe (“thumb”), from Old English þūma (“thuDerived from Middle English thombe, thoume, thoumbe (“thumb”), from Old English þūma (“thumb”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō (“thumb”), from Proto-Germanic *þūmô (“thumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”).
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