thumb - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

thumb [ANAT.]	le pouce   - doigt de la main
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	la renouée persicaire
thumb-sucking	le sucement du pouce

Verbs

to thumb sth.  | thumbed, thumbed |   - book, magazine

feuilleter qc.   - livre, magazine

Phrases / Collocations

to thumb a lift (Brit.)	faire de l'auto-stop
to thumb a lift (Brit.)	faire du stop
to thumb a ride (Amer.)	faire de l'auto-stop
to thumb a ride (Amer.)	faire du stop
to suck one's thumb	sucer son pouce
to thumb one's nose at so. [fig.]	faire un pied de nez à qn. [fig.]
to have a green thumb [fig.]	avoir la main verte
by the rule of thumb [fig.]	à vue de nez [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]	se tourner les pouces [fig.]
to be all thumbs [fig.]	avoir deux mains gauches [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

thump

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