thumb - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

thumb [ANAT.]	el (dedo) pulgar
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	cresta de gallo
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	cresta de gallo   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	duraznillo común   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	duraznillo común   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	hierba de santa María   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	hierba de santa María   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	hierba pejiguera   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	moco de pavo   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	moco de pavo   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	la (hierba) pejiguera   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	la persicaria
(spotted) lady's thumb [BOT.]	la persicaria   Lat.: Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum persicaria
rule of thumb	regla general

Verbs

to thumb a lift  | thumbed, thumbed |	hacer autoestop (or: autostop)
to thumb a lift  | thumbed, thumbed |	viajar en autoestop (or: autostop)
to thumb a lift  | thumbed, thumbed |	hacer dedo [fig.]
to thumb a lift  | thumbed, thumbed |	pedir un aventón (Lat. Am.: Chile, C. Rica, El Salv., Guat., Hond., Méx., Pan., Perú)
to thumb through a book  | thumbed, thumbed |	pasar las hojas de un libro

Phrases / Collocations

to have a green thumb (Amer.) [fig.] [coll.]	dársele a alguien bien las plantas
to have a green thumb (Amer.) [fig.] [coll.]	tener buena mano con las plantas
to have a green thumb (Amer.) [fig.] [coll.]	tener habilidades jardineras
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be bored	aburrirse
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	cruzarse de brazos [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	echarse a la bartola [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	holgazanear
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	matar el tiempo [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	rascarse la barriga [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	tocarse la barriga [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	tumbarse a la bartola [fig.]
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	vaguear
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	gandulear
to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.]   - to be lazy	haraganear

Orthographically similar words

thrum, thump

tumba, tumbo

Related search terms

persicaria, persicary, redshank, Jesusplant