thumb Signification, définition

Signification de thumb en français

• 0 the short, wide finger that helps you hold things -- pouce [ masculine ]

  • a toddler sucking his thumb un petit qui suce son pouce

• 1 an indication that sth is good/bad, especially by pointing your thumb up/down -- lever le pouce / pointer le pouce vers le bas

  • Critics gave the movie a thumbs down. Les critiques ont mal accueilli le film.

  • She gave the thumbs up to say everything was ready. Elle a levé le pouce pour dire que tout était prêt.

• 2 the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four -- pouce

  • The baby is sucking its thumb.

• 3 the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger. -- pouce

• 4 (often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers -- feuilleter

  • She was thumbing through the dictionary.