ETIMOLOGIA CUVÂNTULUI THUMB
Old English thūma; related to Old Saxon thūma, Old High German thūmo, Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove, Latin tumēre to swell.
CE ÎNSEAMNĂ THUMB ÎN ENGLEZĂ?
Deget mare
Degetul mare este primul deget al mâinii. Când o persoană se află în poziția anatomică medicală, degetul mare este cifra cea mai îndepărtată. Substantivul medical latino-engleză pentru degetul mare este pollex, iar adjectivul corespunzător pentru degetul mare este pololic.
Definiția thumb în dicționarul Engleză
Prima definiție a degetului mare în dicționar este prima și, de obicei, cea mai scurtă și cea mai groasă din cifrele mâinii, compusă din două oase scurte. Denumire tehnică: adjectiv pollex asociat cu pollex. Alte definiții ale degetului mare sunt cifrele corespunzătoare din alte vertebrate. Thumb este, de asemenea, o parte dintr-o mănușă de formă pentru a se potrivi cu degetul mare.
CONJUGAREA ÎN ENGLEZĂ A VERBULUI THUMB
PRESENT
Present
I thumb
you thumb
he/she/it thumbs
we thumb
you thumb
they thumb
Present continuous
I am thumbing
you are thumbing
he/she/it is thumbing
we are thumbing
you are thumbing
they are thumbing
Present perfect
I have thumbed
you have thumbed
he/she/it has thumbed
we have thumbed
you have thumbed
they have thumbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been thumbing
you have been thumbing
he/she/it has been thumbing
we have been thumbing
you have been thumbing
they have been thumbing
PAST
Past
I thumbed
you thumbed
he/she/it thumbed
we thumbed
you thumbed
they thumbed
Past continuous
I was thumbing
you were thumbing
he/she/it was thumbing
we were thumbing
you were thumbing
they were thumbing
Past perfect
I had thumbed
you had thumbed
he/she/it had thumbed
we had thumbed
you had thumbed
they had thumbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been thumbing
you had been thumbing
he/she/it had been thumbing
we had been thumbing
you had been thumbing
they had been thumbing
FUTURE
Future
I will thumb
you will thumb
he/she/it will thumb
we will thumb
you will thumb
they will thumb
Future continuous
I will be thumbing
you will be thumbing
he/she/it will be thumbing
we will be thumbing
you will be thumbing
they will be thumbing
Future perfect
I will have thumbed
you will have thumbed
he/she/it will have thumbed
we will have thumbed
you will have thumbed
they will have thumbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been thumbing
you will have been thumbing
he/she/it will have been thumbing
we will have been thumbing
you will have been thumbing
they will have been thumbing
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would thumb
you would thumb
he/she/it would thumb
we would thumb
you would thumb
they would thumb
Conditional continuous
I would be thumbing
you would be thumbing
he/she/it would be thumbing
we would be thumbing
you would be thumbing
they would be thumbing
Conditional perfect
I would have thumb
you would have thumb
he/she/it would have thumb
we would have thumb
you would have thumb
they would have thumb
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been thumbing
you would have been thumbing
he/she/it would have been thumbing
we would have been thumbing
you would have been thumbing
they would have been thumbing
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you thumb
we let´s thumb
you thumb
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
thumbing
CITATE ÎN ENGLEZĂ CU «THUMB»
Citate renumite și propoziții cu cuvântul
thumb.
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!
I think that it should just be a rule of thumb that if your job asks you to cut your hair... that means that it's time to quit that job.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
My rule of thumb is that if I am interested or intrigued by something, others will be as well.
As a rough rule of thumb, I would say the smaller the pond, the more belligerent the fish.
Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.
The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.
If you take your thumb and your index finger and look right where they meet - go ahead and do that now - and relax your hand, you'll see a crinkle, and then a wrinkle within the crinkle, and a crinkle within the wrinkle. Right? Your body is covered with fractals.
There must be a rule of thumb in pop-culture archaeology that states that the allure of any topic is inversely related to its assigned importance in the affairs of humanity. The more trivial the subject, the dearer it is to most of its partisans and the more worthy of scholarship. The smallest things in life often mean the most to people.
CĂRȚI ÎN ENGLEZĂ ÎN LEGĂTURĂ CU «THUMB»
Descoperă întrebuințarea
thumb în următoarea selecție bibliografică. Cărți în legătură cu
thumb și extrase din aceasta pentru a furniza contextul de întrebuințare al acestuia în literatura Engleză.
1
Hand, Hand, Fingers,
Thumb
Illus. in full color. A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.
2
The Panda's
Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
Reissued in a larger format, with a handsome new cover, The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.
3
The Violinist's
Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, ...
An exploration of human DNA and the stories it can tell describes how genes can explain why JFK's skin was bronze, Einstein was a genius, and why people with exceptional thumb flexibility can become world-class violinists.
4
Pipeline Rules of
Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, ...
Now in its 8th edition, this handbook continues to set the standard by which all other piping books are judged.
5
Rules of
Thumb for Chemical Engineers
This new edition of the most complete handbook for chemical and process engineers incorporates the latest information for engineers and practitioners who depend on it as a working tool.
6
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom
Thumb: A Novel
BONUS: This edition contains a timeline, an interview with Melanie Benjamin, and an excerpt from Melanie Benjamin's Alice I Have Been.
7
Rules of
Thumb for Mechanical Engineers: A Manual of Quick, ...
Mechanical engineers, maintenance engineers and personnel, and anyone involved in the operation of facilities and equipment will have this volume on his or her desktop more often than on the bookshelf.
8
Rules of
Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
This book will be an easy reference for engineers and managers needing immediate solutions to everyday problems.
Ricky Smith, R. Keith Mobley,
2011
9
Rules of
Thumb for Chemical Engineers
Annotation A handbook for chemical and process engineers who need a solution to their practical on-the-job problems. It solves process design problems quickly, accurately and safely, with hundreds of techniques, shortcuts and calculations.
10
Rules of
Thumb in Engineering Practice
Consistent terminology and SI units are used throughout the book, while a detailed index quickly and reliably directs engineers in their everyday work at chemical plants: from keywords to solutions in a matter of minutes. [bio] Donald R. ...
ȘTIRI NOI CARE INCLUD TERMENUL «THUMB»
Află ce ziare naționale și internaționale au scris despre și cum este întrebuințat termenul
thumb în contextul următoarelor știri.
Twins lose Byron Buxton to thumb injury two weeks after call-up
Byron Buxton's rough start in the majors just got much rougher, as the Twins placed the stud center field prospect on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb ... «NBCSports.com, Iun 15»
Man loses thumb in machete attack in Los Angeles
A man had his thumb cut off and suffered serious injuries after being attacked by four men who wielded a machete early Sunday morning in the Pico-Union area. «KABC-TV, Iun 15»
Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre out at least two weeks with thumb injury
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre will miss at least two weeks after injuring his right thumb in Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox, the team ... «SI.com, Mai 15»
Max Scherzer, 'dealing with a little sprain' in right thumb, 'not ready …
That is the extent of the between-start work he has done since jamming his right thumb on Thursday. His thumb is still sore and still swollen, and he seems ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
Candy Crush Bender Causes Man to Rupture Tendon in Thumb
A former sailor, who is 29-years-old, played Candy Crush all day during a six to eight week stretch, suffering a ruptured tendon in his left thumb due to excessive ... «ABC News, Apr 15»
LaMarcus Aldridge needs thumb surgery, and the Blazers might be …
We started to get bad vibes after Wednesday's reports that the results of a magnetic resonance imaging exam on the left hand that LaMarcus Aldridge injured ... «Yahoo Sports, Ian 15»
Hominin ancestors Australopithecus used their hands like modern …
Australopithecus An example of a human precision grip, grasping an Australopithecus africanus first metacarpal of the thumb(T.L. Kivell & M. Skinner). «International Business Times UK, Ian 15»
Thumb Typing Is Changing Our Brains
It seems that as we moved from phones with buttons – BlackBerrys and even feature phones – the parts of our brain associated with the thumbs are changing ... «TechCrunch, Dec 14»
Tyrann Mathieu to have surgery
Mathieu will have a pin inserted in the thumb. The Cardinals said Tuesday that Mathieu would play with it in a cast when he returns. The three-week time frame ... «ESPN, Dec 14»
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun: Offseason thumb surgery 'made a …
MILWAUKEE — Nearly two months removed from cryotherapy procedure on his right thumb, Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Ryan Braun says he is pain free for ... «FOXSports.com, Nov 14»