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noun

Daumen

The short thick 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.

Examples :

"My thumb is very good at turning pages in my textbook. "

Mein Daumen eignet sich sehr gut zum Umblättern in meinem Lehrbuch.

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noun

Schieber, Regler

The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

Examples :

"The volume control on my laptop has a small thumb that you move to adjust the sound. "

Der Lautstärkeregler an meinem Laptop hat einen kleinen Schieber, den man verschiebt, um den Ton anzupassen.

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Miniaturbild, Vorschaubild

A thumbnail picture.

Examples :

"2001, "Gary", Wanna See Porn? Take a Look At These (Free Expandable Thumbs) - CLICK HERE (on newsgroup alt.sex.services)"

2001, „Gary“, Pornografie ansehen? Schau dir diese (kostenlosen, erweiterbaren Vorschaubilder) an – KLICK HIER (in der Newsgroup alt.sex.services).

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verb

Daumen auflegen, mit dem Daumen berühren

To touch or cover with the thumb.

Examples :

"to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"

Den Zündloch einer Kanone mit dem Daumen berühren.

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verb

Durchblättern

(with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

Examples :

"I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all."

Ich blätterte das Buch durch und beschloss, es nicht ganz zu lesen.

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verb

Trampen, per Anhalter fahren

(travel) To hitchhike

Examples :

"My friend decided to thumb to the concert; he didn't want to spend the money on a bus ticket. "

Mein Freund beschloss, per Anhalter zum Konzert zu fahren; er wollte das Geld nicht für ein Busticket ausgeben.

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verb

mit dem Daumen oder den Fingern beschmutzen oder abnutzen

To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

Examples :

"The children thumbed their library books, making the pages quite dirty. "

Die Kinder beschmutzten ihre Bibliotheksbücher mit ihren Fingern, wodurch die Seiten ziemlich schmutzig wurden.

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verb

Mit dem Daumen manipulieren, spannen

To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

Examples :

"To load the revolver, he had to thumb the hammer back. "

Um den Revolver zu laden, musste er den Hammer mit dem Daumen spannen.

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verb

Den Hahn schnell spannen

To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

Examples :

"The marksman thumbed the single-action revolver, firing quickly and accurately at the target. "

Der Schütze spannte den Hahn des Single-Action-Revolvers und feuerte schnell und präzise auf das Ziel.

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