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thumbs

/θʌmz/

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noun

Pouces

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 :

"The baby is learning to grab toys using his thumbs to hold them tightly. "

Le bébé apprend à attraper des jouets en utilisant ses pouces pour les tenir fermement.

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noun

Curseur

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

Examples :

"To adjust the volume, drag the thumbs on the audio settings bar left or right. "

Pour régler le volume, faites glisser le curseur sur la barre des paramètres audio vers la gauche ou la droite.

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noun

Miniature, vignette

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 », Vous voulez voir du porno ? Jetez un coup d'œil à ces (vignettes extensibles gratuites) - CLIQUEZ ICI (sur le groupe de discussion alt.sex.services).

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verb

Toucher ou couvrir avec le pouce

To touch or cover with the thumb.

Examples :

"to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"

Toucher le trou de mise à feu d'un canon avec le pouce.

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verb

Feuilleter

(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."

J'ai feuilleté le livre et j'ai décidé de ne pas prendre la peine de le lire en entier.

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verb

Faire de l'auto-stop

(travel) To hitchhike

Examples :

"After his car broke down, Mark had to thumbs all the way to the next town. "

Après que sa voiture est tombée en panne, Mark a dû faire de l'auto-stop jusqu'à la ville suivante.

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verb

Salir, user avec les doigts

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

Examples :

"He thumbs through the well-worn paperback, its pages now smudged and dog-eared from countless readings. "

Il salit le livre de poche usé, dont les pages sont maintenant tachées et cornées après d'innombrables lectures.

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verb

Manipuler avec le pouce, armer

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

Examples :

"He carefully thumbed the cylinder of the old revolver to check if it was loaded. "

Il arma soigneusement le barillet du vieux revolver pour vérifier s'il était chargé.

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verb

Armer rapidement (un revolver à simple action) en tirant sur le chien tout en maintenant la détente enfoncée

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

Examples :

"The gunslinger thumbed his revolver, firing off six shots in a matter of seconds. "

Le pistolero arma son revolver, tirant six coups en quelques secondes.

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