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[θʌm] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. 1. большой палец (руки)
  2. большой палец перчатки, рукавицы
2. выступающая часть (чего-л.)
3. мера длины (приравнивается к одному дюйму)
гл.
1. = thumb through листать, смотреть (журнал, книгу)
2. уминать, разравнивать, утрамбовывать (пальцем)
3. разг. голосовать на дороге, путешествовать автостопом (в Европе традиционным жестом для автостопа является поднятый вверх большой палец)
4. замусолить, растрепать, испачкать (в результате неаккуратного или чрезмерного использования)

Biology (En-Ru)

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большой палец (руки)
ихт. подкаменщик (Cottus gobio)

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Tilting your thumbs very slightly, use the whole length of your thumb to push the muscle away from you.
Слегка наклоняя большие пальцы, используйте всю их длину для отталкивания мышцы от себя.
Mumford, Susan / Sensual MassageМамфорд, Сюзан / Чувственный массаж
Чувственный массаж
Мамфорд, Сюзан
© 2002 Octopus Publishing Group Ltd
© "Омега", издание на русском языке, 2004
Sensual Massage
Mumford, Susan
© Susan Mumford 1994
© 1994, 2001 Octopus Publishing Group Limited

She nodded. Turning to the rest of the team, she pointed a thumb at Ben. "Let's do it, then.
Эшли согласно кивнула и, повернувшись к остальным, сказала: – Сделаем так, как предлагает Бен.
Rollins, James / SubterraneanРоллинс, Джеймс / Пещера
Пещера
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2008
Subterranean
Rollins, James
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski

His thumb tipped her head back, exposing her throat, his mouth clamped to her skin, his throat working as if he were devouring her, feeding on her, drinking her in.
Он откинул ее голову назад и прижался ртом к коже у горла, словно пил ее, поглощал, питался ею.
Feehan, Christine / Dark PrinceФихан, Кристин / Темный принц
Темный принц
Фихан, Кристин
© 1999 by Christine Feehan
© Наумова Г., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
Dark Prince
Feehan, Christine
© 1999 by Christine Feehan

Their toes were longer than those of humans, and the great toe appeared to be a kind of thumb, not fully opposable but functional enough to make them good climbers.
Пальцы ног длиной превосходили человеческие, один, похоже, выполнял роль большого пальца руки, достаточно функциональный для того, чтобы они могли ловко лазать по деревьям.
Koontz, Dean Ray / BreathlessКунц, Дин / Затаив дыхание
Затаив дыхание
Кунц, Дин
© В. Вебер, перевод на русский язык, 2010
© 2009 by Dean Koontz
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
Breathless
Koontz, Dean Ray
© 2009 by Dean Koontz

As a rule of thumb only structures larger than the wavelength of the radiation can be resolved.
Согласно эмпирическому правилу, только структуры большие, чем длина волны излучения, могут быть разрешены.
Jähne, Bernd / Digital Image ProcessingЯне, Бернд / Цифровая обработка изображений
Цифровая обработка изображений
Яне, Бернд
© 2005, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
© 2006, ЗАО «РИЦ «Техносфера» перевод на русский язык
Digital Image Processing
Jähne, Bernd
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005

A rule of thumb is that a lousy process will consume ten times as many hours as the work itself requires.
Плохо организованный процесс администрирования потребляет вдесятеро больше времени, чем сама работа — это азбучная истина.
Gates, Bill / Business @ the Speed of ThoughtГейтс, Билл / Бизнес со скоростью мысли
Бизнес со скоростью мысли
Гейтс, Билл
© 2001 Корпорация Microsoft
Business @ the Speed of Thought
Gates, Bill
© 1999 by William H. Gates, III

If the lips close, open the lower lip with your gloved thumb.
Если губы закрываются, отведите нижнюю губу большим пальцем руки в перчатке.
© 2001-2006 EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network and American International Health Alliance
http://www.eurasiahealth.org/ 2/5/2008

He indicated the third person by a downward thrust of the thumb to the box on which they sat.
– И Билл постучал пальцем по гробу, на котором они сидели.
London, Jack / White FangЛондон, Джек / Белый Клык
Белый Клык
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство «ОЛМА-ПРЕСС», 2002
White Fang
London, Jack
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1992

Esfir took the gun with her finger and thumb, as if she disdained to touch the official's hand, and walked out of the room.
Эсфирь Литвинова выдернула оружие двумя пальцами, словно брезговала дотронуться до руки чиновника и вышла вон.
Akunin, Boris / The State CounsellorАкунин, Борис / Статский советник
Статский советник
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1999
© И. Захаров, издатель, 1999
The State Counsellor
Akunin, Boris

Amanda listened longer this time, nodding, at the same time clipping the thumb and fingers of her right hand together in a quack-quack-quack gesture.
Аманда ещё послушала, кивая и одновременно сводя и разводя кончики большого и остальных пальцев правой руки, как бы говоря: бла‑бла‑бла.
King, Stephen / Lisey's storyКинг, Стивен / История Лизи
История Лизи
Кинг, Стивен
Lisey's story
King, Stephen
© 2006 by Stephen King

Not being a big believer in "rules of thumb" (there are exceptions to every rule), I don't have any rules of thumb for when to use (or not to use) a B*Tree index.
Не слишком веря в "простые" правила (из каждого правила есть исключения), я не использую никаких простых правил для определения того, когда использовать (или не использовать) индекс на основе В*-дерева.
Kyte, Tom / Expert One-on-One OracleКайт, Том / Oracle для профессионалов
Oracle для профессионалов
Кайт, Том
© Перевод на русский язык. ООО «ДиаСофтЮП», 2003
© Wrox Press Ltd, 2002
Expert One-on-One Oracle
Kyte, Tom
© Wrox Press Ltd, 2002

“This was found between the finger and thumb of the dead man.
— Это было найдено у мертвого Уильяма в руке. Зажат между большим и указательным пальцами.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Reigate PuzzleКонан Дойль, Артур / Рейгетские сквайры
Рейгетские сквайры
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
The Reigate Puzzle
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 1975 by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.

Then close the right nostril with your right thumb and retain the breath by firmly pressing the chin against the chest (Jalandhara Bandha).
Затем закройте правую ноздрю большим пальцем правой руки и задержите дыхание, крепко прижимая подбородок к груди (Джаландхара Бандха).
Sivananda, Sri / Kundalini YogaШивананда, Шри / Кундалини йога
Кундалини йога
Шивананда, Шри
© МПРИЦ «Культ-информпресс», 1993
© В. В. Жикаренцев, перевод, вступительная статья, 1993
Kundalini Yoga
Sivananda, Sri
© The Divine Life Trust Society

His thumb feathered over my cheekbone and he made the low humming sound he always used to after sex.
Он провел большим пальцем по моей скуле и тихо застонал, как прежде делал после секса.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Saint City SinnersСэйнткроу, Лилит / Грешники Святого города
Грешники Святого города
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
Saint City Sinners
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

The insect nervous system is adept at setting up a temporary rule of thumb of this kind: 'Steer a course such that the light rays hit your eye at an angle of 30 degrees.'
Нервная система насекомого приспособлена для выработки временных правил поведения, примерно таких: "Держать курс так, чтобы луч света попадал в глаз под углом 30 градусов".
Dawkins, Richard / The God DelusionДокинз, Ричард / Бог как иллюзия
Бог как иллюзия
Докинз, Ричард
© 2006 by Richard Dawkins
© H. Смелкова, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© ООО "Издательская Группа Аттикус", 2008
The God Delusion
Dawkins, Richard
© Richard Dawkins 2006

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θʌmNounбольшой палец

User translations

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1.
большой палец на руке
translation added by Фаиль Файзуллин
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2.
ползунок компонента прокрутки
translation added by Dipish
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Collocations

"rule of thumb" method

эмпирический метод

ball of thumb

возвышение основания большого пальца

ball of thumb

тенар

butterfly thumb screw

винт с барашком

clasped thumb

молоткообразный большой палец

gamekeeper's thumb

"палец егеря"

gamekeeper's thumb

вальгусное положение большого пальца кисти

green thumb

садоводческое искусство

hitchhiker thumb

удлиненный большой палец

knurled-thumb screw

винт с накатанной головкой

lady's thumb

горец почечуйный

miller's thumb

подкаменщик

rule of thumb

метод

rule of thumb

практический метод

rule of thumb

практический способ

Word forms

thumb

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	thumb	thumbs
Possessive case	thumb's	thumbs'

thumb

verb

Basic forms
Past	thumbed
Imperative	thumb
Present Participle (Participle I)	thumbing
Past Participle (Participle II)	thumbed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thumb	we thumb
you thumb	you thumb
he/she/it thumbs	they thumb

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am thumbing	we are thumbing
you are thumbing	you are thumbing
he/she/it is thumbing	they are thumbing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have thumbed	we have thumbed
you have thumbed	you have thumbed
he/she/it has thumbed	they have thumbed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been thumbing	we have been thumbing
you have been thumbing	you have been thumbing
he/she/it has been thumbing	they have been thumbing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I thumbed	we thumbed
you thumbed	you thumbed
he/she/it thumbed	they thumbed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was thumbing	we were thumbing
you were thumbing	you were thumbing
he/she/it was thumbing	they were thumbing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had thumbed	we had thumbed
you had thumbed	you had thumbed
he/she/it had thumbed	they had thumbed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been thumbing	we had been thumbing
you had been thumbing	you had been thumbing
he/she/it had been thumbing	they had been thumbing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will thumb	we shall/will thumb
you will thumb	you will thumb
he/she/it will thumb	they will thumb

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be thumbing	we shall/will be thumbing
you will be thumbing	you will be thumbing
he/she/it will be thumbing	they will be thumbing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have thumbed	we shall/will have thumbed
you will have thumbed	you will have thumbed
he/she/it will have thumbed	they will have thumbed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been thumbing	we shall/will have been thumbing
you will have been thumbing	you will have been thumbing
he/she/it will have been thumbing	they will have been thumbing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would thumb	we should/would thumb
you would thumb	you would thumb
he/she/it would thumb	they would thumb

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be thumbing	we should/would be thumbing
you would be thumbing	you would be thumbing
he/she/it would be thumbing	they would be thumbing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have thumbed	we should/would have thumbed
you would have thumbed	you would have thumbed
he/she/it would have thumbed	they would have thumbed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been thumbing	we should/would have been thumbing
you would have been thumbing	you would have been thumbing
he/she/it would have been thumbing	they would have been thumbing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am thumbed	we are thumbed
you are thumbed	you are thumbed
he/she/it is thumbed	they are thumbed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being thumbed	we are being thumbed
you are being thumbed	you are being thumbed
he/she/it is being thumbed	they are being thumbed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been thumbed	we have been thumbed
you have been thumbed	you have been thumbed
he/she/it has been thumbed	they have been thumbed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was thumbed	we were thumbed
you were thumbed	you were thumbed
he/she/it was thumbed	they were thumbed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being thumbed	we were being thumbed
you were being thumbed	you were being thumbed
he/she/it was being thumbed	they were being thumbed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been thumbed	we had been thumbed
you had been thumbed	you had been thumbed
he/she/it had been thumbed	they had been thumbed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be thumbed	we shall/will be thumbed
you will be thumbed	you will be thumbed
he/she/it will be thumbed	they will be thumbed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been thumbed	we shall/will have been thumbed
you will have been thumbed	you will have been thumbed
he/she/it will have been thumbed	they will have been thumbed

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