"thumb" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

thumb sustantivo

thumb + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
thumb injury • thumb print • thumb drive • thumb index finger • thumb piano • ...
thumb + verbo
Kolokacji: 27
thumb hooks • thumb presses • thumb rubs • thumb strokes • thumb resting • ...
(3) stroke, caress, brush, graze
Kolokacji: 4
1. thumb resting = opieranie kciuka thumb resting
2. thumb moves = kciuk rusza się thumb moves
5. thumb extends = kciuk poszerza thumb extends
6. thumb goes = kciuk idzie thumb goes
7. thumb makes = kciuk robi thumb makes
8. thumb hovers = kciuk wisi w powietrzu thumb hovers
9. thumb circles = koła kciuka thumb circles
10. thumb holds = kciuk trzyma thumb holds
  • She saw the slip of plastic, the thumb held as if by accident over the photograph, and spoke before the guard could make a thorough examination.
  • The finish was rubbed off the sides of the picture where her thumbs had held it.
  • One of the first things we learned was to correctly salute, with the thumb held closely to the side of the hand.
  • The thumb holds the little finger in palm with the middle three fingers extended.
  • The thumb of the right hand holds the value "five".
  • I held up my hand, with two fingers and thumb held at right angles.
  • The last two fingers are curled over the palm of the hand, and the thumb holds them in place (fig. 95).
  • The index and middle fingers of the left hand are extended while the thumb holds the other two fingers against the palm.
  • In the second movement, a ball is held in the hollow palm of the right hand, with the thumb holding it securely (fig. 466).
  • To use a grenade, the soldier grips it with the throwing hand, ensuring that his thumb holds the safety lever in place.
verbo + thumb
Kolokacji: 37
hook one's thumbs • put one's thumb • rub one's thumb • use one's thumb • jerk a thumb • press one's thumb • suck one's thumb • ...
adjetivo + thumb
Kolokacji: 27
right thumb • left thumb • sore thumb • opposable thumb • broken thumb • ...
preposición + thumb
Kolokacji: 13
between thumb • of thumb • to thumb • with one's thumb • under one's thumb • ...

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