Thumb
01
tumme, den tjockaste fingret som har en annan position än de andra fyra
the thick finger that has a different position than the other four
Exempel
She twirled the pen around her thumb absentmindedly.
Hon snurrade pennan runt sin tumme tankspritt.
02
tummen, den del av handsken som täcker tummen
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
03
konvex list med ett tvärsnitt i form av en kvartscirkel eller ellips, torus
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
to thumb
01
trycka med tummen, manipulera med tummen
to press, move, or manipulate something using the thumb
Transitive: to thumb sth
Exempel
To find the right channel, she had to thumb the remote control while sitting on the couch.
För att hitta rätt kanal var hon tvungen att trycka på fjärrkontrollen medan hon satt på soffan.
02
liftar, tumma lift
to get a free ride from passing vehicles by signaling with one's thumb
Transitive: to thumb a ride
Exempel
She had never thumbed a ride before, but she was desperate to get to the job interview on time.
Hon hade aldrig liftat förut, men hon var desperat att komma till jobbintervjun i tid.
03
bläddra, bläddra med tummen
to flip through pages using one's thumb
Transitive: to thumb pages
Exempel
He thumbed the brochure, skimming through the information about the upcoming events.
Han bläddrade igenom broschyren, skummade genom informationen om kommande evenemang.
