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Which of the following is valid as a rule of thumb about the probability that scoliosis will progress?
Welche Faustregel gilt in Hinblick auf die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Progredienz einer Skoliose?
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
I would say, in my mind, ' if such and such a thing is going to happen, the ring will swing in the direction between the little finger and the thumb ; if it is not going to happen, it will swing at right angles to that direction, and so on.
Ich dachte nämlich im Innern: Wird dies oder jenes geschehen, so soll der Ring die Diagonale vom kleinen Finger zum Daumen beschreiben, geschieht es nicht, aber die Fläche der Hand quer durchschneiden u. s. w.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
They checked the occupants of each vehicle on the other side of the road, just in case Scott had managed to thumb a lift.
Eingehend musterten sie die Insassen eines jeden Fahrzeugs für den Fall, daß es Scott gelungen sein sollte, ein Auto anzuhalten.
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
John took a square silver object from his pants pocket, flipped up the lid, and produced a good flame with the flick of his thumb on a small wheel.
John zog einen rechteckigen, silberfarbenen Gegenstand aus der Hosentasche, klappte den Deckel auf und erzeugte eine ansehnliche Flamme, indem er mit dem Daumen ein kleines Reibrad be-tätigte.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
The main political rule of thumb must be to save emissions of carbon dioxide where they can be saved at the lowest possible cost.
Oberste politische Maxime muss es sein, die Einsparung von Kohlendioxid dort zu erzielen, wo sie mit den geringsten Kosten verbunden ist.
© Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA) 2011
© Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA) 2011
His wingman, Randy Roberts, who had held his position above and behind him, appeared off his right wingtip, the white-gloved hand raised with the thumb erect.
Randy Roberts, der als sein Rottenflieger hinter und über ihm geblieben war, erschien neben seiner rechten Flügelspitze und reckte den Daumen einer weißbehandschuhten Hand hoch.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
"Let me go. . . let go of my thumb — !"
»Loslassen. .. lassen Sie meinen Daumen los. ..!
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
The gun discharged and I felt a 19 sharp pain as the bullet clipped the webbing between my thumb and palm and the escaping gases scorched my hand.
Die Waffe entlud sich. Ich spürte den scharfen Schmerz, als die Kugel das Gewebe zwischen meinem Daumen und meiner Handfläche durchschlug.
Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der Poet
Der Poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Michael Connelly
© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen
© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
The poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
Mrs. Foldy plays the introduction on the old upright piano and Bernard O'Neill —Tom Thumb! — makes his grand entrance, strutting and striding up the aisle toward the miniature pulpit.
Mrs. Foldy spielt das Eingangslied auf dem alten Klavier und Bernhard O'Neill, der Däumling, hat seinen großen Auftritt und stolziert mit langen Schritten den Gang hinab zu dem kleinen Altar.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
Wladek was speechless, and started thumbing around in his coat pocket.
Wladek wußte nicht, was er sagen sollte, und kramte in seiner Manteltasche.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
This is one Mid-East war in which Israel not only may, but must, sit on her thumbs."
Dies ist ein Nahostkrieg, in dem Israel nicht nur untätig bleiben darf, sondern untätig bleiben muß.«
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
I've given him access to a communicator so you can straighten things out between yourselves—but stop twiddling your thumbs already!"
Ich erlaube ihm Zugang zu einem Kommunikator, damit Sie die Dinge zwischen sich klären können. Hören Sie auf damit, alles noch komplizierter zu machen!«
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
A pair of thumbs on his windpipe kept him from crying out.
Zwei Daumen auf seiner Luftröhre hinderten ihn daran, einen Schrei auszustoßen.
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander

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Collocations

rule of thumb
Faustregel
thumb rest
Daumenablage
thumb rest
Daumenauflage
thumb support
Daumenauflage
thumb cut
Daumenausschnitt
thumb rest
Daumenlager
thumb support
Daumenlager
thumb wheel
Daumenrad
rule of thumb
Daumenregel
thumb rule
Daumenregel
thumb index
Daumenregister
thumb lever
Daumenschalter
thumb screw
Daumenschraube
thumb rest
Daumenstütze
thumb support
Daumenstütze

Word forms

thumb

noun
SingularPlural
Common casethumbthumbs
Possessive casethumb'sthumbs'

thumb

verb
Basic forms
Pastthumbed
Imperativethumb
Present Participle (Participle I)thumbing
Past Participle (Participle II)thumbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thumbwe thumb
you thumbyou thumb
he/she/it thumbsthey thumb
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am thumbingwe are thumbing
you are thumbingyou are thumbing
he/she/it is thumbingthey are thumbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have thumbedwe have thumbed
you have thumbedyou have thumbed
he/she/it has thumbedthey have thumbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been thumbingwe have been thumbing
you have been thumbingyou have been thumbing
he/she/it has been thumbingthey have been thumbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I thumbedwe thumbed
you thumbedyou thumbed
he/she/it thumbedthey thumbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was thumbingwe were thumbing
you were thumbingyou were thumbing
he/she/it was thumbingthey were thumbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had thumbedwe had thumbed
you had thumbedyou had thumbed
he/she/it had thumbedthey had thumbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been thumbingwe had been thumbing
you had been thumbingyou had been thumbing
he/she/it had been thumbingthey had been thumbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will thumbwe shall/will thumb
you will thumbyou will thumb
he/she/it will thumbthey will thumb
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be thumbingwe shall/will be thumbing
you will be thumbingyou will be thumbing
he/she/it will be thumbingthey will be thumbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have thumbedwe shall/will have thumbed
you will have thumbedyou will have thumbed
he/she/it will have thumbedthey will have thumbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been thumbingwe shall/will have been thumbing
you will have been thumbingyou will have been thumbing
he/she/it will have been thumbingthey will have been thumbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would thumbwe should/would thumb
you would thumbyou would thumb
he/she/it would thumbthey would thumb
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be thumbingwe should/would be thumbing
you would be thumbingyou would be thumbing
he/she/it would be thumbingthey would be thumbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have thumbedwe should/would have thumbed
you would have thumbedyou would have thumbed
he/she/it would have thumbedthey would have thumbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been thumbingwe should/would have been thumbing
you would have been thumbingyou would have been thumbing
he/she/it would have been thumbingthey would have been thumbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am thumbedwe are thumbed
you are thumbedyou are thumbed
he/she/it is thumbedthey are thumbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being thumbedwe are being thumbed
you are being thumbedyou are being thumbed
he/she/it is being thumbedthey are being thumbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been thumbedwe have been thumbed
you have been thumbedyou have been thumbed
he/she/it has been thumbedthey have been thumbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was thumbedwe were thumbed
you were thumbedyou were thumbed
he/she/it was thumbedthey were thumbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being thumbedwe were being thumbed
you were being thumbedyou were being thumbed
he/she/it was being thumbedthey were being thumbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been thumbedwe had been thumbed
you had been thumbedyou had been thumbed
he/she/it had been thumbedthey had been thumbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be thumbedwe shall/will be thumbed
you will be thumbedyou will be thumbed
he/she/it will be thumbedthey will be thumbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been thumbedwe shall/will have been thumbed
you will have been thumbedyou will have been thumbed
he/she/it will have been thumbedthey will have been thumbed