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He next raised his right hand wide open, placed his thumb at the tip of his own nose, and, turning to the four points of the horizon, saluted the earth by playing with his fingers in the air in the most gallant manner conceivable.
Il leva ensuite la main droite grande ouverte, appuya délicatement le pouce au bout de son propre nez ; et, se tournant aux quatre points de l’horizon, il salua la terre en agitant les doigts de l’air le plus galant qu’on puisse voir.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Note 1: A slight tension in thumb & forefinger toward the target is acceptable.
Note 1: Une faible tension du pouce et de l'index en direction de la cible est acceptable.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
The thumb of the left hand can be used or even a pencil can be placed under the loop to maintain the tension whilst the tail end is being pulled through.
Le pouce de la main gauche ou même un crayon peut être placé sous la boucle pour garder la tension pendant que le bout est tiré.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
Biquet has ventured on a reconnaissance, and returns contemptuously pointing with his thumb towards the motley mass: "Eh, boys! Come and have a squint at them!
Biquet s’est aventuré pour reconnaître ; il revient, et nous désignant du pouce, par-dessus son épaule, la masse bariolée : – Eh ! les poteaux, v’nez mirer ça.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
With groping hands I still continued feeling the wood, and suddenly I pricked my left thumb.
Mes mains tâtonnantes continuaient machinalement à se promener contre le bois.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
All she could talk about now was this young fellow who had her completely under his thumb.
Elle ne pouvait plus causer que de ce garçon dont la domination l’emplissait.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Unfortunately, the rule of thumb loses some usefulness in environmental toxicology because there are usually only a few replicates for any one treatment, and estimates of the inter-quartile range become rather shaky.
Malheureusement, la règle empirique perd une certaine utilité en écotoxicologie parce que, habituellement, on ne compte que quelques répétitions par traitement et que les estimations de l'intervalle interquartile deviennent plutôt incertaines.
© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005
As he went from the Epistle side towards Vincent, so that the water of ablution might be poured upon his thumb and fore-finger, Lisa said more softly: 'It's nearly over.
Quand il alla du côté de l'Epitre se faire verser par Vincent, sur le pouce et sur l'index, le vin et l'eau de l'ablution, Lisa dit plus doucement: - C'est bientôt fini.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
To perform this test, a small, representative subsample of the test soil (e.g., a "pinch" of soil) is randomly taken using a gloved hand, and gently compressed between the thumb and forefinger.
Pour effectuer cet essai, on prélève un petit sous-échantillon représentatif du sol (par ex. une pincée), au hasard, à la main gantée et on le comprime légèrement entre le pouce et l’index.
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2004
© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2004
Slats shot the bones out of his hand, brought the thumb along his sweaty fingers with a snap.
Slats lança les dés et fit claquer son pouce contre ses doigts suants.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
"Six -" he said, holding up all the fingers of one hand, and the thumb of the other, "besides this."
Six, dit-il en levant tous les doigts d’une main, et le pouce de l’autre, outre celle-ci.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
“What a beautiful day it is, nay?” he said, thumb hooked in the breast pocket of his vest, the other hand extended toward Soraya. She gave him the pages.
— Belle journée, non? enchaîna-t-il, un pouce enfoncé dans la poche de poitrine de sa veste. (Il tendit son autre bras vers Soraya, qui lui remit mon manus crit.)
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
A fold of skin within each clipped area shall be taken between the forefinger and thumb and measured with callipers and recorded.
Un pli de la peau dans chaque zone rasée est pris entre l'index et le pouce et mesuré à l'aide d'un compas et noté.
Three times did they plunge her hand into the piscina, and each time they saw the needle moving along, till it came out by the tip of the thumb.
Trois fois, on la replonge, et l’on voit chaque fois marcher l’aiguille, qui sort enfin par l’extrémité du pouce...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
In the bathroom Eugene nudged me and held up his thumb and middle finger in a circular sign of triumph.
Dans la salle de bains, Eugène me donna un coup de coude et joignit son majeur et son pouce en un signe de triomphe.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus

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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