thumb

pollice

Il dito corto e grosso accanto alle altre dita della mano.

In inglese semplice: The short, thick part of your hand beside your fingers.

• I hurt my thumb.
• The baby was sucking her thumb.
• Can you touch each finger with your thumb?

Espressioni comuni: left thumb, suck your thumb, thumb joint

miniatura

Piccola immagine sullo schermo che puoi selezionare per vederne una versione più grande.

In inglese semplice: A small picture on a screen that you can select to see a larger version.

• Click the thumb to enlarge the picture.
• The gallery displays six thumbs per row.
• Each video has a thumb showing its opening scene.

Sinonimi: thumbnail

Espressioni comuni: image thumb, click a thumb, photo thumb

cursore

Piccola parte di un controllo sullo schermo che trascini per cambiare un valore o una posizione.

In inglese semplice: The small part of an on-screen control that you drag to change a value or position.

• Drag the thumb to the right.
• The scrollbar thumb moved down the track.
• A larger thumb makes the slider easier to use.

Espressioni comuni: slider thumb, scrollbar thumb, drag the thumb

sfogliare

Girare le pagine di un libro o una rivista leggendo solo qualche parte.

In inglese semplice: To turn the pages of a book or magazine, reading only a little.

• She thumbed through a magazine.
• He was thumbing the pages of an old book.
• Can I thumb through your photo album?

Come si usa: thumb through something (I thumbed through the magazine while waiting.)

Sinonimi: leaf through, browse

Espressioni comuni: thumb through something, thumb a magazine

fare autostop

Sporgere il pollice sul bordo della strada per chiedere a un automobilista un passaggio.

In inglese semplice: To hold out part of your hand by a road to ask a driver for a ride.

• We thumbed a ride home.
• He thumbed down a truck near the bridge.
• She stood by the road, thumbing for a lift.

Come si usa: thumb a ride/lift (We thumbed a lift to the next town.); thumb down something (She thumbed down a passing van.)

Espressioni comuni: thumb a lift, thumb a ride, thumb down something

toccare col pollice

Toccare, premere o coprire qualcosa con il pollice.

In inglese semplice: To touch, press, or cover something with the short, thick part of your hand.

• He thumbed the button.
• She thumbed the smooth edge of the coin.
• The soldier thumbed the opening to keep it covered.

Espressioni comuni: thumb a button, thumb the edge

fare autostop

Viaggiare ottenendo passaggi gratuiti da veicoli di passaggio.

In inglese semplice: To travel by getting free rides in passing vehicles.

• We thumbed home after the festival.
• She thumbed across the country last summer.
• He was thumbing south when we met him.

Come si usa: thumb your way somewhere (They thumbed their way across the country.)

Sinonimi: hitchhike, hitch

Espressioni comuni: thumb home, thumb across something, thumb your way