green thumb no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para green thumb no dicionário inglês»francês

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb americ

avoir la main verte

Traduções para green thumb no dicionário francês»inglês

avoir les doigts verts, avoir la main verte

to have a green thumb americ

Traduções para green thumb no dicionário inglês»francês

I.green [Brit ɡriːn, americ ɡrin] SUBST

1. green (colour):

green

vert m

I've seen that dress in green

j'ai vu la même robe en vert

dressed in green

vêtu de vert or habillé en vert

a shade of green

une nuance de vert

several different greens

plusieurs verts différents

a cool/pretty green

un vert frais/délicat

2. green (in snooker):

the green

la bille verte

3. green:

green (grassy area)

espace m vert

green (vegetation)

verdure f

a strip of green

une bande de gazon

4. green:

green (in bowling)

boulingrin m (terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules)

green (in golf)

green m

5. green:

green ECOL, POL

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts

6. green americ (money):

green coloq

fric m coloq

green coloq

argent m

II.greens SUBST subst pl

1. greens Brit (vegetables):

greens

légumes mpl verts

eat up your greens!

mange tes légumes!

2. greens americ (greenery):

greens

verdure f

Christmas greens

verdure f (décorative) de Noël

III.green [Brit ɡriːn, americ ɡrin] ADJ

1. green (in colour):

green

vert

to go or turn green traffic lights:

passer au vert

to go or turn green walls:

verdir

to go or turn green fig person:

verdir, devenir vert

to paint/colour/dye sth green

peindre/colorier/teindre qc en vert

2. green (with vegetation):

green countryside, valley

verdoyant

3. green (not ready):

green fruit, wood, tobacco

vert

4. green CULIN:

green bacon

non fumé

5. green (naïve):

green

naïf/naïve

I'm not as green as you think I am

je ne suis pas aussi naïf que tu (le) crois

6. green (inexperienced):

green

novice

7. green:

green ECOL, POL policies, candidate, issues

écologiste

green (ecologically sound) marketing, washing-powder

écologique

8. green ECON (in EU):

green currency, pound, euro

vert

9. green (off-colour):

green coloq

patraque coloq

IV.green [Brit ɡriːn, americ ɡrin]

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb americ

avoir la main verte

to give sb/sth the green light

donner le feu vert à qn/qc

I.thumb [Brit θʌm, americ θəm] SUBST

thumb

pouce m

II.thumb [Brit θʌm, americ θəm] VERBO trans

1. thumb book, magazine:

thumb

feuilleter

a well-thumbed book

un livre fatigué

2. thumb (hitchhiking) coloq:

to thumb a lift or a ride

faire du stop coloq

to thumb a lift or a ride

faire de l'autostop

I thumbed a lift from a truck driver

je me suis fait prendre en stop par un routier coloq

they thumbed a lift home

ils sont rentrés en stop coloq

III.thumb [Brit θʌm, americ θəm] VERBO intr

to thumb at or towards sth

indiquer qc du pouce

IV.thumb [Brit θʌm, americ θəm]

to be all thumbs

être très maladroit

to be under sb's thumb

être sous la domination de qn

she's got him under her thumb

elle le mène à la baguette coloq

to thumb one's nose at sb literal

faire un pied de nez à qn

to thumb one's nose at sb/sth fig

faire la nique à qn/qc coloq

to stick out like a sore thumb

faire tache pej

to stick out like a sore thumb

détonner

green thumb no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para green thumb no dicionário inglês»francês

green thumb SUBST americ fig

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

Traduções para green thumb no dicionário inglês»francês

I.thumb [θʌm] SUBST

thumb

pouce m

Expressões:

to be all thumbs

être bien maladroit

to twiddle one's thumb

se tourner les pouces

thumbs up! coloq

bravo!

to give the thumbs up/down to sth

accepter/rejeter qc

to be under sb's thumb

être sous la coupe de qn

II.thumb [θʌm] VERBO trans

1. thumb (press):

thumb

appuyer sur

2. thumb (hitchhike):

to thumb a lift/a ride

faire de l'auto-stop

to thumb one's way across Italy

faire du stop dans toute l'Italie

3. thumb (turn over):

thumb book

feuilleter

to be thumbed

être écorné

Expressões:

to thumb one's nose at sb coloq

faire un pied de nez à qn

III.thumb [θʌm] VERBO intr

1. thumb (hitch-hike):

thumb

faire du stop

2. thumb (turn over):

to thumb through sth

feuilleter qc

I.green [gri:n] ADJ

1. green (color):

green

vert(e)

greyish-green eyes

des yeux gris-vert

2. green (ecological):

green product, policies, issues

écologique

green person, vote, party

écologiste

Expressões:

to have green fingers Brit, Aus

avoir la main verte

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

II.green [gri:n] SUBST

1. green no pl (colour):

green

vert m

2. green pl (green vegetables):

green

légumes mpl verts

3. green (member of Green Party):

green

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts mpl

4. green (area of grass):

green

espace m vert

5. green DESP:

green

green m

Veja também: blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Expressões:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] SUBST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

As a pharmacist, he was interested in plants and enjoyed horticulture, seeming to possess a green thumb, growing hemp and other plants.

en.wikipedia.org

While his green thumb has yet to hit pay dirt, the farmer finds recognition a reward in itself.

www.thestar.com

Watch the way he handles seeds or berries and you know he's got a green thumb.

en.wikipedia.org

Even those without a green thumb are interested in the contest!

www.boston.com

A developer can use an environmentally oriented marketing strategy, highlighting the benefits of the development to possible buyer with a green thumb.

en.wikipedia.org

A great gift for a green thumb, all that's required are a few materials from your local garden shop to create a stylish tabletop garden.

www.thestar.com

He's found his green thumb here since trading habitual drug use for organic gardening.

www.vicnews.com

If you want to develop your green thumb you should definitely explore the benefits of compost for your garden.

lifehacker.com

Like a badge of honor, this plaque is a salute to your green thumb.

preen.inquirer.net

Now that you have the green thumb, have you considered other venues to garden-say a rooftop, milk crate, or shopping cart?

www.nj.com