Sentence examples of "thumb" in English

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I hurt my thumb doing a handspring. Ich verletzte meinen Daumen bei einem Handstandüberschlag.
He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer. Er schlug sich versehentlich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen.
The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky. Die Hand hat fünf Finger: den Daumen, den Zeigefinger, den Mittelfinger, den Ringfinger und den kleinen Finger.
He's under the thumb. Er ist ein Pantoffelheld.
She has him under her thumb. Er steht unter ihrem Pantoffel.
He has her under his thumb. Sie steht unter seinem Pantoffel.
His wife has him under the thumb. Seine Ehefrau hat ihn schon unter der Fuchtel.
As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests. Als Daumenregel sollten Sie ein Pfund Rindfleisch für jeweils zwei Gäste rechnen.
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