pulgar

thumb

Noun pulgar m (plural pulgares)

Examples

Tom atrapó un mosquito entre su pulgar y su índice.

Tom caught a mosquito between his thumb and first finger.

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La mano tiene cinco dedos: el pulgar, el índice, el medio, el anular y el meñique.

The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.

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Me lastimé el pulgar haciendo una voltereta.

I hurt my thumb doing a handspring.

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La mano tiene cinco dedos: pulgar, índice, corazón, anular y meñique.

The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.

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Me pinché el pulgar con una aguja.

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

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Él accidentalmente se golpeó en el pulgar con el martillo.

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

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