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durchblättern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • thumb noun The short, thick digit of the hand, set apart from the other four fingers.

Senses

durchblättern is used for these senses in English:

  • leaf through (transitive) To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.
  • thumb (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

thumb — full definition

  1. noun The short, thick digit of the hand, set apart from the other four fingers.
  2. verb To flip through the pages of something quickly.
  3. verb To hitchhike by signaling with the thumb.

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