Meaning
thumb
- inch
In a sentence
Mi sono tagliato il pollice mentre cucinavo.
I cut my thumb while cooking.
Questo schermo è da sei pollici, vero?
This screen is six inches, right?
Non muovere il pollice, ti fa ancora male.
Don't move your thumb, it still hurts.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pollice | masculine · singular |
| pollici | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For body parts, use il pollice; for measurement, un pollice. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
- To say “thumbs up/down,” Italian often uses pollice in su / pollice verso, not a literal translation of the English gesture phrase.
- Don’t confuse pollice with dito: the thumb is usually treated separately from the other fingers in Italian too.