Vokabahn

Verb

Daumen drücken

to cross one's fingers; to wish good luck; to hope for the best

A1 rank #3,924

Meanings

Verb
  1. to cross one's fingers; to wish good luck; to hope for the best
  2. to make a fist with the thumb covered by the other four fingers, a gesture of luck equivalent to English "cross one's fingers"

In a sentence

Vor der Prüfung werden wir dir alle die Daumen drücken.

We will all keep our fingers crossed for you before the exam.

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Forms

Daumen drücken · drückt Daumen · drückte Daumen · hat Daumen gedrückt

Daumen drücken is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #3,924 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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