Daumen drücken
German, verb
Daumen drücken is spelled D-A-U-M-E-N-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N (13 letters). Daumen drücken is a German verb meaning “to make a fist with the thumb covered by the other four fingers, a gesture of luck equivalent to English "cross one's fingers"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Daumen drücken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make a fist with the thumb covered by the other four fingers, a gesture of luck equivalent to English "cross one's fingers"
Ich habe das ganze Spiel lang Daumen gedrückt.
- 2
to cross one's fingers; to wish good luck; to hope for the best
Ich habe eine Einladung zum Vorstellungsgespräch bekommen. Drück mir die Daumen!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Daumen drücken
- drückt Daumen present singular third-person
- drückte Daumen past
- Daumen gedrückt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- Daumen drückend participle present
- Daumen zu drücken infinitive infinitive-zu
- drücke Daumen first-person indicative present
- drücken Daumen first-person indicative plural
- drückst Daumen indicative present second-person
- drückest Daumen second-person singular subjunctive
- drücket Daumen plural second-person subjunctive
- drückten Daumen first-person indicative plural
- drücktest Daumen indicative preterite second-person
- drücktet Daumen indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).