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Den grünen Daumen haben
In German
Den grünen Daumen haben
den gryu-nen dau-men ha-ben
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📖 Literal Translation
To have the green thumb
💡 Meaning
To be good at gardening, to have a natural talent for making plants grow.
🌍 Equivalent:"To have a green thumb"
📜 Origin:The idiom is a direct translation from English, suggesting that a successful gardener's thumb might literally be stained green from working with plants and soil.
Example Sentences
1
Meine Oma hat den grünen Daumen, bei ihr wächst alles prächtig.
My grandma has a green thumb; everything grows splendidly for her.
2
Ich wünschte, ich hätte auch den grünen Daumen, meine Pflanzen gehen immer ein.
I wish I also had a green thumb; my plants always die.