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thread [θrɛd] n 1. a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc. 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made 4. any fine line, stream, mark, or piece from the air, the path was a thread of white 5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc. (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool 6. (Mining & Quarrying) a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore 7. something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole the thread of the story 8. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates vb 1. (tr) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc.) through (something) to thread a needle to thread cotton through a needle 2. (tr) to string on a thread she threaded the beads 3. to make (one's way) through or over (something) 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding 5. (tr) to pervade hysteria threaded his account 6. (Cookery) (intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon See also threads [Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread] threader n threadless adj threadlike adj Thread(s) a line or string that links together actual items, episodes, or thoughts, collectively, and carries the theme along with it. Examples: thread of our poor human affairs; of argumentation, 1774; of comforts, 1719; of history, 1736; of delicious melody, 1879; of patience, 1670; of rain, 1593; of sand, 1674; of truth, 1836; of his verbosity, 1588.
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thread noun 2. theme, motif, train of thought, course, direction, strain, plot, drift, tenor, story line the thread running through the book Translations thread [θred] A. N 1. (Sew) → hilo m a needle and thread → una aguja e hilo cotton/nylon thread → hilo m de algodón/nylon to hang by a thread → pender de un hilo 2. [of silkworm, spider] → hebra f 3. (= drift, theme) → hilo m to lose the thread (of what sb is saying) → perder el hilo(de lo que algn está diciendo) to pick up the thread(s) again [of conversation, thought] → retomar el hilo; [of process, problem] → volver a tomar las riendas she picked up the threads of her life/career again → tomó de nuevo las riendas de su vida/carrera thread [ˈθrɛd] vt [+ needle] → enfiler [+ laces, wires] → enfiler [+ beads, objects] → enfiler to thread one's way between → se faufiler entre to thread one's way through sth → se faufiler à travers qch threads npl (mainly US) (= clothes) → fringues fpl > thread n (of cotton, wool etc) → Faden m; (Sew) → Garn nt, → Faden m; (= strong thread) → Zwirn m; to hang by a thread (fig) → an einem (seidenen or dünnen) Faden hängen (fig, of story) → (roter) Faden; to follow the thread of a conversation → dem Gedankengang eines Gespräches folgen; he lost the thread of what he was saying → er hat den Faden verloren; to pick up the threads of one’s story/a conversation → den (roten) Faden/den Gesprächsfaden wieder aufnehmen; to gather up or pick up the threads of one’s career/life → alte Fäden wieder anknüpfen (Tech, of screw) → Gewinde nt (E-mail) → Subject nt vt needle → einfädeln; beads → aufreihen, auffädeln (→ on auf +acc); necklace → aufziehen; threaded with silver → von Silber(fäden) durchzogen, mit Silber(fäden) durchsetzt vi he threaded through the crowd → er schlängelte sich durch die Menge (hindurch) thread [θrɛd] 1. n a. → filo cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso) to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo b. (of screw) → filettatura, filetto 2. vt (needle, beads) → infilare to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra thread [θrɛd] 1. n a. → filo cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso) to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo b. (of screw) → filettatura, filetto 2. vt (needle, beads) → infilare to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra n thread [θred] 1 a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing a needle and some thread. garing خَيْط конец nit tråd der Faden κλωστή, νήμα hilo, hebra niit, lõng نخ säie fil חוּט डोरा konac fonal benang þráður, tvinni filo 糸 실 siūlas diegs; pavediens benang draad tråd nić linha fir нитка niť nit pletivo tråd ด้าย iplik 線 нитка دھاگا sợi chỉ 线 2 the spiral ridge around a screw This screw has a worn thread. draad, skroefdraad سِن اللولَب нарез závit gevind das Gewinde η αυλακωτή επιφάνεια βίδας rosca keere دندانه؛ رزوه kierre filetage תַברִיג धारी zavoj, uvojnik csavarmenet ulir skrúfgangur filettatura ねじ山 나사산 sriegis vītne benang schroefdraad gjenge gwint rosca filet резьба závit navoj zavojnica []gänga ร้อยสิ่งต่าง ๆ บนด้าย vida dişi, set 螺紋 різь, нарізка; хід لڑي đường ren xoáy ốc 螺纹 3 the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc) I've lost the thread of what he's saying. gespreksdraad, samehang خَيْط الحِكايَه، عُلاقَة الأشْياء връзка nit, souvislost tråd der Faden νήμα, ειρμός hilo seos, ühendusniit سررشته punainen lanka fil קֶשֶר धारा nit fonala vminek hubungan samhengi, þráður filo 筋 줄거리, 맥락 mintis, seka sakars; (sarunas) pavediens urutan draad tråd wątek fio fir нить niť, súvislosť nit nit [] tråd เรื่องหรือเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นต่อเนื่องกัน akış, bağlantı 頭緒,思路,線索 нитка; лінія سلسلہ dòng, mạch 头绪,思路,线索 v 1 to pass a thread through I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads. ryg يُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَه вдявам navlékat tråde; trække ein-,auffädeln βελονιάζω (hilo) enhebrar; (cuentas) ensartar niiti taha ajama, lükkima نخ کردن pujottaa enfiler לְהַשחִיל पिरोना provući, nizati (be)fűz memasukkan benang þræða infilare, infilarsi 糸を通す (바늘에) 실을 꿰다 (į)verti siūlą į, verti ant siūlo ievērt (diegu); uzvērt (uz diega) memasukkan benang een draad halen door træ nawlec, nanizać enfiar a băga aţă în ac; a înşira продевать нитку (в иголку); нанизывать navliekať vdeti nit provući konac trä[] ร้อยลูกปัด iplik geçirmek 穿線 втягати нитку; нанизувати دھاگا ڈالنا xuôn chỉ 穿线 2 to make (one's way) through She threaded her way through the crowd. ryg, baan يَشُقُّ طَريقَه خلال الجُمْهور провирам се proplétat se manøvrere sich winden durch περνώ, διασχίζω abrirse (camino) endale teed tegema عبور کردن pujottautua se faufiler לְפַלֵס דֶרֶך भीड़ में से रास्ता निकालना proći, provući se átfurakszik menyeruak þræða sig áfram infilarsi, intrufolarsi 縫うように進む (군중 등을) 뚫고 나가다 skintis (kelią) []spraukties; []lauzties mencelah-celah di zich een weg banen åle seg gjennom, sno seg gjennom przedostać się ziguezaguear a se strecura пробираться predrať sa preriniti se probiti se bana [] ทะลุผ่าน kendine yol açıp ilerlemek 穿過 прокладати шлях; пробиратися راستہ بنانا lách, luồn lách 穿过 adj threadbare (of material) worn thin; shabby a threadbare jacket. rafelrig بالٍ، رَث изтъркан obnošený, ošumělý tyndslidt fadenscheinig ξεφτισμένος, τριμμένος gastado, raído vile, kulunud کهنه؛ مندرس nukkavieru élimé בָּלוי फटा-पुराना iznošen, izlizan kopott menipis snjáður liso, consumato 着古した 올이 보일 정도로 낡은 nušiuręs, nutrintas nodilis; noskrandis; noplucis lusuh versleten loslitt wyświechtany, wytarty puído jerpelit изношенный obnosený oguljen pohaban tunn-, trådsliten เก่าจนหมดขน (เสื้อผ้า) incelmiş, eskimiş 穿破舊衣服的,卑鄙的 пошарпаний, зношений تارتار، فرسودہ mòn xơ cả chỉ 穿破旧衣服的,卑鄙的 thread → خَيْط vlákno tråd Faden κλωστή hilo lanka fil konac filo 糸 실 draad hyssing nitka fio нить tråd ด้าย iplik sợi 线 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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As he had a compassionate heart he pulled out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. I cannot discover the least bit of thread on the looms. (4) A morsel of torn gold thread was picked up in the bedroom, which persons expert in such matters, declare to be of Indian manufacture, and to be a species of gold thread not known in England. |
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