threads in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for threads in the English»French Dictionary

I.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] N

1. thread (for sewing):

thread

fil m

gold/silver thread

fil m d'or/d'argent

cotton/silk thread

fil m de coton/soie

to be hanging by a thread lit, fig

ne tenir qu'à un fil

2. thread (of argument, story):

thread fig

fil m

to follow/lose the thread

suivre/perdre le fil

central thread

fil m conducteur

to pull all the threads together

faire la synthèse

to pick up the thread of conversation, story

reprendre le fil de

to pick up the threads of career, life

reprendre le cours de

to pick up the thread of a relationship with sb

renouer avec qn

3. thread TECH (of screw):

thread

filetage m

4. thread (on Internet):

thread

fil m de discussion

II.threads N

threads Am (clothes):

threads npl inf

fringues inf

III.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] VB trans

1. thread lit:

thread bead, needle

enfiler

thread film, tape

introduire (into dans)

2. thread (move) fig:

to thread one's way through tables, obstacles

se faufiler entre

IV.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] VB intr

thread beads, needle:

s'enfiler

thread film, tape:

passer

common thread N

common thread

point m commun

screw thread N TECH

screw thread

filetage m

warp thread N TEXTIL

warp thread

fil m de chaîne

tacking thread N

tacking thread

fil m à bâtir

I.thread up VB [Brit θrɛd -, Am θrɛd -] (thread up [sth])

thread up sewing machine:

thread up

enfiler le fil de

thread-like ADJ

thread-like

filiforme

drawn work, drawn-thread-work N

drawn work

ouvrage m à jours

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unsnarl threads

démêler

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scoubidou

craft of knotting multicoloured plastic threads

threads in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threads in the English»French Dictionary

I.thread [θred] N

1. thread no pl (for sewing):

thread

fil m

I've lost the thread of my argument fig

j'ai perdu le fil de ma pensée

2. thread (groove of screw):

thread

filet m

II.thread [θred] VB trans

1. thread (pass a thread):

thread needle

passer un fil dans

2. thread (string):

thread beads

enfiler

3. thread (insert):

thread tape, film

introduire

thread N

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screw thread TECH

pas de vis m

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interweave threads

tisser ensemble

nylon thread

de nylon

twist thread

torsade f

Translations for threads in the French»English Dictionary

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filament d'une bave, glu

thread

enfiler aiguille, perles

to thread

fil (pour coudre)

thread

suivre le fil de la conversation

to follow the thread of the conversation

threads Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I've lost the thread of my argument fig

j'ai perdu le fil de ma pensée

to follow the thread of the conversation

suivre le fil de la conversation

threads Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for threads in the French»English Dictionary

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taraudage pour démontage

extraction thread

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English

Seersucker is used by adding commercial threads in stripes along with the handspun threads.

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The dried noodles resemble brown plastic threads about 1/10-1/8 cm in diameter.

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They are believers in predestination, although the threads of fate are sometimes slack enough that destiny can be altered in some small way.

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Sometimes it looks like steel wool, but it can also be tiny threads embedded in other materials.

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Variables on the call stack however are local to threads, because each thread has its own stack, residing in a different memory location.

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The weave is almost identical with that of modern kilims, and has about fourteen threads of warp and sixteen threads of weft to the inch.

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Different numbers of single threads can then be spun together to create different thicknesses in the yarn.

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It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads.

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The nymphs overwinter under wax threads at the base of buds.

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The performer threads his or her arm under the opponent's neck and through the armpit, and grasps the biceps of the opposing arm.

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