thread in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for thread in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.thread [Am θrɛd, Brit θrɛd] N

1. thread C or U:

thread (filament)

hilo m

thread (length)

hebra f

thread (length)

hilo m

a spool of thread Am

un carrete de hilo

a spool of thread Am

un carretel de hilo RioPl

I need a longer thread

necesito una hebra más larga or un hilo más largo

with double thread

con hilo doble

with double thread

con doble hebra

you have a thread hanging

te cuelga un hilo or una hilacha

to hang by a thread

pender de un hilo

2. thread C (strand, sequence):

thread

hilo m

to follow the thread of a plot/conversation

seguir el hilo de una trama/conversación

to lose the thread

perder el hilo

to pick or take up the thread(s) of sth (of story, plot)

retomar el hilo de algo

he tried to pick up the threads of his former life

trató de rehacer su vida

to gather up the threads (of story, life)

atar cabos sueltos

3. thread C COMPUT (linked messages):

thread

hilo m

4. thread C (of screw):

thread

rosca f

thread

filete m

5. thread <threads, pl > Am inf (clothes):

thread

trapos mpl inf

thread

pilchas fpl CSur inf

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

1. thread:

thread needle/sewing machine

enhebrar

thread bead

ensartar

to thread sth onto sth

ensartar algo en algo

to thread sth through sth

pasar algo por algo

he threaded his shoelaces wrong

(se) acordonó mal los zapatos

to thread one's way

abrirse paso

she threaded her way through the crowd/between the tables

se abrió paso entre la multitud/por entre las mesas

2. thread TECH:

thread screw/pipe

roscar

screw thread N

screw thread

hilo m de la rosca

screw thread

filete m de la rosca

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darning attr needle/thread

de zurcir

Translations for thread in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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filamento

thread

sedalina

cotton thread

enhebrar aguja

to thread

enhebrar perlas

to thread

enganchón

pulled thread

hilo conductor (de una novela)

thread

vainica

drawn-thread work

hilado

thread

thread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thread in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.thread [θred] N

1. thread no pl (for sewing):

thread

hilo m

2. thread (of screw):

thread

rosca f

3. thread INET:

thread

hilo m

Phrases:

to hang by a thread

pender de un hilo

II.thread [θred] VB trans

thread needle:

thread

enhebrar

to thread sth through sth

pasar algo por algo

to thread sth onto sth

ensartar algo en algo

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suture thread

hilo m de sutura

Translations for thread in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hilaza

thread

hilacha

ravelled [or raveled Am] thread

hebra

thread

filamento

thread

hilván

tacking [or basting Am] thread

hilado (hilo)

thread

enhebrar

to thread

filete

thread

thread Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hang by a thread

pender de un hilo

to thread sth through sth

pasar algo por algo

to thread sth onto sth

ensartar algo en algo

needle and thread

aguja e hilo

to thread a needle

enhebrar una aguja

to lose the thread (of the conversation)

perder el hilo (de la conversación)

to pick up the thread of the story

recoger el hilo de la historia

to wind the thread around the stick

enroscar el hilo en el palo

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Translations for thread in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rosca de desmontaje

extraction thread

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Thus, it reflects a thread of thinking and a common cosmology that have been passed through successive generations.

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Sometimes shiny threads are woven into the fabric for an elegant effect.

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The towns many carpenters and woodworkers built highly intricate sets; those handy with a thread and needle created costumes.

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Before wristwatches became popular, gentlemen kept their pocket watches in the front waistcoat pocket, with the watch on a watch chain threaded through a buttonhole.

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Upon even closer inspection, hundreds of small human hairs appear to be the thread that is attaching the tunic to the table.

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It is a characteristic of most indigo denim that only the warp threads are dyed, whereas the weft threads remain plain white.

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His soundings were the only significant guide for the gunboat as it threaded its way through the tortuous channel.

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They made hammocks of both sisal and industrial cotton thread.

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The album was praised for its exploration of dark, desolate beauty mood while called an emotional thread.

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The common thread between these sites is sharing.

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