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I.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] N

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1. thread (for sewing):

thread

gold, silver thread

filo d'oro, d'argento

cotton, silk thread

filo di cotone, di seta

to be hanging by a thread

essere appeso a un filo also fig

2. thread (of argument, story):

thread fig

to follow, lose the thread

seguire, perdere il filo

central thread

filo conduttore

to pull all the threads together

annodare le fila

to pick up the thread of conversation, story

riprendere il filo di

to pick up the threads of career, life

to pick up the thread of a relationship with sb

riallacciare i contatti con qn

3. thread TECH (of screw):

thread

II.threads N

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threads npl Am inf (clothes):

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

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1. thread:

thread bead, needle

thread film, tape

mettere, introdurre (into in)

2. thread TECH:

thread screw

3. thread (move) fig:

to thread one's way through tables, obstacles

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

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thread film, tape:

thread

passare, scorrere

thread-lace [ˈθredleɪs] N

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thread-lace

= pizzo di lino o di cotone

screw thread [ˈskruːθred] N TECH

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screw thread

thread-like [Brit ˈθrɛdlʌɪk, Am ˈθrɛdˌlaɪk] ADJ

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thread-like

thread up VB [θrɛd -] (thread up [sth])

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thread up sewing machine:

thread up

infilare l'ago di

common thread N fig

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common thread

tacking thread [ˈtækɪŋˌθred] N

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tacking thread

filo m per imbastire

warp thread [ˈwɔːpθred] N

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warp thread

filo m dell'ordito

thread mark [ˈθredmɑːk] N (of banknote)

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thread mark

drawn work [Am ˈdrɔnwərk], drawn-thread-work [ˈdrɔːn θredˌ wɜːk] N

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Translations for thread in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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I.thread [θred] N

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1. thread (for sewing):

thread

2. thread (of screw):

thread

Phrases:

to hang by a thread

essere appeso a un filo

II.thread [θred] VB trans

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thread needle:

thread

to thread sth through sth

passare qc attraverso qc

to thread sth onto sth

infilare qc in qc

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suture thread

filo m per suture

spool of thread

needle and thread

to thread a needle

Translations for thread in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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refe

thread

filettatura (di vite)

thread

filettare (vite)

to thread

battistrada

thread

piece of thread

filo

thread

filo conduttore

thread

essere appeso a un filo

to be hanging by a thread

perdere il filo

to lose the thread

to hang by a thread

essere appeso a un filo

to thread sth through sth

passare qc attraverso qc

to thread sth onto sth

infilare qc in qc

needle and thread

to thread a needle

to be hanging by a thread

essere appeso a un filo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Each thread or group of threads of the warp passes through an opening (eye) in a heddle. en.wikipedia.org

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

Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. en.wikipedia.org

Another part of the jamming problem came from the bolt's outer face hitting the bolt stop, then deforming the thread shape. en.wikipedia.org

They were dark red or violet and embroidered with gold thread. en.wikipedia.org

Its upper body is bare except for a single thread worn over the left shoulder. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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