threads in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for threads in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] N

1. thread (for sewing):

thread

filo m

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

filo m

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

ricominciare

to pick up the thread of a relationship with sb

riallacciare i contatti con qn

3. thread TECH (of screw):

thread

filetto m

II.threads N

threads npl Am inf (clothes):

threads

vestiti m

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

1. thread:

thread bead, needle

infilare

thread film, tape

mettere, introdurre (into in)

2. thread TECH:

thread screw

filettare

3. thread (move) fig:

to thread one's way through tables, obstacles

infilarsi tra

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

thread film, tape:

thread

passare, scorrere

thread-lace [ˈθredleɪs] N

thread-lace

= pizzo di lino o di cotone

screw thread [ˈskruːθred] N TECH

screw thread

filettatura f

thread-like [Brit ˈθrɛdlʌɪk, Am ˈθrɛdˌlaɪk] ADJ

thread-like

filiforme

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

thread up sewing machine:

thread up

infilare l'ago di

common thread N fig

common thread

punto m comune

tacking thread [ˈtækɪŋˌθred] N

tacking thread

filo m per imbastire

warp thread [ˈwɔːpθred] N

warp thread

filo m dell'ordito

thread mark [ˈθredmɑːk] N (of banknote)

thread mark

filigrana f

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unsnarl threads

districare

threads in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threads in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thread [θred] N

1. thread (for sewing):

thread

filo m

2. thread (of screw):

thread

filettatura f

Phrases:

to hang by a thread

essere appeso a un filo

II.thread [θred] VB trans

thread needle:

thread

infilare

to thread sth through sth

passare qc attraverso qc

to thread sth onto sth

infilare qc in qc

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interweave threads

intrecciarsi

suture thread

filo m per suture

spool of thread

rocchetto m

needle and thread

ago e filo

to thread a needle

infilare l'ago

Translations for threads in the Italian»English Dictionary

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refe

thread

filettatura (di vite)

thread

filettare (vite)

to thread

battistrada

thread

gugliata

piece of thread

threads Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

ago e filo

to thread a needle

infilare l'ago

to be hanging by a thread

essere appeso a un filo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These samplers were stitched using a variety of needlework styles, threads, and ornament.

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

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The girl leaves the house, jumps over a fence and unwittingly gets one of her threads stuck on a nail.

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The yarn that is inserted over-and-under the warp threads is called the weft, woof, or filler.

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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 fabric is a black and brown crepe, with fine gold threads woven into it, that when lit appears to have an almost wet look about it.

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Figure-skimming threads flatter a hundred times better than clothes that are either too billowy or too tight.

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According to the analogy, the customers are threads, identified by the letter "i", obtained from a global variable.

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While most people are familiar with weft-faced weavings, it is possible to create warp-faced weavings using densely arranged warp threads.

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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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