threads in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for threads 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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unravel threads/string

desenredar

unravel threads/string

desenmarañar

gossamer attr wings/threads

tenue

gossamer attr wings/threads

sutil

untangle hair/threads

desenredar

untangle hair/threads

desenmarañar

Translations for threads in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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deshilvanar

to remove the tacking (threads) from Brit

filamento

thread

sedalina

cotton thread

enhebrar aguja

to thread

enhebrar perlas

to thread

enganchón

pulled thread

threads in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threads 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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interweave threads

entretejerse

Translations for threads in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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maraña de hilo

tangle of threads

quipo(s)

quipu (ancient Peruvian system of coloured threads and knots for recording facts and events)

hilaza

thread

hilacha

ravelled [or raveled Am] thread

hebra

thread

filamento

thread

hilván

tacking [or basting Am] thread

hilado (hilo)

thread

threads 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

quipu (ancient Peruvian system of coloured threads and knots for recording facts and events)

quipo(s)

threads Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for threads in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rosca de desmontaje

extraction thread

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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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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Each process (called "task") can contain several threads (preemptively scheduled by the kernel) which, in turn, can contain several fibers scheduled cooperatively in user space.

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

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