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hilo

masculine noun

1. thread (fibra, hebra)

2. linen (tejido)

3. wire (de metal, teléfono)

4. trickle (de agua, sangre)

entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana -> a thin shaft of light came in through the window
apenas le salía un hilo de voz -> he was barely able to speak

5. (Mús)

6. train (de pensamiento); thread (de discurso, conversación)

perder el hilo -> to lose the thread
seguir el hilo -> to follow (the thread)
tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) -> to pick up the thread (of the conversation)
esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer -> this relates to what we were saying yesterday
hilo argumental -> line of argument

hilo [ee’-lo]

noun

1. Thead, a small line of cotton, silk, etc (tela). (m)

2. Wire, metal drawn into threads (metal). (m)

3. A slender thread, formed by liquids falling in drops (líquido) 4. (m)

4. Fine thread of spider or silkworms. (Metaphorical)

5. V.

6. Thread, theme (conversación, discurso), curse (vida), train (pensamiento). (Figurative)

Hilo a hilo -> drop by drop
Hilo de zapatero, shoemaker’s thread. Hilo de or -> or de plata, gold or silver thread
Hilo para sastre -> tailors’ thread
Hilo en ovillos, thread in balls. Hilo de torza -> or de pelos, cotton yarn
Hilo de zurcir -> darning wool
Hilo de humo -> thin line of smoke
Traje de hilo -> linen dress
Coger el hilo -> to pick up the thread
Perder el hilo -> to lose the thread