hilo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Cos) thread; yarn
tela de hilo (México) linen cloth; coser al hilo to sew on the straight; sew with the weave
a hilo continuously; uninterruptedly
al hilo in a row; on the trot; running
contar algo del hilo al ovillo to tell sth without omitting a single detail
dar mucho hilo que torcer to cause a lot of trouble
escapar con el hilo en una pata (Caribe) (S. Cone) (familiar) to get out of a tight corner; wriggle out of a jam; (familiar)
estar al hilo to be watchful; be on the look-out
estar hecho un hilo to be as thin as a rake
mover los hilos to pull strings
pender de un hilo to hang by a thread
hilo dental dental floss
hilo de perlas string of pearls
hilo de zurcir darning wool
2 (cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire; flex; [de teléfono] line
hilo de tierra earth wire; ground wire; (EEUU)
hilo directo direct line; hot line
hilo musical piped music
3 (chorro) [de líquido] thin stream; trickle; [de gente] thin line
decir algo con un hilo de voz to say sth in a thin barely audible voice;o
irse tras el hilo de la gente to follow the crowd
hilo de humo thin line of smoke; plume of smoke
