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"Post" is a form of "post", a noun which is often translated as "el poste". "Thread" is a noun which is often translated as "el hilo". Learn more about the difference between "post" and "thread" below.
post(
post
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pole)
a. el poste (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We bought wooden posts to make a fence for our backyard.Compramos postes de madera para hacer una valla en nuestro patio trasero.
2. (job)
4. (military)
a. el puesto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are approximately 5,000 soldiers in different posts across the country.Hay aproximadamente 5,000 soldados en diferentes puestos por todo el país.
a. el destino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was excited about his new diplomatic post in a Caribbean country.Estaba entusiasmado con su nuevo destino diplomático en un país del Caribe.
6. (computing)
a. el mensaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Have you seen my post on the forum?¿Has visto mi mensaje en el foro?
c. la publicación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I upload two new posts on my blog every week.Subo dos nuevas publicaciones a mi blog todas las semanas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. publicar
The examination dates are posted on the bulletin board.Las fechas de los exámenes están publicadas en el tablón de anuncios.
10. (finance)
a. registrar
The company posted strong results for the last fiscal year.La empresa registró un fuerte resultado respecto al último año fiscal.
11. (computing)
a. publicar
Don't post any personal information on your wall.No publiques información personal en tu muro.
thread(
threhd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sewing)
a. el hilo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't find thread that is the same color as the button I want to sew.No puedo encontrar un hilo que sea del mismo color que el botón que quiero coser.
2. (filament)
a. la hebra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jack caught the thread of cheese that was dangling from his mouth with his finger.Jack tomó con su dedo la hebra de queso que colgaba de su boca.
3. (sequence)
4. (of screw)
b. el filete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Make sure the thread is lubricated before you turn the screw.Antes de ajustar el tornillo, asegúrate de que el filete esté lubricado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. enhebrar
It took me ten minutes to thread the needle and five minutes to hem these pants.Tardé diez minutos en enhebrar la aguja y cinco en hacer el dobladillo a estos pantalones.
threads
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
7. (colloquial) (clothes)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los trapos (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Be careful with the iron! These threads cost me an arm and a leg.¡Ten cuidado con la plancha! Estos trapos me costaron un ojo de la cara.
