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"Thread" is a noun which is often translated as "el hilo", and "inch" is a noun which is often translated as "la pulgada". Learn more about the difference between "thread" and "inch" below.
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.
inch(
ihnch
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pulgada (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).
The shelf is 50 inches in length.El estante mide 50 pulgadas de largo.
b. el dedo (M) (approximate)
(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).
When we got up in the morning, there were five inches of snow.Cuando nos levantamos por la mañana, había cinco dedos de nieve.
a. palmo
The injured hiker crawled inch by inch back to the base camp.El alpinista herido se arrastró palmo a palmo de vuelta al campamento base.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. avanzar despacio
He felt a knot in his stomach as he inched towards the door.Sintió un nudo en el estómago mientras avanzaba despacio hacia la puerta.
b. avanzar paso a paso
She inched along the corridor as noiselessly as possible.Avanzó paso a paso por el pasillo, tratando de hacer el menor ruido posible.
c. moverse lentamente
The clock hands were inching toward noon.Las manecillas del reloj se movían lentamente hacia el mediodía.
4. (figurative) (to progress slowly)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. avanzar despacio
The negotiations are now inching towards a resolution.Las negociaciones avanzan ya despacio hacia una resolución.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. mover lentamente
After thinking long and hard, John inched two poker chips toward the center of the table.Tras mucho pensar, John movió dos fichas de póker lentamente hacia el centro de la mesa.
b. deslizar
The thief inched the television out the window to his accomplice.El ladrón deslizó el televisor por la ventana para que su cómplice lo recogiera.
