thread(
threhd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sewing)
(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.
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