enhebrar

to thread

enhebrar(ehn-eh-brahr)

transitive verb

1. (sewing)

a. to thread

Mi vista ya no es lo que era. Ahora me cuesta mucho enhebrar una aguja.

My sight is not what it used to be. I now find it very hard to thread a needle.

2. (to put on a string)

a. to string

Enhebrar las cuentas es la parte más laboriosa de hacer los collares.

Stringing the beads is the most laborious part of making the necklaces.

3. (to combine)

a. to string together

Marcela enhebraba un chiste tras otro y nosotros no parábamos de reír.

Marcela was stringing together one joke after another, and we couldn't stop laughing.