thread

hilo

Hebra larga y fina de algodón u otro material parecido, usada para coser o fabricar tela.

En inglés sencillo: A long, thin piece of cotton or similar material used for sewing or making cloth.

• I need some red thread.
• She cut the thread after sewing on the button.
• Several loose threads hung from his sleeve.

Sinónimos: sewing cotton, yarn

Expresiones frecuentes: cotton thread, sewing thread, thread and needle, silk thread

hilo

Conjunto de mensajes en internet sobre un tema, formado por el mensaje inicial y sus respuestas.

En inglés sencillo: A group of online messages about one subject, including the first message and its replies.

• I read the whole thread.
• She started a thread about cheap hotels.
• Several people replied to my thread yesterday.

Sinónimos: discussion, conversation

Expresiones frecuentes: discussion thread, thread about something, start a thread

rosca

Relieve en espiral alrededor de un tornillo, o ranura correspondiente, que permite encajarlo al girar.

En inglés sencillo: A raised line around a screw, or a matching groove, that lets it turn into place.

• The thread on this bolt is damaged.
• Turn the nut slowly to protect the thread.
• These screws have very fine threads.

Expresiones frecuentes: screw thread, internal thread, damaged thread

filamento, hilo

Porción muy fina y alargada de un material, como una hebra de una telaraña.

En inglés sencillo: A very thin length of material, such as a strand in a spider’s web.

• A spider hung from a thin thread.
• Fine threads of glass caught the light.
• The web had several broken threads.

Sinónimos: filament, strand

Expresiones frecuentes: thread of silk, glass thread, metal thread

hilo

Parte de un programa informático que se ejecuta mientras otras partes también pueden ejecutarse.

En inglés sencillo: One part of a computer program that runs while other parts can also run.

• The program starts a new thread.
• Two threads update the screen at the same time.
• A background thread handles incoming messages.

Expresiones frecuentes: background thread, worker thread, thread execution

abrirse paso, zigzaguear

Avanzar con cuidado por un espacio estrecho o entre cosas que dificultan el paso.

En inglés sencillo: To move carefully through a narrow space or between things that are in the way.

• We threaded through the crowd.
• She threaded her way between the tables.
• A small boat threaded through the rocks.

Cómo se usa: thread through something (The cyclist threaded through the traffic.); thread your way through something (We threaded our way through the crowded market.)

Sinónimos: weave, wind

Expresiones frecuentes: thread through something, thread between something, thread your way

depilar con hilo

Quitar el vello de la cara con un hilo fino de algodón retorcido.

En inglés sencillo: To remove hair from the face using a twisted loop of thin cotton.

• She threads eyebrows at the salon.
• I had my upper lip threaded yesterday.
• Does it hurt when they thread your eyebrows?

Expresiones frecuentes: thread eyebrows, thread facial hair

hilar

Convertir un material en una hebra fina y continua.

En inglés sencillo: To form material into a thin, continuous strand.

• The workers thread the fibers into a thin strand.
• She threaded the wool by twisting it carefully.
• The material can be threaded into a continuous cord.

Sinónimos: spin

Expresiones frecuentes: thread the fibers, thread the wool