thread

filo

Lungo filo sottile di cotone o materiale simile, usato per cucire o produrre tessuti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sewing cotton, yarn

Espressioni comuni: cotton thread, sewing thread, thread and needle, silk thread

discussione, thread

Insieme di messaggi online su un argomento, comprendente il messaggio iniziale e le relative risposte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: discussion, conversation

Espressioni comuni: discussion thread, thread about something, start a thread

filettatura

Rilievo a spirale attorno a una vite, o scanalatura corrispondente, che permette di avvitarla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: screw thread, internal thread, damaged thread

filamento, filo

Elemento molto sottile e allungato di un materiale, come un filo di una ragnatela.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: filament, strand

Espressioni comuni: thread of silk, glass thread, metal thread

thread

Parte di un programma informatico che può essere eseguita contemporaneamente ad altre parti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: background thread, worker thread, thread execution

farsi strada, sgusciare

Passare con attenzione attraverso uno spazio stretto o fra cose che ostacolano il cammino.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: weave, wind

Espressioni comuni: thread through something, thread between something, thread your way

depilare con il filo

Togliere i peli del viso usando un sottile filo di cotone attorcigliato.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: thread eyebrows, thread facial hair

filare

Trasformare un materiale in un filo sottile e continuo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: spin

Espressioni comuni: thread the fibers, thread the wool