| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| thread n | (yarn: thin strand) | Faden Nm |
| | Use a thread to tie the pieces together. |
| | Nimm einen Faden um die Teile zusammenzubinden. |
| thread n | figurative (continuity) (übertragen) | Faden Nm |
| | There was a thread of humor running throughout his speech. |
| | Die Rede war von einem Faden von Humor durchzogen. |
| thread n | figurative (gist) (übertragen) | Faden Nm |
| | I glanced at the TV and quickly lost the thread of our conversation. |
| | Ich blickte zum Fernseher und verlor schnell den Faden unseres Gesprächs. |
| thread [sth]⇒ vtr | (needle: put thread through) | [etw] einfädeln Vt, sepa |
| | I'll need my glasses to thread this needle. |
| | Ich werde meine Brille brauchen um den Faden in die Nadel einzufädeln. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (bead: put onto a string) | etwas auffädeln Vt, sepa |
| | The children were threading colorful beads to decorate the classroom. |
| | Die Kinder fädelten bunte Perlen auf um das Klassenzimmer zu dekorieren. |
| thread [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (bead: put onto a string) | [etw] auf [etw] auffädeln Vt, sepa |
| | Thread the beads onto the string like this. |
| | Fädel die Perlen so auf den Faden auf. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (cut a thread in: a screw) | Gewinde einschneiden Nn + Vt, sepa |
| | He threaded the hole so the screw would fit. |
| | Er schnitt ein Gewinde in das Loch, damit die Schraube hineinpassen würde. |
| thread [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (film: feed through) | [etw] in [etw] einlegen Vt, sepa |
| | She threaded the film through the camera. |
| | Sie legte den Film in die Kamera ein. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| thread n | figurative (thin trail: of smoke) | Schwaden Npl |
| | A thread of smoke rose from the fireplace. |
| thread n | figurative (thin beam: of light) | Strahl Nm |
| | A thread of light filtered between the curtains. |
| thread n | (part of a screw) | Gewinde Nn |
| | This screw has a very fine thread. |
| thread n | (internet forum: discussion) (Anglizismus) | Thread Nm |
| | | Thema Nn |
| | There were 200 comments in the thread, so I couldn't read them all. |
| threads npl | slang (clothes) (umgangssprachlich) | Klamotten Npl |
| | Hey! Watch my threads! They're brand new! |