| Principales traductions |
| thread n | (yarn: thin strand) | fil nm |
| | Use a thread to tie the pieces together. |
| | Utilise un fil pour attacher les pièces. |
| thread n | figurative (continuity) (figuré) | fil conducteur nm |
| | There was a thread of humor running throughout his speech. |
| | Le fil conducteur de son discours était l'humour. |
| thread n | figurative (gist) (figuré : d'une conversation,...) | fil nm |
| | I glanced at the TV and quickly lost the thread of our conversation. |
| | J'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil à la télé et j'ai rapidement perdu le fil de la conversation. |
| thread [sth]⇒ vtr | (needle: put thread through) | enfiler⇒ vtr |
| | I'll need my glasses to thread this needle. |
| | Je vais avoir besoin de mes lunettes pour enfiler cette aiguille. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (bead: put onto a string) (une perle) | enfiler⇒ vtr |
| | The children were threading colorful beads to decorate the classroom. |
| | Les enfants enfilaient des perles colorées sur un fil pour décorer la salle de classe. |
| thread [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (bead: put onto a string) | enfiler [qch] sur [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Thread the beads onto the string like this. |
| | Enfile les perles sur le fil comme ceci. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (cut a thread in: a screw) (une vis) | fileter⇒ vtr |
| | (un trou) | tarauder⇒ vtr |
| | He threaded the hole so the screw would fit. |
| | Il tarauda le trou afin que la vis rentre. |
| thread [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (film: feed through) (Cinéma, Photographie) | charger⇒ vtr |
| | She threaded the film through the camera. |
| | Elle chargea le film dans le projecteur de cinéma. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| thread n | figurative (thin trail: of smoke) (de fumée) | filet nm |
| | A thread of smoke rose from the fireplace. |
| | Un filet de fumée s'échappa de la cheminée. |
| thread n | figurative (thin beam: of light) (de lumière) | rayon, trait nm |
| | A thread of light filtered between the curtains. |
| | Un rayon de lumière filtra entre les rideaux. |
| thread n | (part of a screw) (d'une vis) | filet, filetage nm |
| | This screw has a very fine thread. |
| | Cette vis a un filetage très fin. |
| thread n | (internet forum: discussion) (Internet) | discussion nm |
| | (Internet, jargon) | fil, fil de discussion nm |
| | There were 200 comments in the thread, so I couldn't read them all. |
| | Il y avait 200 commentaires dans le fil alors je n'ai pas pu tous les lire. |
| threads npl | slang (clothes) (familier : vêtements) | fringues nfpl |
| | Hey! Watch my threads! They're brand new! |
| | Hey ! Mate mes fringues ! C'est du tout neuf ! |