| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| thread n | (yarn: thin strand) | tråd s |
| | | garn, snöre s |
| | Use a thread to tie the pieces together. |
| | Använd en tråd för att binda ihop bitarna. |
| thread n | figurative (continuity) (bildlig) | tråd, röd tråd s |
| | There was a thread of humor running throughout his speech. |
| | Det fanns en tråd (or: röd tråd) av humor genom hela hans tal. |
| thread n | figurative (gist) | tråd s |
| | | sammanhang s |
| | I glanced at the TV and quickly lost the thread of our conversation. |
| | Jag sneglade på tv:n och tappade snabbt tråden i vår konversation. |
| thread [sth]⇒ vtr | (needle: put thread through) | träda, trä vtr |
| | I'll need my glasses to thread this needle. |
| | Jag behöver mina glasögon för att trä den här nålen. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (bead: put onto a string) | träda, trä vtr |
| | The children were threading colorful beads to decorate the classroom. |
| | Barnen höll på att trä färgglada pärlor för att dekorera klassrummet. |
| thread [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (bead: put onto a string) | träda, trä vtr |
| | Thread the beads onto the string like this. |
| | Trä på pärlorna på tråden så här. |
| thread [sth] vtr | (cut a thread in: a screw) | gänga, skruvgänga vtr |
| | He threaded the hole so the screw would fit. |
| | Han gängade (or: skruvgängade) hålet så att skruven skulle passa. |
| thread [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (film: feed through) | träda, trä vtr |
| | She threaded the film through the camera. |
| | Hon trädde filmen i kameran. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| thread n | figurative (thin trail: of smoke) | slinga, strimma s |
| | | stråk s |
| | A thread of smoke rose from the fireplace. |
| thread n | figurative (thin beam: of light) | slinga, strimma s |
| | | stråk s |
| | A thread of light filtered between the curtains. |
| thread n | (part of a screw) | gänga s |
| | | skruvgänga s |
| | This screw has a very fine thread. |
| thread n | (internet forum: discussion) | tråd s |
| | There were 200 comments in the thread, so I couldn't read them all. |
| threads npl | slang (clothes) | kläder s |
| | (slang) | paltor, trasor s |
| | Hey! Watch my threads! They're brand new! |