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Ɵred 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) tråd2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) gjenge3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) tråd2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) træ2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) åle seg gjennom, sno seg gjennom•garn--------trådIsubst. \/θred\/1) ( også overført) tråd2) garn3) fiber4) smal stripe, tynn stripe5) sildrebekk6) ( gruvedrift) tynn malmåre7) ( mekanikk) (skrue)gjenge(r)8) ( mål på garn) 1 1\/2 yard (1, 37 m)gather up the threads samle trådenehun samlet\/bandt sammen trådene i fortellingenhang by a thread eller hang on a single thread henge i en (tynn) trådhave a dry thread on one ha en tørr tråd på kroppen, ha en tørr tråd på segin threads eller worn to a thread tynnslittlose the thread miste trådenthe main thread den røde trådenthread and thrum to alen av samme stykkeIIverb \/θred\/1) træ, træ i2) danne en snor gjennom, gå som en tråd gjennom3) bukte seg frem, sno seg frem4) mate med film5) åle seg frem, sno seg frem6) ( teknikk) gjengeskjære, gjenge (opp)thread a film ( om filmfremviser) sette i en film, mate med filmthread beads eller thread pearls træ perler på en snorthread one's way through eller thread one's course through sno seg frem gjennom, bane seg vei gjennomthread out a path lete seg frem langs en sti, følge en vei
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hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang\ by\ a\ thread — • hang by a thread • hang by a hair v. phr. To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair. Compare: hang… … Словарь американских идиом
hang by a thread — or hang in the balance to be very likely to fail His career now hung by a thread … English dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang by a thread — verb depend on a small thing or be at risk His life now hangs by a thread • Syn: ↑hang by a hair • Hypernyms: ↑depend • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * hang by a thread … Useful english dictionary
hang by a thread — if something hangs by a thread, it is likely to fail in the near future. Peace and democracy hang by a thread in this troubled country … New idioms dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hang by a thread — be in doubt, depend on a very small thing The outcome of the election hung by a thread until the last two or three hours … Idioms and examples
hang by a thread — verb To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation … Wiktionary
hang by a thread — be in a precarious situation … English contemporary dictionary