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1 Faden
m; -s, Fäden1. allg. thread; Marionette etc.: string; ein Faden a piece of thread; er hatte keinen trockenen Faden am Leib umg. he was soaked to the skin2. von Bohnen, Flüssigem etc.: string; ein dünner Faden Blut a trickle of blood; schon graue Fäden im Haar haben have the first streaks of grey (Am. gray) in one’s hair; Fäden ziehen Suppe, Käse etc.: go stringy; den Leim trocknen lassen, bis er keine Fäden mehr zieht leave the glue to dry until it is no longer tacky3. fig. thread, string; der rote Faden the central thread; sich wie ein roter Faden durch etw. ziehen run though s.th. like a thread; den Faden verlieren lose the thread; den Faden wieder aufnehmen pick up the thread; es hing an einem ( dünnen oder seidenen) Faden it was hanging by a thread; sie ließ keinen guten Faden an ihm she tore him to shreds, she didn’t have a good word to say about him; seine Fäden spinnen spin a web of intrigue; die Fäden laufen in seiner Hand zusammen he’s in control of everything, he’s at the controls; er hat die Fäden fest in der Hand he’s got a tight grip on things5. ETECH., TECH. filament—m; -s, -; NAUT. fathom* * *der Fadenthread; filament; fathom* * *Fa|den I ['faːdn]m -s, ordm;['fɛːdn]der rote Fáden (fig) — the leitmotif, the central theme
den Fáden verlieren (fig) — to lose the thread
alle Fäden laufen hier zusammen — this is the hub of the whole business
er hält alle Fäden (fest) in der Hand — he holds the reins
sein Leben hing an einem (dünnen or seidenen) Fáden — his life was hanging by a thread
keinen guten Fáden an jdm/etw lassen (inf) — to tear sb/sth to shreds (inf) or pieces (inf)
2) (= Spinnenfaden etc) thread; (= Bohnenfaden) stringder Klebstoff zieht Fäden — the glue is tacky (Brit) or gummy (US)
IIdie Bohnen haben Fäden — the beans are stringy
m -s, - (NAUT)fathom* * *der1) (a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres): The water is 8 fathoms deep.) fathom2) (something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) filament3) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) thread4) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) thread* * *Fa·den<-s, Fäden>[ˈfa:dn̩, pl fɛdn̩]mdünner/dicker \Faden fine/coarse thread5.▶ keinen guten \Faden an jdm/etw lassen (fam) to tear sb/sth to pieces [or shreds], to rip into sb/sth▶ alle Fäden [fest] in der Hand halten/behalten to hold/hold on to the reins▶ alle Fäden laufen in jds Hand zusammen sb pulls all the strings▶ der rote \Faden the central [or recurrent] theme▶ keinen trockenen \Faden am Leib haben to be soaked to the skin▶ den \Faden verlieren to lose the thread* * *Ider; Fadens, Fäden1) (Garn) threadder rote Faden — (fig.) the central theme
den Faden verlieren — (fig.) lose the thread
er hat od. hält alle Fäden in der Hand — (fig.) he holds the reins
an einem dünnen od. seidenen Faden hängen — (fig.) hang by a single thread
2) (Med.) sutureIIder; Fadens, Faden (Seemannsspr.) fathom* * *Faden1 m; -s, Fäden1. allg thread; Marionette etc: string;ein Faden a piece of thread;er hatte keinen trockenen Faden am Leib umg he was soaked to the skin2. von Bohnen, Flüssigem etc: string;ein dünner Faden Blut a trickle of blood;schon graue Fäden im Haar haben have the first streaks of grey (US gray) in one’s hair;den Leim trocknen lassen, bis er keine Fäden mehr zieht leave the glue to dry until it is no longer tacky3. fig thread, string;der rote Faden the central thread;sich wie ein roter Faden durch etwas ziehen run though sth like a thread;den Faden verlieren lose the thread;den Faden wieder aufnehmen pick up the thread;Faden it was hanging by a thread;sie ließ keinen guten Faden an ihm she tore him to shreds, she didn’t have a good word to say about him;seine Fäden spinnen spin a web of intrigue;4. MED suture, stitch;die Fäden ziehen take out the stitches5. ELEK, TECH filamentFaden2 m; -s, -; SCHIFF fathom* * *Ider; Fadens, Fäden1) (Garn) threadder rote Faden — (fig.) the central theme
den Faden verlieren — (fig.) lose the thread
er hat od. hält alle Fäden in der Hand — (fig.) he holds the reins
an einem dünnen od. seidenen Faden hängen — (fig.) hang by a single thread
Fäden ziehen — <cheese etc.> be soft and stringy
2) (Med.) sutureIIder; Fadens, Faden (Seemannsspr.) fathom* * *filament n.strand n.thread n.twine n. -
2 Mittelpunkt
m cent|re (Am. -er); einer Stadt etc.: auch heart; fig. cent|re (Am. -er) of interest ( oder attention); (Brennpunkt) focus; der Welt, eines Landes: hub; sie will immer im Mittelpunkt stehen fig. she always wants to be the focus of attention; etw. in den Mittelpunkt einer Rede etc. stellen focus on s.th. in a speech etc., make s.th. the focal point of a speech etc.; in den Mittelpunkt rücken move cent|re (Am. -er) stage* * *der Mittelpunktcentre; epicenter; epicentre; center* * *Mịt|tel|punktm(MATH räumlich) centre (Brit), center (US); (fig visuell) focal pointer muss immer Mittelpunkt sein or im Mittelpunkt stehen — he always has to be the centre (Brit) or center (US) of attention
er steht im Mittelpunkt des Interesses — he is the centre (Brit) or center (US) of attention
* * *der1) (a centre of activity or business.) hub2) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centre3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centre4) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) focus* * *Mit·tel·punktmim \Mittelpunkt sein [o stehen] to be the centre of attentionim \Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses stehen to be the focus of public attention* * *1) centre; (einer Strecke) midpoint2) (Mensch/Sache im Zentrum) centre or focus of attentionetwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen — focus on something
* * *Mittelpunkt m centre (US -er); einer Stadt etc: auch heart; fig centre (US -er) of interest ( oder attention); (Brennpunkt) focus; der Welt, eines Landes: hub;sie will immer im Mittelpunkt stehen fig she always wants to be the focus of attention;in den Mittelpunkt rücken move centre (US -er) stage* * *1) centre; (einer Strecke) midpoint2) (Mensch/Sache im Zentrum) centre or focus of attention* * *(Mathematik) m.centre n. m.center (US) n.centre (UK) n.epicenter n.
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