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1 fil
c black fil [fil]c black1. masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The l is pronounced.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = brin) [de coton, nylon] thread ; [de laine] yarn ; [de cuivre, acier] wire ; [de marionnette, haricot] string ; [d'araignée] silk ; [d'appareil électrique] cord• fil de trame/de chaîne weft/warp yarnb. ( = téléphone) j'ai ta mère au bout du fil I have your mother on the phone• donner or passer un coup de fil à qn to give sb a callc. ( = matière) linend. ( = tranchant) edgee. ( = cours) [de discours, pensée] thread• au fil des jours/des ans as the days/years go (or went) by2. compounds► fil conducteur [de récit] main theme* * *fil
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nom masculin1) ( brin) thread, cotton [U] GB2) ( fibre naturelle) yarn; ( fibre synthétique) filament3) (câble, corde) ( en fibre) string; ( métallique) wire; ( de pêche) line; Sport ( d'arrivée) tape4) Électrotechnique, Télécommunications ( ligne) wire; (de micro, combiné, d'appareil électrique) flex GB, cord US; ( de téléphone) leadsans fil — [micro, téléphone] cordless
coup de fil — (colloq) (phone) call
au bout du fil — (colloq) on the phone; inventer
5) ( lin) linen [U]6) (enchaînement de texte, conversation) thread7) Culinaire (de haricot, céleri) string8) ( d'araignée) thread9) ( de bois) grain10) ( tranchant) edge
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au fil de locution prépositiveau fil des kilomètres, le paysage change — the scenery changes as you travel along
aller au fil de l'eau — lit, fig to go with the flow
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *fil nm1) (= textile) threadne tenir qu'à un fil [vie, réussite] — to hang by a thread
2) (électrique) wire, [téléphone] wire3) (= déroulement, cours) [histoire] threadau fil de l'eau — with the stream, with the current
4) [couteau] (= tranchant) edgesur le fil [gagner, s'imposer] — by a hair's breadth
* * *A nm1 Cout thread, cotton ¢ GB; du fil et une aiguille a needle and thread; fil d'or/d'argent gold/silver thread; avoir des fils d'argent dans les cheveux fig to have silver strands in one's hair; ⇒ avril, coudre, retordre;2 ( fibre naturelle) yarn; (fibre artificielle, synthétique) filament; fil cordé/mercerisé/peigné corded/mercerized/combed yarn; fil de polyamide polyamide filament;4 Électrotech, Télécom ( ligne) wire; (de micro, d'appareil électrique) flex GB, cord US; ( de téléphone) lead; ( de combiné) flex GB, cord US; sans fil [micro, téléphone] cordless; coup de fil○ (phone) call; j'ai passé/reçu dix coups de fil I made/got ten phone calls; passe-moi un coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; il y a eu des coups de fil○ toute la matinée the phone's been ringing all morning; au bout du fil○ on the phone; ⇒ coiffer, inventer, patte;5 ( lin) linen ¢;6 (enchaînement de texte, conversation) thread; perdre le fil to lose the thread; perdre le fil des événements to lose track of events; fil de la pensée train of thought;7 Culin (de haricot, céleri) string; haricots sans fils stringless beans; haricots pleins de fils stringy beans;8 ( d'araignée) thread;10 ( tranchant) edge;11 ( défaut dans la pierre) fissure.B au fil de loc prép au fil des ans/des siècles over the years/the centuries; une tendance qui s'est confirmée au fil des jours/mois a tendency which became established as the days/months went by; au fil des minutes qui ont suivi l'accident in the first few minutes following the accident; au fil de l'enquête/de la conversation/des réunions in the course of the investigation/of the conversation/of the meetings; au fil des kilomètres, le paysage change the scenery changes as you travel along; aller au fil de l'eau lit, fig to go with the flow.fil à âme Tex core yarn; fil d'Ariane Mythol Ariadne's thread; fig vital clue; fil à bâtir Cout tacking thread; fil chirurgical Méd surgical thread; fil conducteur Électrotech conductor; (de roman, intrigue) thread; ( d'enquête) lead; fil de contact Rail overhead cable; fil continu Tex filament yarn; fil à coudre Cout sewing thread; fil à couper le beurre Culin cheese wire; il n'a pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre fig he's not very bright; fil dentaire Dent dental floss; fil directeur guiding principle; fil discontinu Tex staple yarn; fil de discussion Ordinat thread; fil d'Écosse Tex lisle; fil électrique Électrotech electric wire; fil de fer wire; fil de fer barbelé barbed wire; fil à plomb plumb line; fil à repriser darning thread; fil de terre earth wire GB, ground wire US; fil à tricoter Cout knitting yarn; fil de la Vierge gossamer thread.ne tenir qu'à un fil to hang by a thread; être mince comme un fil to be as thin as a rake; être sur le fil du rasoir to be on a knife edge; ne plus avoir un fil de sec○ to be soaked to the skin○.[fil] nom masculin[brin - de coton, de soie] piece of thread ; [ - de laine] strandcachemire trois/quatre fils three-ply/four-ply cashmerefil à bâtir/à coudre basting/sewing threadfil de Nylon® nylon thread2. [lin] linen3. [filament - de haricot] stringharicots pleins de/sans fils stringy/stringless beansfil conducteur ou d'Arianea. [d'une enquête] (vital) leadb. [dans une histoire] main themedébrouiller ou démêler les fils d'une intrigue to unravel the threads ou strands of a plotavoir un fil à la patte to be tied down, to have one's hands tied5. [câble] wirefil de cuivre/d'acier copper/steel wirefil télégraphique/téléphonique telegraph/telephone wirea. [généralement] wire fenceb. [barbelé] barbed wire fencec'est un fil de fer, ce type! that guy's as thin as a rake!6. (familier) [téléphone]au bout du fil on the phone, on the line7. [tranchant] edge8. [sens - du bois, de la viande] graindans le sens contraire au fil, contre le fil against the grainperdre/reprendre le fil d'une histoire to lose/to pick up the thread of a story————————au fil de locution prépositionnelle1. [le long de]aller au fil de l'eau to go with the current ou stream2. [au fur et à mesure de]au fil des semaines as the weeks go by, with the passing weeksau fil de la discussion je m'aperçus que... as the discussion progressed I realized that...————————sans fil locution adjectivale[télégraphie, téléphonie] wireless (modificateur)[rasoir, téléphone] cordless -
2 ἐπιστροφή
ἐπιστροφ-ή,ἡ,A turning about,τῆς τοῦ ἀτράκτου δίνης Pl.R. 620e
; twisting, Thphr.HP3.13.3; of strands, Ph.Bel.58.15;τῶν σχοινίων Plu.Alex.25
(pl.);ἡ εἴσω ἐ. τῶν δακτύλων Philostr.Im.1.23
.2. bending of a bow, Str.2.5.22.3. curve, winding of a bay, ib.33; of a river, Ptol.Alm.8.1.II. intr., turning or wheeling about, δαΐων ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστροφαί, i.e. hostile men turning to bay, S.OC 1045 (lyr.); tossing, of a restless patient, Hp.Epid.7.83 (pl.); μυρίων ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν renewed assaults of ills unnumbered, S.OC 537 (lyr.), cf. Arr. An.7.17.5; esp.in military evolutions, Plb.10.23.3, Plu.Phil.7; wheeling through a right angle, Ascl.Tact.10.4, etc. (but, as a general term, αἱ ἐ. τῶν ἵππων ib.7.2, cf. Arr.Tact.16.7); of ships, putting about, tacking, Th.2.90,91; ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς by a sudden wheel, Plb.1.76.5, Plu.Tim.27; but ἐξ ἐπιστροφῆς παθεῖν to have a relapse, Hp. Coac. 251.2. turn of affairs, reaction, counter-revolution, μή τις ἐ.γένηται Th.3.71
; result, end, Plb.21.32.15 (dub.l.).3. attention paid to a person or thing (ἐπιστρέφω 11.3
), ξενοτίμους δωμάτων ἐ. respect for guests, A.Eu. 548; πρὸ τοῦ θανόντος τήνδ' ἔθεσθ' ἐ. S.OT 134; ὧν ἐ. τις ἦν to whom any regard was due, E.IT 671; so ἐπιστροφῆςἄξιον X.HG5.2.9
;παραμυθέεσθαι μετ' ἐπιστροφῆς καὶ ὑποδέξιος Hp. Decent.16
; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Philipp. ap. D.12.1, cf. 19.306, etc.; ἐ. ἔχειντινός Men.836
;περί τινος Chrysipp.Stoic.3.187
, etc.; ἐπιστροφῆςτυγχάνειν Plb.4.4.4
, etc.b. Philos., turning towards,πρὸς τὰ τῇδε Plot.4.3.4
; ψυχὴ καταδεῖται πρὸς τὸ σῶμα τῇ ἐ. τῇ πρὸς τὰ πάθη τὰ ἀπ'αὐτοῦ Porph.Sent.7
.4. moving up and down in a place, mostly in pl., πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐπιστροφαί the range of them, A.Th. 648; οἷσιν οὐκ ἐπιστροφαί men who have no business here, E.Hel. 440; βούνομοι ἐ. haunts of the grazing herds, A.Fr. 249; so Κίλιξ δὲ χώρα καὶ Σύρων ἐπιστροφαί (cj. for Σηρῶν ἐνστροφαί) ib. 271.5 intentness, vehemence,ἐπιστροφὴν εἶχεν ὁ λόγος καὶ ἔρρωτο Philostr.VS1.21.5
; θρασυτέρᾳ τῇ ἐ. χρήσασθαι ib.2.5.2.6 correction, reproof, Plu.2.55b.8 in Philos., return to the source of Being, Plot.1.2.4 ;ἡ ἐ. πρὸς αὑτόν Id.5.3.6
, cf. Procl. Inst.31 ; [ἡ ἐ.]τοῦ προελθόντος ἐπάνοδος εἰς τὸ γεννῆσαν Dam.Pr.75
; ἡ ἐ. τῆς ἐκστάσεώς ἐστιν ἐπανόρθωσις ib.61.9 in Logic, conversion of a proposition, ἡ σὺν ἀντιθέσει ἐ. the contraposition, Suppl.ad Procl. in Prm.p.1004S.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπιστροφή
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3 se nouer
nwe vpr/viC'est là que l'intrigue se noue. — It's at that point that the strands of the plot come together.
Ma gorge se noua. — I had a lump in my throat.
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4 hilo
m.1 thread (fibra, hebra).colgar o pender de un hilo to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos to pull some stringshilo dental dental floss2 linen (tejido).3 wire.sin hilos wireless4 trickle.entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the windowapenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak5 train.perder el hilo to lose the threadseguir el hilo to follow (the thread)tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation)esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterdayhilo argumental line of argument6 line of thought, drift.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hilar.* * *1 thread (grueso) yarn2 (lino) linen3 (alambre, cable) wire6 figurado (de la vida) course\al hilo on the graincoger el hilo figurado to catch the drift, get the driftcon un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a faint voiceestar colgando de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadestar pendiente de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos figurado to pull the stringsperder el hilo figurado to lose the threadseguir el hilo figurado to followhilo musical piped music, Musak* * *noun m.1) thread2) wire3) linen* * *SM1) (Cos) thread, yarntela de hilo — Méx linen cloth
coser al hilo — to sew on the straight, sew with the weave
- a hilo- al hilo2) (=cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire, flex; [de teléfono] linehilo de tierra — earth wire, ground wire (EEUU)
hilo directo — direct line, hot line
3) (=chorro) [de líquido] thin stream, trickle; [de gente] thin linehilo de humo — thin line of smoke, plume of smoke
4) (Bot) fibre, fiber (EEUU), filament5) (=lino) linentraje de hilo — linen dress o suit
hilo de Escocia — lisle, strong cotton
6) (=curso) [de conversación] thread; [de vida] course; [de pensamientos] trainel hilo conductor — the theme o leitmotiv
seguir el hilo — [de razonamiento] to follow, understand
hilo argumental — story line, plot
* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.----* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *A1 (en costura) threadun carrete de hilo a reel of thread¿tienes aguja e hilo? do you have a needle and thread?al hilo ‹cortar/coser› on the straight, with the weave; (uno tras otro) ( AmL fam) on the trot ( colloq)ganó tres partidos al hilo he won three games on the trot o in a rowse vio cuatro películas al hilo she saw four movies in a row o one after the othermover los hilos: intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política economic interests control their policytodos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shotspender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a threadsu vida pendía de un hilo his life was hanging by a threadel futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo the company's future hangs by a threadpor el hilo se saca el ovillo it's just a question of putting two and two together2 (lino) linenuna camisa de hilo a linen shirt3 (de araña, gusano de seda) thread4 ( fam) (de las judías, del plátano) stringCompuesto:dental flossB ( Elec) wireCompuestos:( Elec) conductor wire; (de una novela) thread( Esp) piped musicC ( Inf) threadD (de un relato, una conversación) threadperdió el hilo de la conversación she lost the thread of the conversationinterrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos it interrupted his train of thoughtE (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz a thread of light ( liter)con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a thin little voice* * *
Del verbo hilar: ( conjugate hilar)
hilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hilar
hilo
hilar ( conjugate hilar) verbo intransitivo
to spin;◊ hilo fino to split hairs
verbo transitivo
[ araña] to spin
hilo sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Elec) wire;◊ hilo musical (Esp) piped music
3 (de relato, conversación) thread
4 (de sangre, agua) trickle
hilar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer hilo) to spin
2 (relacionar datos) to string together, link
♦ Locuciones: hilar fino, to split hairs
hilo sustantivo masculino
1 Cost thread
(de perlé, de tejer) yarn
(tela de hilo) linen
2 fig (argumento) thread
(del pensamiento) train
hilo musical, background music
3 (cable) wire
♦ Locuciones: familiar mantener al hilo, to keep posted
pender/colgar de un hilo, to hang by a thread o to be in imminent danger
perder el hilo, to lose the thread
' hilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrete
- enrollar
- estambre
- hebra
- hilar
- pita
- alambre
- bobina
- delgado
- devanar
- doble
- embrollar
- filamento
- fino
- hacer
- madeja
- nudo
English:
balance
- ball
- cord
- cotton
- dental floss
- dribble
- floss
- length
- line
- ply
- spin
- strand
- string
- tangle
- thread
- track
- train
- trickle
- wind
- yarn
- knife
- linen
- piped music
* * *hilo nm1. [fibra, hebra] thread;Amal hilo in a row;me leí cinco libros al hilo I read five books one after the other o in a row;mover los hilos to pull some strings;es él quien mueve los hilos de la empresa he's the person who really runs the firmhilo de bramante twine;hilo dental [para la boca] dental floss;Am [bañador] G-string2. [tejido] linen;un mantel de hilo a linen tablecloth3. [cable] wire;sin hilos wireless;tener hilo directo con alguien to have direct access to sb4. [de agua, sangre] trickle;entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window;apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak6. [de pensamiento] train;[de discurso, conversación] thread;perder el hilo to lose the thread;seguir el hilo to follow (the thread);el hilo conductor del argumento de la película the central strand of the film's plot;al hilo de [a propósito de] following on from;esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday* * *mcolgar opender de un hilo fig hang by a thread;mover los hilos fig pull strings;perder el hilo fig lose the thread2:3:con un hilo de voz fig in a barely audible voice* * *hilo nm1) : threadcolgar de un hilo: to hang by a threadhilo dental: dental floss2) lino: linen3) : (electric) wire4) : theme, thread (of a discourse)5) : trickle (of water, etc.)* * *hilo n1. (hebra) thread2. (alambre, cable) wire -
5 wąt|ek
m (G wątku) 1. Włók. (układ nici) weft, woof, filling US; (przędza) wefts pl, weft threads pl 2. przen., książk. (temat) (dyskusji, rozmowy) thread; (myśli) train, strand- główny wątek konferencji the keynote a. main topic of the conference- nie będę rozwijać tego wątku I won’t continue with this train of thought- podjąć wątek czegoś to pick up the thread of sth [rozmowy, wykładu]- wrócił do przerwanego wątku he picked up the thread where he left off- wątek przewijający się przez/łączący wszystkie przemówienia a common thread running through a. a recurring theme of all the speeches- w śledztwie pojawiły się nowe wątki there are new leads in the investigation3. (motyw) (powieści, filmu) motive, theme- wątki ludowe/mitologiczne/zdobnicze folk/mythological/ornamental motifs- wątki fabuły threads a. strands of the plot- wątek główny the main a. central theme- wątek poboczny a subplot, an underplot- wątek miłosny a love interest- film oparty a. osnuty na wątkach biblijnych a film based on biblical themes- w jego powieściach przewijają się cztery zasadnicze wątki there are four main themes to his novelsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wąt|ek
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