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1 my life hung by a thin thread
my life hung by a thin threadminha vida suspensa por um fio.English-Portuguese dictionary > my life hung by a thin thread
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2 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade. -
3 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha, fio2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) abrir caminho• -
4 strand
I [strænd] II [strænd] noun(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) fio* * *strand1[strænd] n praia, costa. • vt+vi 1 encalhar, dar na praia. 2 fracassar, fazer fracassar, ficar desamparado.————————strand2[strænd] n 1 toro ou cordão de corda. 2 fibra, fios (de cabelo). 3 fio de linha, filamento. • vt 1 torcer fios de corda. 2 partir, desatar fios de corda. -
5 strand
I [strænd] II [strænd] noun(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) fio, cordão -
6 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) filamento* * *fil.a.ment -
7 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) filamento -
8 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) agulha2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) agulha3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) ponteiro4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) agulha•- needlework* * *nee.dle[n'i:dəl] n agulha (de costura, bússola, fonógrafo, etc.). • vt coll alfinetar, amolar, encher a paciência. a needle in a hay-stack uma agulha no palheiro. pins and needles formigamento, adormecimento. -
9 threadbare
adjective ((of material) worn thin; shabby: a threadbare jacket.) puído* * *thread.bare[θr'edbɛə] adj 1 puído, gasto. 2 surrado, batido, trivial. a threadbare joke / uma piada batida. -
10 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fio de arame2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) fio4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) ligar com arame2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) mandar um telegrama3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting* * *[w'aiə] n 1 arame. 2 corda de instrumento. 3 fio elétrico. 4 rede ou tela de arame. 5 grade de gaiola. 6 armadilha de arame para caçar coelhos. 7 arame para mover os títeres ou bonecos de um teatro. 8 cerca de arame farpado. 9 linha telegráfica ou telefônica. 10 telégrafo, telegrafia. 11 telegrama, despacho telegráfico. 12 sl batedor de carteiras. 13 coll escuta, gravador portátil. • vt+vi 1 amarrar ou prender com arame. 2 Electr ligar, fazer ligação ou instalação. 3 cercar (com arame). 4 Mil proteger, fortificar (posição, com arame farpado). 5 enfiar em arame (contas). 6 caçar com armadilhas de arame. 7 coll telegrafar a. he was wired for / ele foi chamado por telegrama. 8 enviar dinheiro de um banco a outro eletronicamente. he wired 100 dollars to his mother / ele mandou 100 dólares para sua mãe (através de uma ordem de banco). barbed wire a) arame farpado. b) cerca de arame farpado. copper wire arame de cobre. down to the wires até o último momento. fine wire arame fino. live wire a) Electr condutor sob tensão. b) sl valentão. to get your wires corssed ficar confuso com o que outra pessoa está dizendo. to pull wires a) dirigir ocultamente outra pessoa. b) obter os seus objetivos por meio de influência secreta. c) mexer os pauzinhos. -
11 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) agulha2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) agulha3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) agulha4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) agulha•- needlework -
12 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) arame, fio2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telégrafo4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) instalar a rede elétrica2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) telegrafar3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar•- wireless- wiring - high wire - wire-netting
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