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There won't be a dry thread in my night-clothes and the sheets will be so that Mammy has to hang them up to dry!Pas un fil de sec dans mes habillements de nuit, et Mamie est forcée de faire sécher mes draps!Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Thousands of loftier plants towered up in hedges around them, enclosing narrow paths which they found it delightful to thread.Mille plantes, de tailles plus hautes, bâtissaient des haies, ménageaient des sentiers étroits qu'ils se plaisaient à suivre.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Then, as he and Pierre turned out of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele to thread the old narrow tortuous streets leading to the Via Giulia, he pictured himself dropping the note into the letter-box at the palazzo.Puis, comme Pierre et lui quittaient le cours Victor-Emmanuel pour s’engager parmi les anciennes rues, étranglées et tortueuses qui conduisent à la rue Giulia, il se revit jetant le billet dans la boîte du palais.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
A thread of saliva hung down from her mouth, and her great brown eyes shone with quiet enjoyment.Un léger filet de bave pendait de son mufle. Ses gros yeux bruns avaient une douceur gourmande.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Sewing thread and yarn of artificial and synthetic filaments and fibres Silk waste;Fils à coudre ou à tricoter en fibres artificielles ou synthétiqueshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The other day I had to borrow two sous from Rose to buy some thread to sew up my gloves, which were splitting all over.'L'autre jour, j'ai dû emprunter deux sous à Rose pour acheter du fil. J'ai recousu mes gants, qui s'ouvraient de tous les côtés.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Madeleine knelt with her eyes fixed on her mother, breathing when she breathed, listening to the soft breath, the last thread by which she held to life, and which we followed in terror, fearing that every effort of respiration might be the last.Madeleine resta les yeux attachés sur sa mère, respirant quand elle respirait, imitant son souffle léger, dernier fil par lequel elle tenait à la vie, et que nous suivions avec terreur, craignant à chaque effort de le voir se rompre.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Since the thread of our humble hero's life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.La vie de notre héros venant se mêler à celle de gens de la haute volée, force nous est de présenter ces derniers au lecteur.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
There are legs wrapped up in rags, too, and even in newspapers, which are kept in place with spirals of thread or—much more practical—telephone wire.Et il est des jambes emballées dans des chiffons, voire des journaux, maintenues par des spirales de ficelles, ou, ce qui est plus pratique, de fils téléphoniques.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The spirit lamp had just gone out, and from the kettle came a finer and finer thread of steam.La lampe à esprit-de-vin venait de s'éteindre, laissant la bouilloire jeter un filet de vapeur de plus en plus mince.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
There were ten of them, and old Bambousse was already with one hand tilting over the jar whence only a thread of red liquor now flowed.Ils étaient dix, et déjà le père Bambousse renversait d'une seule main la dame-jeanne, d'où ne coulait plus qu'un mince filet rouge.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
On the other hand, Marie, who sat near her, embroidering, shifted her position a score of times, broke her thread, and grew impatient, feeling strangely nervous, a prey to unaccountable anxiety, which oppressed her heart.Et, vingt fois déjà, Marie, qui brodait en face d’elle, s’était dérangée, cassant son fil, s’impatientant, en proie à une nervosité singulière, un inexplicable malaise, une inquiétude sans cause, disait-elle, dont le poids lui étouffait le cœur.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
You could have passed a thread through."On aurait pu y passer une ficelle.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
On another bench a woman trimming the frayed strips of her rags with a knife, and another woman, with thread and needle, sewing up rents.Sur un autre banc, une femme égalisait avec un couteau les lambeaux effilochés de ses hardes tandis qu'une autre, armée de fil et d'une aiguille, raccommodait les déchirures de sa robe.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
It says, 'I am the spider that spins the Virgin's thread.'Alle dit : J’suis l’araignée qui fait le fil de la Vierge.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Collocations
discussion thread
fil de discussion
threaded filter insert
filtre fileté
threading machine
machine à fileter
Word forms
thread
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | thread | threads |
Possessive case | thread's | threads' |
thread
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | threaded |
Imperative | thread |
Present Participle (Participle I) | threading |
Past Participle (Participle II) | threaded |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I thread | we thread |
you thread | you thread |
he/she/it threads | they thread |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am threading | we are threading |
you are threading | you are threading |
he/she/it is threading | they are threading |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have threaded | we have threaded |
you have threaded | you have threaded |
he/she/it has threaded | they have threaded |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been threading | we have been threading |
you have been threading | you have been threading |
he/she/it has been threading | they have been threading |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I threaded | we threaded |
you threaded | you threaded |
he/she/it threaded | they threaded |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was threading | we were threading |
you were threading | you were threading |
he/she/it was threading | they were threading |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had threaded | we had threaded |
you had threaded | you had threaded |
he/she/it had threaded | they had threaded |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been threading | we had been threading |
you had been threading | you had been threading |
he/she/it had been threading | they had been threading |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will thread | we shall/will thread |
you will thread | you will thread |
he/she/it will thread | they will thread |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be threading | we shall/will be threading |
you will be threading | you will be threading |
he/she/it will be threading | they will be threading |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have threaded | we shall/will have threaded |
you will have threaded | you will have threaded |
he/she/it will have threaded | they will have threaded |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been threading | we shall/will have been threading |
you will have been threading | you will have been threading |
he/she/it will have been threading | they will have been threading |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would thread | we should/would thread |
you would thread | you would thread |
he/she/it would thread | they would thread |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be threading | we should/would be threading |
you would be threading | you would be threading |
he/she/it would be threading | they would be threading |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have threaded | we should/would have threaded |
you would have threaded | you would have threaded |
he/she/it would have threaded | they would have threaded |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been threading | we should/would have been threading |
you would have been threading | you would have been threading |
he/she/it would have been threading | they would have been threading |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am threaded | we are threaded |
you are threaded | you are threaded |
he/she/it is threaded | they are threaded |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being threaded | we are being threaded |
you are being threaded | you are being threaded |
he/she/it is being threaded | they are being threaded |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been threaded | we have been threaded |
you have been threaded | you have been threaded |
he/she/it has been threaded | they have been threaded |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was threaded | we were threaded |
you were threaded | you were threaded |
he/she/it was threaded | they were threaded |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being threaded | we were being threaded |
you were being threaded | you were being threaded |
he/she/it was being threaded | they were being threaded |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been threaded | we had been threaded |
you had been threaded | you had been threaded |
he/she/it had been threaded | they had been threaded |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be threaded | we shall/will be threaded |
you will be threaded | you will be threaded |
he/she/it will be threaded | they will be threaded |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been threaded | we shall/will have been threaded |
you will have been threaded | you will have been threaded |
he/she/it will have been threaded | they will have been threaded |