Hilo in english
pronunciation: θred part of speech: noun
hilar1 = texture ; spin.
Example: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.Example: Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.more:
» hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs .
Example: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.» rueda de hilar = spinning wheel .
Example: Visitors will learn about the mill technology that freed America from the spinning wheel and handloom.» torno de hilar = spinning wheel .
Example: Visitors will learn about the mill technology that freed America from the spinning wheel and handloom.hilar2 = put + two and two together.
Example: Although there's no evidence at all of a link between caffeine and cancer, we're putting two and two together and saying that caffeine can induce these changes.hilo = thread ; strand ; thread ; linen ; yarn.
Example: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Example: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Example: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Example: 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.Example: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.more:
» bobina de hilo = cotton reel .
Example: As an introduction to early mathematical concepts, the cotton reels can be sorted or stacked into number or colour.» carrete de hilo = cotton reel .
Example: As an introduction to early mathematical concepts, the cotton reels can be sorted or stacked into number or colour.» colgar de un hilo = hang by + a thread .
Example: Surgeons have managed to save the arm of a pregnant woman after it was left 'hanging by a thread' in an horrific dog attack.» encaje de hilo = tatting .
Example: They also have a good selection of books on tatting & bobbin lace.» grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler ; wire binder .
Example: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882). Example: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.» hebra de hilo = strand of thread .
Example: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.» hilo conductor = common thread .
Example: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.» hilo de agua = trickle ; dribble .
Example: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles. Example: The hot water tap works fine, but the cold water tap had a day or two of less water coming out and now it is just a dribble.» hilo de bramante = twine .
Example: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.» hilo de cobre = copper wire .
Example: You can increase the resistance of a copper wire by hammering the wire to make it narrower and longer.» hilo dental = dental floss .
Example: The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.» hilo de + Posesivo + ideas = Posesivo + train of thought .
Example: This potion will burn going down, but it will cleanse your body from your heart to your brain and it will essentially reset your train of thought.» hilo de + Posesivo + pensamientos = Posesivo + train of thought .
Example: This potion will burn going down, but it will cleanse your body from your heart to your brain and it will essentially reset your train of thought.» hilo magnético = magnetic wire .
Example: Today we record conventionally by writing and photography, followed by printing; but we also record on film, on was disks, and on magnetic wires.» hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire .
Example: The first telegraph wires were laid underground but the standard practice soon became to hang them from insulators on telegraph poles.» limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + Posesivo + teeth .
Example: Candy presents serious problems of dental decay for the handicapped child who may not be able to brush and floss his teeth thoroughly.» manejar los hilos = pull + the strings ; be behind .
Example: Secretary Kerry is a recalcitrant puppet, but a puppet nevertheless, with Russian and Iranian ventriloquists pulling the strings. Example: She is the one who is behind all this chaos and commotion.» mover los hilos = be behind ; pull + the strings .
Example: She is the one who is behind all this chaos and commotion. Example: Secretary Kerry is a recalcitrant puppet, but a puppet nevertheless, with Russian and Iranian ventriloquists pulling the strings.» pender de un hilo = hang by + a thread ; hang in + the balance .
Example: Surgeons have managed to save the arm of a pregnant woman after it was left 'hanging by a thread' in an horrific dog attack. Example: Now, with her heart broken and her brother's life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence.» perder el hilo = lose + the thread .
Example: The first problem is that every sentence in the book makes you stop and think, which makes you lose the thread of the main argument.» perder el hilo de la conversación = lose + the thread of the conversation ; lose + track of the conversation .
Example: Whe I talked to him, he kept losing the thread of the conversation, much like a very elderly person does. Example: Because I lost track of the conversation, I couldn't respond in a meaningful way.» perder el hilo de + Posesivo + ideas = lose + Posesivo + train of thought .
Example: She was so shocked by the man's response that she lost her train of thought.» perder el hilo de + Posesivo + pensamientos = lose + Posesivo + train of thought .
Example: She was so shocked by the man's response that she lost her train of thought.» retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread ; take up + the thread .
Example: Every event in history is a beginning, a middle, and an end; it just depends on where you pick up the thread and what story. Example: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.» seguir el hilo = follow + the thread .
Example: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.» tanga de hilo = G-string [También escrito gee-string] ; gee-string [También escrito G-string] .
Example: The Japanese Winter Olympics team has raised eyebrows after photographs appearing to show a teenage athlete wearing a G-string swept the internet. Example: They were seen posing on cam showing their boobies and wearing gee-strings.» tanga de hilo dental = G-string [También escrito gee-string] ; gee-string [También escrito G-string] .
Example: The Japanese Winter Olympics team has raised eyebrows after photographs appearing to show a teenage athlete wearing a G-string swept the internet. Example: They were seen posing on cam showing their boobies and wearing gee-strings.» tirar del hilo = put + two and two together .
Example: Although there's no evidence at all of a link between caffeine and cancer, we're putting two and two together and saying that caffeine can induce these changes.» vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line .
Example: Life has a beginning place and an ending place, but what if you are living on the line between both?.» vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line .
Example: Life has a beginning place and an ending place, but what if you are living on the line between both?.