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[θɾ̪̊ɛd]

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noun

Fil

A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully measured the thread before starting her sewing project. "

La couturière a soigneusement mesuré le fil avant de commencer son projet de couture.

material technical

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noun

Fil conducteur, sujet

A continued theme or idea.

Examples :

"All of these essays have a common thread."

Tous ces essais ont un fil conducteur commun.

story literature writing communication

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noun

Filetage

A screw thread.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully measured the wood and then cut a groove for the screw thread. "

Le charpentier a soigneusement mesuré le bois, puis a coupé une rainure pour le filetage.

technical machine part

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noun

Fil, suite

A sequence of connections.

Examples :

"The conversation thread about the school project was long and involved many different opinions. "

La suite de la conversation sur le projet scolaire était longue et impliquait de nombreuses opinions différentes.

structure system technology

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noun

Chenal, milieu du cours d'eau

The line midway between the banks of a stream.

Examples :

"The hikers followed the thread of the small stream through the woods. "

Les randonneurs ont suivi le chenal du petit ruisseau à travers les bois.

geography nature

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noun

Fils d'exécution

A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

Examples :

"The computer program used multiple threads to process different parts of the document simultaneously, speeding up the editing task. "

Le programme informatique utilisait plusieurs fils d'exécution pour traiter simultanément différentes parties du document, accélérant ainsi la tâche d'édition.

computing technology process system

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noun

Fil de discussion

A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.

Examples :

"The email thread about the school picnic had over 20 messages. "

Le fil de discussion concernant le pique-nique scolaire comptait plus de 20 messages.

media internet communication computing

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noun

Fil

A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

Examples :

"The delicate thread from the spider's web caught the morning sunlight. "

Le fil délicat de la toile d'araignée captait la lumière du matin.

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noun

Composition, qualité, finesse

Composition; quality; fineness.

Examples :

"The fine thread of her grandmother's tapestry showed the high quality of her work. "

Le fil fin de la tapisserie de sa grand-mère montrait la grande qualité de son travail.

quality material

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verb

Enfiler

To put thread through.

Examples :

"thread a needle"

Enfiler une aiguille.

material action

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verb

Enfiler, passer

To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).

Examples :

"I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight."

Je pense que je peux me faufiler par ici, mais ça va être serré.

action process utility

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verb

Visser

To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt

Examples :

"He carefully threaded the nut onto the bolt. "

Il a soigneusement vissé l'écrou sur le boulon.

technical machine