thread

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
2. A continued theme or idea.
3. A screw thread.
4. A sequence of connections.
5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6. A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
7. A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
8. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
9. Composition; quality; fineness.

Verb

1. To put thread through.
2. To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
3. To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.
4. To remove the hair using a thread.

Concepts

fil

enfiler

thread

coton

processus léger

tâche

pas

filet

corde

fil retors

pas de vis

chaîne

ficelle

filetage

activité

fil métallique

s’insinuer

logique

méthode

raison

système

thème

fibre

filament

fil de laine

tarauder

trâme

trame

brin

filé

vis filetée

dessiner

tirer

errer

méandrer

ruban

filer

fil de discussion

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/θɹɛd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-s, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), West Frisian tried, Dutch draad, German Draht, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd, and Icelandic þráður. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.