Definition of thread through - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
1.
movementmove carefully between small gaps or obstacles in something
- The cyclist had to thread through the tight spaces between cars.
2.
figurativeappear repeatedly across different parts of something like a theme
- Ideas of friendship thread through the entire novel.
Terms with thread through included in their meaning
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sewing
pass a thread through a needle's eye
sewing tool
device for pulling thread through a needle's eye
sewing
the act of passing thread through a needle
navigation
yarn or thread used to guide through a maze
Examples of thread through in a sentence
She managed to thread through the crowded hallway without bumping anyone. Themes of loss and recovery thread through his later paintings. References to climate change thread through her public speeches.
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- French:se faufiler entre, traverser, ...
- German:sich hindurchschlängeln, sich durchziehen, ...
- Italian:farsi strada tra, permeare, ...
- Spanish:abrirse paso entre, recorrer, ...
- Portuguese:ziguezaguear por entre, perpassar, ...
- Chinese:穿梭, 贯穿, ...
- Japanese:狭いすき間を縫うように進む, 全体を通して流れている, ...
- Arabic:تَخَلَّلَ, يَسْرِي في, ...
- Hebrew:לְתַמְרֵן בֵּין, לַעֲבֹר כַּחוּט הַשֵּׁנִי, ...
- Russian:пробираться между, красной нитью проходить, ...
- Ukrainian:протиснутися, пронизувати, ...
- Hindi:बीच-बीच से निकलना, पूरे में फैला होना, ...
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