Usage examples of "threads" in English with translation to French

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Left-hand threads have now become unsual in mechanics but they can still be found on some objects, such as on bicycles' pedals, for instance. Les filetages à gauches sont devenus rares en mécanique mais on les trouve encore sur certains objets, comme sur les pédaliers de vélo, par exemple.
Your job hangs by a thread. Ton emploi est suspendu à un fil.
It's not easy to thread a needle. Ce n'est pas facile d'enfiler une aiguille.
A long thread is easily entangled. Un fil long est facilement emmêlé.
My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle. Mes mains tremblaient trop pour enfiler l'aiguille.
I sewed the dress with silk thread. J'ai cousu cette robe avec du fil de soie.
A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up. Un long fil s'emmêle facilement.
He seems to have lost the thread of the story. Il semble avoir perdu le fil de l'histoire.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." Il y a un culte de l'ignorance aux États-Unis d'Amérique et il y en a toujours eu un. L'effort d'anti-intellectualisme a été un fil conducteur de notre vie politique et culturelle, nourri par l'idée erronée que la démocratie signifie que « mon ignorance vaut tout autant que votre savoir ».
He threads his way between the trees... and rushes under the bridge. Il se faufile entre les grands arbres... et passe sous le pont.
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