Usage examples of "screw thread" in English with translation to Spanish

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That guy has a screw loose! ¡El tío está como una cabra!
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." Hay un culto a la ignorancia en los Estados Unidos y siempre lo ha habido. El esfuerzo del anti-intelectualismo ha sido un constante lastre en el modo de funcionar de nuestra política y vida cultural. Inculcada por la equivocada creencia de que la democracia significa que "mi ignorancia es tan buena como tu cultura".
To loosen a screw, turn it to the left. Para soltar un tornillo, gíralo hacia la derecha.
Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too. A dondequiera que la aguja va, el hilo va también.
This screw is loose. Este tornillo está suelto.
My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle. Mis manos temblaban demasiado para enhebrar la aguja.
Before screw the nut, you put a washer. Antes de atornillar la tuerca, mete una arandela.
Don't you have a needle and some thread? ¿No tendrás una aguja y algo de hilo?
Don't screw it up! ¡No la cagues!
It's not easy to thread a needle. No es fácil enhebrar una aguja.
Go screw yourself! ¡Vete al carajo!
You don't know how to screw in a lightbulb? ¿Usted no sabe enroscar una lamparita?
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