hilo

/ˈilo/, [ˈi.lo]

thread

Examples

Traté de seguir el hilo a su declaración.

I tried to keep track of his declaration.

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¿No tendrás una aguja y algo de hilo?

Don't you have a needle and some thread?

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Cuidado no se rompa el hilo.

Be careful that the thread doesn't break.

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¿Cuál queda mejor, hilo blanco o hilo rojo?

Which is best, white thread or red thread?

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Las encías me sangran cada vez que me paso hilo dental.

My gums bleed whenever I floss my teeth.

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La vida del paciente pende de un hilo.

The life of the patient hangs in the balance.

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Perdí el hilo de su argumentación.

I lost the thread of his argument.

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Ella habló con un hilo de voz.

She spoke in a weak voice.

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Perdí el hilo de la historia.

I lost the thread of the story.

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Justo cuando él había empezado a agarrarle el hilo, fue despedido.

Just as he was getting the hang of things, he got fired.

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Tom ató un hilo a la cometa.

Tom attached the string to the kite.

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No olvide usar hilo dental.

Don't forget to floss.

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Me hace falta hilo para coser este botón.

I need thread to sew on this button.

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Me regaló media docena de pañuelos de hilo.

He gave me a half dozen linen handkerchiefs.

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Ella ha perdido el hilo.

She's lost the plot.

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Use hilo dental después de cada comida.

Use dental floss after each meal.

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A dondequiera que la aguja va, el hilo va también.

Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too.

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Perdí el hilo de la conversación.

I lost track of the conversation.

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Tom se limpia sus dientes con hilo dental al menos tres veces a la semana.

Tom flosses his teeth at least three times a week.

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¿Tienes hilo dental?

Do you have some dental floss?

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