 | English | German  |  |
 | tenuous {adj} | 87 fein [Faden etc.] |  |
 | fine {adj} {adv} [hair, thread etc.] | 50 dünn [Haare, Faden etc.] |  |
 | tech. break-proof {adj} | abreißsicher [Draht, Faden etc.] |  |
 | fine {adj} [hair, thread etc.] | fisselig [regional] [dünn] [Haare, Faden etc.] |  |
 | textil. S-twisted {adj} [thread, yarn] | linksgedreht [Faden, Garn] |  |
 | textil. Z-twisted {adj} [thread, yarn] | rechtsgedreht [Faden, Garn] |  |
Verbs |
 | to thread sth. [a needle] | 2148 etw.Akk. einfädeln [Faden] |  |
 | to twist sth. [thread, rope] | 316 etw.Akk. dröseln [regional] [Faden drehen] |  |
 | to twist sth. | 28 etw.Akk. zwirbeln [Schnur, Faden] |  |
 | hunting orn. spec. to seel sth. [sew up the eyelids of a hawk or falcon] | etw.Akk. aufbräuen [Falknersprache: die Augen eines Falkens mit einem Faden verschließen] |  |
 | to secure sth. [yarn] | etw.Akk. vernähen [Faden] |  |
Nouns |
 | clew [ball of thread, yarn, or cord] | 26 Knäuel {m} {n} [zu einer Kugel gerollter Faden] |  |
 | clews [balls of thread, yarn, or cord] | 7 Knäuel {pl} [zu Kugeln gerollter Faden] |  |
 | textil. craft thread [inexpensive thread] | [billiges Garn, billiger Faden, Zwirn] |  |
 | main thread (running through something) | Leitfaden {m} [fig.] ["roter Faden"] |  |