hebra

f.

thread.

pegar la hebra (figurative) to start chatting (peninsular Spanish)

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hebra

► nombre femenino

1 (de hilo) thread, piece of thread

2 (de carne) sinew; (de legumbre) string; (de madera) grain; (de planta) strand

3 (veta) vein

4 figurado thread

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pegar la hebra familiar to get chatting, chew the fat

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noun f.

strand, thread

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SF

1) [de hilo] thread

2) (Bot) (=fibra) fibre, fiber (EEUU); [de madera] grain; [de gusano de seda] thread

tabaco de hebra — loose tobacco

3) [de metal] vein, streak

4) pl hebras poét hair

5)

- de una hebra

- pegar la hebra

no quedar ni hebra And * —

no quedó ni hebra de comida — there wasn't a scrap of food left

romperse la hebra Méx * —

se rompió la hebra entre los dos amigos — the two friends fell out

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femenino

a) (Tex) thread, strand

lana de cuatro hebras — four-ply wool

b) (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*

c) (del gusano de seda) thread

d) (de la madera) grain

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= thread, yarn.

Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.

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* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.

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femenino

a) (Tex) thread, strand

lana de cuatro hebras — four-ply wool

b) (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*

c) (del gusano de seda) thread

d) (de la madera) grain

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= thread, yarn.

Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.

* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.

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hebra

feminine

1 (Tex) thread, strand

lana de cuatro hebras four-ply wool

hebras de plata adornaban su sien (liter); he had silver hairs around the temples

pegar (la) hebra (Esp fam); to get chatting (colloq)

perder la hebra to lose the thread

2 (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*

tienes que quitarles las hebras a las judías verdes you have to string the green beans, you have to remove the stringy parts from the green beans

tabaco

3 (del gusano de seda) thread

4 (de la madera) grain

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hebra sustantivo femenino

a) (Tex) thread, strand

b) (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber^{(conjugate fiber)}

c) (del gusano de seda) thread

d) (de la madera) grain

hebra sustantivo femenino
1 (trozo de hilo) thread
2 (de carne) sinew
♦ Locuciones: pegar la hebra, to chat
'hebra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brizna
- tabaco
English:
ply
- strand

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hebra nf

1. [de hilo] thread

2. [fibra] fibre

3. [de judías, puerros] string;

[de tabaco] strand

4. [de discurso]

no cojo la hebra de lo que dice I can't follow what she's saying;

he perdido la hebra de su explicación I've lost the thread of his explanation;

Comp

Esp Fam

pegar la hebra to start chatting

5. Comp

Chile

de una hebra all at once, in one breath

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hebra

f thread;

pegar la hebra fam start a conversation, get talking fam

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hebra nf

: strand, thread

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hebra n (hilo) thread