el
masculine
/ˈilo/
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Translation
thread, string
Word origin
From Latin filum ('thread, string'). The Latin f became a silent h.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- filum
- English cognates
- filament, file, filigree, profile
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralhilos
Examples
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I need white thread for my new dress.
cose aguja.
My mother sews the clothes with thread and needle.
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The cat is playing with a thread on the floor.
fino camisa.
I bought a very fine thread to fix the shirt.
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The boy does not want to lose the thread of the story.
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