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filo

thread

noun FEE-loh Less Common
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Origin: from Latin filum

Also means

wire

Usage Note

Filo is thread, wire, or a thin strand, masculine with plural fili. Beware its other plural le fila (feminine), used figuratively for the threads of a plot, as in tirare le fila ('to pull the strings'). Idioms include un filo di voce ('a thread of a voice') and perdere il filo ('to lose one's train of thought').

Examples

"Mi serve un filo bianco."

Natural Translation

I need a white thread.

Literal Translation

To-me serves a thread white.

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