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Significados de yarn en inglés

portugués
história
catalán
història
español
historia

The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.

historia
portugués
fio têxtil
catalán
fil
español
hilo

A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.

hilo

A retelling or account of events, especially a fictional or exaggerated one.

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Examples for "tall story"
Examples for "tall story"
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Roisin was at pains to point out that Miriam was not telling a tall story.
The Irish Times
2
But yesterday Court 14 saw Wimbledon's tall story get even taller as Ivo Karlovic continued swashbuckling.
The Guardian
3
That's a pretty tall story, I think, Garwood.
The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories
4
Between the wolf in the tall grass and the wolf in the tall story, there is a shimmering go-between.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
5
This may seem like a tall story, but there was once a teenage girl who didn't get along with her parents.
Stories from the Old Attic
1
So why do we need to embellish, to build a tall tale?
Ebony
2
Given the tensions of the times, this tall tale was, on occasion, believed.
The Irish Times
3
Many say it's a harmless and fun tall tale worth celebrating.
Reuters
4
The mischievous Michael Gambon has been known to spin the odd tall tale.
The Irish Times
5
The tardy must make do with a substitute and invent another tall tale.
The Irish Times
Uso de yarn en inglés
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Dry the pieces in the drum, and the yarn in the stove.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
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Their yarn has become a hot item in recent years, she said.
Reuters
3
Xinjiang cotton and yarn are also used in textiles and home furnishings.
The Guardian
4
The company has supplied carbon yarn for Ferrari's sports cars, Yamagata said.
Reuters
5
Of course, this makes for a very tangled yarn, but that's fine.
The Guardian
6
There's a yarn goin' around about an attack on some local merchantmen.
Sword of Honour
7
The Swede's needles stopped flashing in and out of the gray yarn.
The Blood Ship
8
Then at the front end of the yarn I saw a bird.
The Children's Six Minutes
9
She carded the wool and spun yarn on the old spinning wheel.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
10
As it revolves she holds the yarn out so that it twists.
The Grand Canyon of Arizona: How to See It
11
I am sorry to have to lie so outrageously in this yarn.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
12
The lady in the middle held an enormous basket of electric-blue yarn.
The Lightning Thief
13
Swan caught the yarn and threw it away with an impatient jerk.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 / A Maga...
14
All the same, Max did not give the yarn the least credence.
At Whispering Pine Lodge
15
Nissen is out to accomplish more than just telling a good yarn.
Osprey island
16
Notice whether the yarn becomes stronger or weaker as it is untwisted.
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
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Yarn a través del tiempo
Yarn por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
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