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der Faden (Fäden)
   thread; string; stitch

Der Käse zieht Fäden.
The cheese has gone stringy.
Sein Leben hing an einem dünnen Faden.
His life was hanging by a thread.
Du solltest aber einen neuen Faden aufmachen.
But you should open a new [forum] thread.

Related:
der Faden (-) fathom (naut.)
der rote Faden the central theme, leitmotif
die Fadennudeln (pl.) vermicelli
den Faden verlieren to lose the thread

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