Définition de stitch en anglais

stitch

noun

/stɪtʃ/ us

/stɪtʃ/

stitch noun (THREAD)

a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this:

Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches.

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[ C ]

one of the small circles of wool that you make when you are knitting:

cast on a stitch Cast on (= make the first row on the needle) 50 stitches using pink wool.

cast off a stitch Cast off the first four stitches (= take them off the needle and finish the edge).

drop a stitch If you drop a stitch (= lose a loop of wool from the needle), there's usually someone around who can help you.

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[ C ]

a particular type of stitch made in sewing or knitting, or the pattern that this produces:

a pearl/satin stitch

The bedspread was embroidered with cross-stitch.

C2 [ C ]

a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh:

Her head wounds needed 50 stitches.

stitch in He got hit with a broken bottle and needed five stitches in his cheek.

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not a stitch informal

without any clothes:

I don't have a stitch to wear (= I do not have anything suitable to wear) for this party tonight.

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I was admiring your neat stitches.
A couple of stitches would make that more secure.
She can do all these fancy stitches.
She had a dozen or so stitches on her forehead.
He's having his stitches taken out this afternoon.

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Medical treatment: surgery

stitch noun (PAIN)

[ C usually singular ]

a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest, often caused by not breathing enough when running or laughing:

get a stitch I got a stitch after running for the bus.

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Locutions

in stitches

a stitch in time (saves nine)

stitch

verb

/stɪtʃ/ us

/stɪtʃ/

[ I or T ]

to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

be stitched onto This button needs to be stitched back onto my shirt.

stitch something together Stitch the pieces together along the fold.

[ T ] Indian English

to make a piece of clothing:

I must discard these old shirts and stitch some before next summer.

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Mot associé

stitching

Verbes à particule

stitch something together
stitch something/someone up
stitch someone up

(Définition de stitch depuis le Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

«stitch» en anglais américain

stitch

noun [ C ]

/stɪtʃ/

stitch noun [C] (THREAD)

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a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this:

She sewed neat, firm stitches.

A stitch is also a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh:

A cut on his left ankle required six stitches.

stitch noun [C] (PAIN)

a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest:

I got a stitch while I was running.

Locution

in stitches

stitch

verb [ T ]

/stɪtʃ/

stitch verb [T] (USE THREAD)

to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

His name is stitched onto the back of his boxing trunks.

Someone who has been stitched up has had a deep cut closed with stitches:

[ M ] The operation started at 8 a.m., and Bobby was stitched up by midafternoon.

(Définition de stitch depuis le Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Exemples de stitch

stitch

Unfortunately she suffered complications in a later pregnancy and the stitch had to be removed.

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It is sometimes virtually impossible to reach the subaortic region from the right atrium for secure placement of stitches.

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There are three types of stitches: corner stitches, horizontal stitches and vertical stitches.

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A running 4/0 monofilament suture is used, reinforced with interrupted stitches.

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The newly created mitral cleft was closed in all patients with a mean of 5 stitches.

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How to stitch these modalities into a durable fabric?

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Alternatively, a patch can be placed by sewing the stitches exclusively in the straddling leaflet of the tricuspid valve.

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The stitch should be removed when the woman has completed child bearing.

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Policies may be developed in a way that loosely stitches together a range of different goals and that attempts to reconcile multiple interests.

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This, then, is the reason why the makers stitched together the strips of linen into a continuous whole.

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Some male figurines have lines across the eyes, as if they were stitched closed.

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The stitch is tied as the catheter is removed.

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A suction curette was used to extract the placenta leaving the stitch in place.

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A scan at this time showing funnelling down to the stitch or a reduced cervical length was predictive of preterm delivery.

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Good anchoring of the stitch on all aspects of the cervix is therefore important.

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Comment se prononce stitch?

Traductions de stitch

en chinois traditionnel

線, （縫紉的）針腳, 一針…

en chinois (simplifié)

线, （缝纫的）针脚, 一针…

en espagnol

puntada, coser, punto [masculine…

en portugais

ponto, dar pontos (em), costurar…

en français

point [masculine], point [masculine] de suture, maille [feminine]…

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टाके…

縫い目, ～を縫う, 縫い合わせる…

dikiş, ameliyat ipliği, yara dikiş ipliği…

puntada, cosir…

steek, naaien…

துணியில் தைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நூல் துண்டு, அல்லது இதை உருவாக்கும் துணியின் உள்ளேயும் வெளியேயும் ஒரு ஊசி மற்றும் நூலின் ஒற்றை இயக்கம், சதையில் ஆழமான வெட்டு விளிம்புகளை இணைக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் சிறப்பு நூல் நீளம்…

(सिलाई का एक) टाँका, (कटे हुए माँससे सिरों को जोड़ने के लिए लगाया गया) टाँका…

ટાંકો, ટેભો, શસ્ત્રક્રિયા બાદ ઘાને લગાવવામાં આવેલા ટાંકા…

sting, maske, -sting…

stygn, maska, söm…

jahitan, rasa mencucuk, menjahit…

der Stich, die Masche, das Seitenstechen…