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Der rote Faden
In German
Der rote Faden
der ro-te fa-den
🇬🇧 English
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📖 Literal Translation
The red thread
💡 Meaning
The common thread, the main theme or recurring motif in a story, argument, or series of events.
🌍 Equivalent:"The common thread"
📜 Origin:Popularized by Goethe, it refers to a practice in the British Navy where all ropes of the royal ships had a red thread woven into them as a mark of ownership, making it impossible to remove without destroying the rope.
Example Sentences
1
Der rote Faden in seiner Rede war die Bedeutung von Teamarbeit.
The common thread (red thread) in his speech was the importance of teamwork.
2
Ich kann den roten Faden in diesem Buch nicht finden, es ist zu verworren.
I can't find the common thread (red thread) in this book; it's too convoluted.