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Gesprächsfaden

thread of conversation

noun ge-SHPRAEKHS-fah-den Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

Gesprächsfaden (m) refers to the continuous thread of a conversation. Losing it is 'den Gesprächsfaden verlieren'; resuming it is 'den Faden wieder aufnehmen'. The metaphor of thread implies continuity and fragility — easy to lose and requiring effort to maintain.

Examples

"Nach einer langen Unterbrechung fiel es schwer, den Gesprächsfaden wieder aufzunehmen."

Natural Translation

After a long interruption it was hard to pick up the thread of the conversation again.

Literal Translation

After a long interruption fell it hard, the conversation-thread again to-pick-up.

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