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grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl] adj
1. thankful for gifts, favours, etc.; appreciative 2. showing gratitude a grateful letter 3. favourable or pleasant a grateful rest [from obsolete grate, from Latin grātus + -ful] gratefully adv gratefulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
grateful adjective thankful, obliged, in (someone's) debt, indebted, appreciative, beholden She was grateful to him for all his help. Translations grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl] ADJ (= thankful) → agradecido; [smile] → de agradecimiento a grateful client → un cliente agradecido to be grateful for sth → agradecer algo I am grateful for any help I can get → agradezco cualquier ayuda que pueda recibir I would be grateful if you would send me → le agradecería que me mandase ... I should like to extend my grateful thanks to → me gustaría extender mi más sincero agradecimiento a ... with grateful thanks → con mi más sincero agradecimiento to be grateful to sb → estar agradecido a algn I am very or most grateful to you for talking to me → le estoy muy agradecido por hablar conmigo I am grateful to Dr Jones for the loan of the book → le estoy agradecido al Dr Jones por prestarme el libro, le agradezco al Dr Jones que me prestase el libro she was just grateful to have been released → se sentía agradecida de que la hubiesen liberado he was grateful that he was still alive → daba gracias por estar todavía vivo grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl] adj → reconnaissant(e) to be grateful to sb → être reconnaissant(e) à qn to be grateful for [+ help, support] → être reconnaissant(e) pour to be grateful to sb for sth → être reconnaissant(e) à qn pour qch grateful adj → dankbar; he was grateful for her support → er war dankbar für ihre Unterstützung; I’m grateful to you for believing me → ich bin dir dankbar (dafür), dass du mir glaubst; I’m grateful to you for buying or having bought the tickets → ich bin dir dankbar (dafür), dass du die Karten gekauft hast; he was grateful to be home/that he was still alive → er war froh or dankbar, zu Hause zu sein/noch am Leben zu sein; to express one’s grateful thanks (to somebody) → (jdm) seine aufrichtige Dankbarkeit aussprechen grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl] adj grateful (for) → grato/a (per), riconoscente (per) I am most grateful to you → le sono enormemente grato grateful [ˈgreɪtfʊl] adj grateful (for) → grato/a (per), riconoscente (per) I am most grateful to you → le sono enormemente grato adj grateful [ˈgreitful] feeling thankful I am grateful to you for your help. dankbare مُعْتَرِف بالجَميل благодарен vděčný taknemlig dankbar ευγνώμων, υπόχρεος agradecido tänulik سپاسگذار kiitollinen reconnaissant אֲסִיר תּוֹדָה कृतज्ञ zahvalan hálás berterima kasih þakklátur grato, riconoscente ありがたく思う 감사하는 dėkingas pateicīgs sangat berterima kasih dankbaar takknemlig wdzięczny grato recunoscător благодарный vďačný hvaležen zahavalan tacksam ซึ่งสำนึกในบุญคุณ müteşekkir, minnettar 感謝的 вдячний ممنون biết ơn 感谢的 adv gratefully She accepted his offer gratefully. dankbaar بِشُكْر، باعتِراف بالجَميل с благодарност vděčně taknemligt dankbar με ευγνωμοσύνη con gratitud tänulikult با سپاس kiitollisena avec reconnaissance בְּתוֹדָה कृतज्ञता से zahvalno hálásan penuh terima kasih með þakklæti con gratitudine/riconoscenza ありがたく 감사하여 su dėkingumu pateicīgi; pateicībā dengan rasa terhutang budi met dankbaarheid med takknemlighet z wdzięcznością com gratidão cu recunoştinţă с благодарностью vďačne hvaležno zahvalno tacksamt อย่างสำนึกในบุญคุณ minnettarlıkla 感謝地 вдячно متشکر ہو کر với thái độ biết ơn 感谢地 grateful → ممتن vděčný taknemmelig dankbar ευγνώμων agradecido kiitollinen reconnaissant zahvalan grato 感謝している 고마워하는 dankbaar takknemlig wdzięczny grato благодарный tacksam ซึ่งสำนึกในบุญคุณ müteşekkir biết ơn 感激的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But, after a while, they found that he considered them the benefactors, and could not do enough to show how grateful he was for Mrs. Write to thy lord and lady and show thyself grateful to them, for ingratitude is the daughter of pride, and one of the greatest sins we know of; and he who is grateful to those who have been good to him shows that he will be so to God also who has bestowed and still bestows so many blessings upon him. A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies. |
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