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thank
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thank  (thngk)
tr.v. thanked, thank·ing, thanks
1. To express gratitude to; give thanks to: He thanked her for the gift.
2. To hold responsible; credit: We can thank the parade for this traffic jam.

[Middle English thanken, from Old English thancian; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]

thank [θæŋk]
vb (tr)
1. to convey feelings of gratitude to
2. to hold responsible he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
3. used in exclamations of relief thank goodness thank God
I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc. I'll thank you to mind your own business
[Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German thancōn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to
acknowledge, recognise, recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"

thank
verb
1. say thank you to, express gratitude to, show gratitude to, show your appreciation to I thanked them for their long and loyal service.
2. blame, hold responsible I have you to thank for this.
Translations
thank [θæŋk]
A. VT
1. to thank sbdar las gracias or agradecer a algn
I cannot thank you enough!¡cuánto te lo agradezco!
to thank sb for sthagradecer algo a algn, dar las gracias a algn por algo
did you thank him for the flowers?¿le diste las gracias por las flores?
he has only himself to thank for thatél mismo tiene la culpa de eso
I have John to thank for thateso se lo tengo que agradecer a Juan (iro) → Juan tiene la culpa de eso
he won't thank you for telling herno te agradecerá de que se lo hayas dicho
I'll thank you not to interfere!¡agradecería que no te metieras!
thank heavens/goodness/God (for that)!¡gracias a Dios!, ¡menos mal!
2. thank you (as excl) → ¡gracias!
thank you very muchmuchas gracias
thank you for the presentmuchas gracias por el regalo
no thank youno, gracias
¡no thank you! (iro) → ¡ni hablar!, ¡no faltaba más!
did you say thank you?¿has dado las gracias?
see also thanks, thank-you
B. CPD thank offering Nprueba f de gratitud

thank [ˈθæŋk] vtremercier
Don't forget to write and thank them → N'oublie pas de leur écrire pour les remercier.
to thank sb for doing sth → remercier qn d'avoir fait qch
Thank you for coming to see me → Merci d'être venu me voir.
to thank sb for sth → remercier qn pour qch
thank you exclammerci!
I don't need any help, thank you → Je n'ai pas besoin d'aide, merci.
thank you very much → merci beaucoup
no thank you → non merci thank-you
thank heavens! → Dieu merci!
Thank heavens we have you here → Dieu merci, vous êtes là avec nous.
thank God! → Dieu merci!
thank Goodness! → Dieu merci!
to have sb to thank for sth
I have you to thank for all this → C'est à toi que je dois tout ça.

thank
vt
danken (+dat), → sich bedanken bei; I’ll never be able to thank him (enough) for what he has doneich kann ihm nie genug dafür danken, was er für mich getan hat; I don’t know how to thank youich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll
(phrases) he won’t thank you for iter wird es Ihnen nicht danken; I’ll thank you to mind your own businessich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie sich nicht einmischen würden; he has his brother/he only has himself to thank for thisdas hat er seinem Bruder zu verdanken/sich selbst zuzuschreiben
thank youdanke (schön); thank you very muchvielen Dank; no thank younein, danke; yes, thank youja, bitte or danke; thank you for coming — not at all, thank YOU!vielen Dank, dass Sie gekommen sind — ich danke IHNEN or ICH habe zu danken; thank you for the presentvielen Dank für Ihr Geschenk; thank you for nothing (iro)vielen Dank auch!; to say thank youdanke sagen (to sb jdm), sich bedanken (to bei)
thank goodness or heavens or God (inf)Gott sei Dank! (inf)

thank [θæŋk] vt to thank sb (for sth/for doing sth)ringraziare qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)
thank you (very much) → grazie (mille), tante grazie
no thank you → no grazie
to have only o.s. to thank for sth → dovere ringraziare se stesso per qc
I have John to thank for getting me the job → devo ringraziare John per avermi trovato il lavoro
I know who to thank! (iro) → so io chi devo ringraziare!
thank heavens/God! → grazie al cielo/a Dio!
see also thanks
thank [θæŋk] vt to thank sb (for sth/for doing sth)ringraziare qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)
thank you (very much) → grazie (mille), tante grazie
no thank you → no grazie
to have only o.s. to thank for sth → dovere ringraziare se stesso per qc
I have John to thank for getting me the job → devo ringraziare John per avermi trovato il lavoro
I know who to thank! (iro) → so io chi devo ringraziare!
thank heavens/God! → grazie al cielo/a Dio!
see also thanks

thank
v thank [θӕŋk]
to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her. bedank يَشْكُر благодаря děkovat takke danken ευχαριστώ agradecer tänama تشکر کردن kiittää remercier תוֹדָה धन्यवाद देना zahvaliti (meg)köszön berterima kasih þakka ringraziare 感謝する 감사하다 dėkoti pateikties mengucapkan terima kasih kpd danken takke dziękować agradecer a mulţumi благодарить ďakovať zahvaliti se zahvaliti tacka แสดงการขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek 謝謝,感謝 дякувати شکريہ ادا کرنا cảm ơn
adj thankful
grateful; relieved and happy He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh. dankbaar شاكِر благодарен šťastný, vděčný taknemmelig dankbar ευγνώμων agradecido; aliviado; feliz tänulik متشکر kiitollinen reconnaissant; de gratitude/soulagement אֲסִיר תוֹדָה कृतज्ञ zahvalan hálás berterima kasih þakklátur riconoscente ありがたい 감사하는 dėkingas pateicīgs; atvieglots; laimīgs bersyukur dankbaar takknemlig wdzięczny agradecido recunoscător; de uşu­rare благодарный vďačný, šťastný hvaležen zahvalan tacksam ที่รู้สึกยินดี müteşekkir, minnettar 感謝的,欣慰的 вдячний شکر گزار biết ơn
adv thankfully
dankbaar بِشُكْرٍ، مُعَبِّرا عن شُكْرِه благодарно vděčně, rád taknemmeligt dankbar με ευγνωμοσύνη agradecidamente; con alivio tänulikult با سپاس kaikeksi onneksi avec reconnaissance/soulagement בְּהַכָּרַת תוֹדָה कृतज्ञता से zahvalno hálásan penuh terima kasih með þakklæti con riconoscenza/gratitudine ありがたく 감사히 su dėkingumu pateicīgi; ar pateicību dgn penuh rasa terima kasih dankbaar med takk, takknemlig z wdzięcznością gratamente cu recunoştinţă благодарно;к счастью vďačne hvaležno zahvalno tacksamt อย่างรู้สึกยินดี minnetle, şükranla 感激地 вдячно شکريہ کے ساتھ biết ơn
n thankfulness
dankbaarheid التَّعْبير عن الشُّكْر благодарност vděčnost taknemmelighed die Dankbarkeit ευγνωμοσύνη gratitud tänulikkus سپاسگذاری kiitollisuus gratitude הַכָּרַת תוֹדָה कृतज्ञता zahvalnost hála rasa terima kasih þakklæti gratitudine 感謝 감사 dėkingumas pateicība; pateicības jūtas kesyukuran dankbaarheid takknemlighet wdzięczność gratidão recunoştinţă благодарность vďačnosť hvaležnost zahvalnost tacksamhet ความรู้สึกขอบคุณ minnet, şükran 感謝 вдячність شکريہ کا اظہار lòng biết ơn
adj thankless
for which no-one is grateful Collecting taxes is a thankless task. ondankbaar غَيْر مَمنون، غَيْر شاكِر неблагодарен nevděčný utaknemmelig undankbar αχάριστος ingrato tänamatu بی اجر و مزد kiittämätön ingrat כְּפוּי טוֹבָה कृतघ्न nezahvalan hálátlan tanpa terima kasih vanþakklátur ingrato ありがたくない 고마워할 것 같지 않은, 보람 없는 nedėkingas nepateicīgs tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaar utakknemlig niewdzięczny ingrato ingrat неблагодарный nevďačný nehvaležen nezahvalan otacksam ที่ไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankör, iyilikten anlamaz 吃力不討好的 невдячний جس کا کوئي شکريہ نہ ادا کرے vô ơn
adv thanklessly
ondankbaar بدون شُكْرٍ неблагодарно nevděčně utaknemmeligt undankbar αχάριστα, χωρίς ευγνωμοσύνη ingratamente tänamatult ناسپاسانه kiittämättömän ingratement בִּכפִיוּת טוֹבָה कृतघ्नतापूर्वक nezahvalno hálátlanul tak berterima kasih á vanþakklátan hátt in modo ingrato 感謝されずに 보람 없이 be dėkingumo nepateicīgi; bez pateicības dgn tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaar utakknemlig niewdzięcznie ingratamente (în mod) ingrat неблагодарно nevďačne nehvaležno nezahvalno otacksamt อย่างไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankörce 負義地、徒勞地 невдячно بلا شکريہ کے vô ơn
n thanklessness
ondankbaarheid عَدَم شُكْر أو إمْتِنان неблагодарност nevděk utaknemmelighed die Undankbarkeit αχαριστία ingratitud tänamatus ناسپاسی kiittämättömyys ingratitude כְּפִיוּת טוֹבָה कृतघ्नता nezahvalnost hálátlanság sikap tak berterima kasih vanþakklæti ingratitudine 報われないこと 보람 없음 dėkingumas nepateicība sifat yg tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaarheid utakknemlighet niewdzięczność ingratidão ingratitudine неблагодарность nevďak nehvaležnost nezahvalnost otacksamhet การไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankörlük 徒勞 невдячність عدم تشکر sự vô ơn
n pl thanks
expression(s) of gratitude I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them. dank شُكْر، إمتِنان благодарност poděkování tak der Dank ευχαριστίες (πληθ.) agradecimiento tänu تشکر kiitos remerciements תוֹדוֹת धन्यवाद दिया zahvala, izraz zahvalnosti köszönet terima kasih þakkir, þökk (fyrir), þakklæti ringraziamenti 感謝 감사 padėka pateicība ucapan terima kasih dank takk podziękowania agradecimentos mulţumiri благодарность poďakovanie zahvala hvala tack การขอบคุณ teşekkürler 感謝 подяка شکرانہ lời cảm ơn
interj
thank you Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks. dankie شُكْرا благодаря díky tak!; mange tak!; nej tak!; ja tak! danke ευχαριστώ gracias aitäh, tänan متشکرم kiitos merci תוֹדָה רַבָּה धन्यवाद देने या मना करने का एक तरीका hvala köszönöm! terima kasih takk, þakkir grazie ありがとう 감사합니다 ačiū paldies terima kasih dank takk! dzięki obrigado mulţumesc спасибо ďakujem hvala hvala tack! ขอบคุณมาก teşekkürler 感謝 дякую; спасибі آپ کا شکريہ cảm ơn
n thanksgiving
the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service a service of thanksgiving. dankdiens صَلاة شُكْر изразяване на благодарност díkůvzdání taksigelse; taksigelses- die Danksagung θεία ευχαριστία acción de gracias tänu- شکرگذاری kiittäminen action de grâce(s) הוֹדָיָה धन्यवाद देना zahvaljivanje, molitva zahvalnica hálaadás pesta syukur þakkargjörð (rendimento di grazie) 感謝の祈り 감사의 표시, 감사의 축제 dėkojimas, padėka pateicība; pateicības dievkalpojums kesyukuran dankbetuiging takksigelse dziękczynnie acção de graças mulţumire благодарственный молебен vďakyvzdanie zahvaljevanje zahvalnost tacksägelse การแสดงความขอบคุณ şükran, Allah'a şükretme 感恩(祈禱) подячна молитва شکر گزاري sự tạ ơn (祈
n Thanksˈgiving
(alsoThanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. Danksegging عيد الشُّكْر Ден на благодарността Den díkůvzdání thanksgiving das Erntedankfest ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών Día de Acción de Gracias tänupüha روز شکرگذاری kiitospäivä Action de Grâces חַג הַהוֹדָיָה धन्यवाद देना dan zahvalnosti bogu (zadnji četvrtak u studenom) hálaadó ünnep Pesta Syukur ìakkargjörðardagur giorno del Ringraziamento 感謝祭 추수 감사절 Padėkos diena Pateicības diena Hari Kesyukuran Thanksgiving Day høsttakkefest Święto Dziękczynienia dia de acção de graças Ziua Recunoştinţei День благодарения Deň vďakyvzdania zahvalni dan zahvalnost tacksägelsedagen วันขอบคุณพระเจ้า Şükran günü 感恩節 День подяки ادائے شکر ngày lễ Tạ Ơn Chúa
thanks to
because of Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable. danksy بِسَبَب заради díky; vinou på grund af dank... εξαιτίας, χάρη σε gracias a; debido a, a causa de tõttu به خاطر ansiosta grâce à; à cause de הוֹדוֹת ל- धन्यवाद zahvaljujući vminek köszönhető(en) karena vegna grazie a; a causa di ~のおかげで (~) 때문에 dėl pateicoties; dēļ kerana dank zij takket være z powodu, dzięki graças a din cauza; graţie благодаря; из-за vďaka zaradi zbog tack vare, på grund av เพราะว่า yüzünden, sayesinde 由於 завдяки کي وجہ سے nhờ
thank you
I thank you Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you. dankie شُكْرا، أشْكُرَك благодаря děkuji tak danke (σε, σας) ευχαριστώ gracias aitäh, tänan teid ممنون kiitos merci תוֹדָה धन्यवाद देने या मना करने का एक तरीका hvala köszönöm! terima kasih þakka þér grazie ありがとう 감사합니다 ačiū paldies; pateicos terima kasih dank je tusen takk (for) dziękuję obrigado mulţumesc благодарю ďakujem hvala hvala tack []!, tackar! การแสดงความขอบคุณ teşekkür ederim 謝謝(你) дякую; спасибі آپ کا شکريہ cảm ơn

thank يَشكر poděkovat takke danken ευχαριστώ agradecer kiittää remercier zahvaliti ringraziare 感謝する 감사하다 bedanken takke podziękować agradecer благодарить tacka ขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek cảm ơn 感谢


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