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thankful

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thank·ful  (thngkfl)
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.
2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.

thankful·ly adv.
thankful·ness n.

thankful [ˈθæŋkfʊl]
adj
grateful and appreciative
thankfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"

thankful
adjective grateful, pleased, relieved, obliged, in (someone's) debt, indebted, appreciative, beholden I'm just thankful that I've got a job.
ungrateful, thankless, unappreciative
Translations
thankful [ˈθæŋkfʊl] ADJagradecido
to be thankful for sthestar agradecido por algo
I've got so much to be thankful fortengo tantas cosas por las que estar agradecido
let's be thankful that it's overdemos gracias que haya terminado
she was thankful to be alivedaba gracias por estar viva
to be thankful for small merciesdar gracias por que la cosa no sea peor
thankful [ˈθæŋkfʊl] adj
(= grateful) → reconnaissant(e)
to be thankful for sth → être reconnaissant(e) de qch
I was so thankful for his support → Je lui étais tellement reconnaissant de son soutien.
(= relieved) → content(e), pas mécontent(e)
She's thankful to be alive → Elle s'estime heureuse d'être en vie.
to be thankful (that) ... → être content(e) que ...
We were thankful that it was all over → Nous étions contents que ce soit fini.
thankful
adjdankbar (to sb jdm); to be thankful to somebody for somethingjdm für etw dankbar sein; to be thankful to somebody for doing somethingjdm dankbar sein, dass er/sie etw getan hat; we were thankful to be alivewir waren dankbar, noch am Leben zu sein; I’m only thankful that it didn’t happenich bin bloß froh, dass es nicht passiert ist
thankful [ˈθæŋkfʊl] adj thankful (to sb for sth)grato/a or riconoscente (a qn per qc)
let us be thankful that it's over → ringraziamo il cielo che è tutto finito
thankful for/that ... (relieved) → sollevato/a da/dal fatto che...
thankful [ˈθæŋkfʊl] adj thankful (to sb for sth)grato/a or riconoscente (a qn per qc)
let us be thankful that it's over → ringraziamo il cielo che è tutto finito
thankful for/that ... (relieved) → sollevato/a da/dal fatto che...


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And if you can't do that, you'll put up with considerable less; you'll go anywhere you CAN go, just so as to get away, and be thankful of the chance, too.
She's well- mannered, too; she didn't ask for anything, and was thankful for whatever she got.
Both to Captain Fitz Roy and to all the Officers of the Beagle [1] I shall ever feel most thankful for the undeviating kindness with which I was treated during our long voyage.
 
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