thanks

thanks  (thngks)

pl.n.

1. Grateful feelings or thoughts; gratitude: a heart full of thanks for our escape.

2. An expression of gratitude: gave thanks to God; a note of thanks to a contributor.

interj.

Used to express thanks.

Idioms:

no thanks to

Without the benefit of help from: finally found the house, no thanks to these confusing directions.

thanks to

On account of; because of: "our national good fortune in having avoided, thanks to the religion clauses of the First Amendment, the dismal possibilities of religious censorship" (Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.)

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thanks [θæŋks]

pl n

1. an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given

thanks to because of thanks to him we lost the match

interj

Informal an exclamation expressing acknowledgment, gratitude, or appreciation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation     acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" appreciation - an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" thank you - a conversational expression of gratitude curtain call, bow - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
	2.	thanks - with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success" assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

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thanks

plural noun

gratitude, appreciation, thanksgiving, credit, recognition, acknowledgment, gratefulness They accepted their certificates with words of thanks.

interjection

thank you, cheers, ta, bless you, TY (S.M.S.), THX (S.M.S.), TNZ (S.M.S.), THNQ (S.M.S.), T/Y (S.M.S.) Thanks. You've been great.

thanks to because of, through, due to, as a result of, owing to, by reason of Thanks to recent research, effective treatment is available.

Translations

thanks [ˈθæŋks]

A. NPL

1. (= gratitude) → agradecimiento msing, gratitud fsing
they deserve our thanks → merecen nuestro agradecimiento or nuestra gratitud
in his speech of thanks → en su discurso de agradecimiento
that's all the thanks I get! → ¡y así se me agradece!
she murmured her thanks → dio las gracias murmurando
to give thanks → dar las gracias (for por) thanks be to God (Rel) → alabado sea Dios

2. thanks to: thanks to you → gracias a ti ... (iro) → por culpa tuya ...
small/no thanks to you → no fue gracias a ti
I got the job thanks to him → conseguí el trabajo a or por mediación suya
thanks to the rain the game was abandoned → debido a la lluvia el partido fue anulado

B. EXCL thanks! → ¡gracias!
many thanks!; thanks very much!; thanks a lot! → ¡muchas gracias!, ¡muchísimas gracias!
you went and told her? thanks a lot! (iro) → ¡y se lo dijiste!, ¡gracias, hombre!(iro)
see also bunch

thanks [ˈθæŋks]

excl → merci!
thanks a lot! → merci beaucoup!
no, thanks → non merci
thanks for ... → merci pour ...
Thanks for the information → Merci pour les renseignements.
many thanks → un grand merci
Many thanks for your help → Un grand merci pour ton aide.

npl

(= gratitude) → remerciements mpl
to give sb one's thanks → remercier qn
to give thanks (to God) → rendre grâce

thanks to → grâce à
Thanks to him, everything went OK → Grâce à lui, tout s'est bien passé.
no thanks to sb/sth → pas grâce à qn/qch
it's no thanks to sb/sth → ce n'est pas grâce à qn/qch

thanks

pl

→ Dank m; to accept something with thanks → etw dankend or mit Dank annehmen; and that’s all the thanks I get → und das ist jetzt der Dank dafür; to give thanks to God → Gott danksagen or Dank sagen; thanks be to God (Eccl) → Dank sei Gott

thanks to → wegen (+gen); (with positive cause also) → dank (+gen); thanks to his coming early … → weil er so früh kam, …; it’s all thanks to you that we’re so late → bloß deinetwegen kommen wir so spät; it was no thanks to him that … → ich hatte/wir hatten etc es nicht ihm zu verdanken, dass …; you managed it then — yes, no thanks to you → du hast es also doch geschafft — ja, und das habe ich ganz bestimmt nicht dir zu verdanken

interj (inf) → danke (for für); many thanks → vielen or herzlichen Dank (for für); thanks a lot or a million → vielen or tausend Dank; (iro) → (na,) vielen Dank (inf); thanks for nothing! (iro) → vielen Dank auch!; will you have some more? — no thanks/yes, thanks → etwas mehr? — nein/ja, danke

thanks [θæŋks]

1. npl → ringraziamenti mpl, grazie m inv
thanks to → grazie a
that's all the thanks I get! → bel ringraziamento!
thanks to you ... (also) (iro) → grazie a te...
it's all thanks to (also) (iro) → è tutto merito di
it's small or no thanks to you that ... → non è certo per merito tuo se...
thanks be to God → rendiamo grazie a Dio

2. excl → grazie!
(very) many thanks → grazie mille

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thanks [θæŋks]

1. npl → ringraziamenti mpl, grazie m inv
thanks to → grazie a
that's all the thanks I get! → bel ringraziamento!
thanks to you ... (also) (iro) → grazie a te...
it's all thanks to (also) (iro) → è tutto merito di
it's small or no thanks to you that ... → non è certo per merito tuo se...
thanks be to God → rendiamo grazie a Dio

2. excl → grazie!
(very) many thanks → grazie mille