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

Noun, pl

1. an expression of appreciation or gratitude

2. thanks to because of: the birth went very smoothly, thanks to the help of the GHQ medical officer

interj

Informal an exclamation expressing gratitude

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 >> thanks to because of, through, due to, as a result of, owing to, by reason of

Translations

thanks [θæŋks] npl → gracias fpl

excl → ¡gracias!;

thanks to prep → gracias a

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thanks [θæŋks] thank npl → Dank m

excl (also: many thanks, thanks a lot) → danke, vielen Dank;

thanks to thank → dank +gen

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thanks [θæŋks] npl → ringraziamenti mpl; grazie fpl

excl → grazie!;

thanks to prep → grazie a