this (  s)pron. pl. these (  z) 1. a. Used to refer to the person or thing present, nearby, or just mentioned: This is my cat. These are my tools. b. Used to refer to what is about to be said: Now don't laugh when you hear this. c. Used to refer to the present event, action, or time: said he'd be back before this. 2. Used to indicate the nearer or the more immediate one: This is mine and that is yours. adj. pl. these 1. Being just mentioned or present in space, time, or thought: She left early this morning. 2. Being nearer or more immediate: this side and that side. 3. Being about to be stated or described: Just wait till you hear this story. 4. Informal Used as an emphatic substitute for the indefinite article: looking for this book of recipes. adv. To this extent; so: never stayed out this late. [Middle English, from Old English; see to- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: This and that are both used as demonstrative pronouns to refer to a thought expressed earlier: The letter was unopened; that (or this) in itself casts doubt on the inspector's theory. That is sometimes viewed as the better choice in referring to what has gone before (as in the preceding example). When the referent is yet to be mentioned, only this is used: This (not that) is what bothers me: we have no time to consider late applications. · This is often used in speech and informal writing as an emphatic substitute for the indefinite article to refer to a specific thing or person: You should talk to this friend of mine at the Department of Motor Vehicles. I have this terrible feeling that I forgot to turn off the gas. It is best to avoid this substitution in formal writing except when a conversational tone is desired. See Usage Note at that. |
this [ðɪs]
determiner (used before a singular noun)
1.
a. used preceding a noun referring to something or someone that is closer: distinct from that this dress is cheaper than that one look at this picture
b. (as pronoun) this is Mary and that is her boyfriend take this
2.
a. used preceding a noun that has just been mentioned or is understood this plan of yours won't work
b. (as pronoun) I first saw this on Sunday
3.
a. used to refer to something about to be said, read, etc. consider this argument
b. (as pronoun) listen to this
4.
a. the present or immediate this time you'll know better
b. (as pronoun) before this, I was mistaken
5. Informal an emphatic form of a1 or the1: used esp on relating a story I saw this big brown bear
this and that various unspecified and trivial actions, matters, objects, etc.
this here US not standard an emphatic form of this [1-3]
with (or at) this after this; thereupon
adv
used with adjectives and adverbs to specify a precise degree that is about to be mentioned go just this fast and you'll be safe
[Old English thēs, thēos, this (masculine, feminine, neuter singular); related to Old Saxon thit, Old High German diz, Old Norse thessi]
Translations
this [ðɪs]
A. DEM ADJ (these (pl)) → este/a
this man/book → este hombre/libro
this woman → esta mujer
this evening → esta tarde
this one here → éste/ésta que está aquí, éste/ésta de aquí
it's not that picture but this one I like → no es ese cuadro el que me gusta sino éste
this time → esta vez
this time next week → de hoy en una semana
this time last year → hoy hace un año
this way → por aquí
this week → esta semana
this coming week → esta semana que viene
see also these
this man/book → este hombre/libro
this woman → esta mujer
this evening → esta tarde
this one here → éste/ésta que está aquí, éste/ésta de aquí
it's not that picture but this one I like → no es ese cuadro el que me gusta sino éste
this time → esta vez
this time next week → de hoy en una semana
this time last year → hoy hace un año
this way → por aquí
this week → esta semana
this coming week → esta semana que viene
see also these
B. DEM PRON (these (pl)) → éste/a; (neuter) → esto
who is this? → ¿quién es?
what is this? → ¿qué es esto?
this is new → esto es nuevo
this is Mr Brown (in introductions) → le presento al señor Brown; (in photo) → éste es el señor Brown; (on phone) → soy or habla el señor Brown
I prefer this to that → prefiero esto a aquello
but this is April → pero estamos en abril
this is Friday → hoy es viernes
where did you find this? → ¿dónde encontraste esto?
this is where I live → aquí vivo
"but he's nearly bald" - "this is it" → -pero está casi calvo -ahí está la dificultad
what's all this? → ¿qué pasa?
what's all this I hear about you leaving? → ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
do it like this → hágalo así
it was like this → te diré lo que pasó ...
what with this, that and the other I was busy all week → entre una cosa y otra estuve ocupado toda la semana
they sat talking of this and that → sentados, hablaban de esto y lo otro
see also these
who is this? → ¿quién es?
what is this? → ¿qué es esto?
this is new → esto es nuevo
this is Mr Brown (in introductions) → le presento al señor Brown; (in photo) → éste es el señor Brown; (on phone) → soy or habla el señor Brown
I prefer this to that → prefiero esto a aquello
but this is April → pero estamos en abril
this is Friday → hoy es viernes
where did you find this? → ¿dónde encontraste esto?
this is where I live → aquí vivo
"but he's nearly bald" - "this is it" → -pero está casi calvo -ahí está la dificultad
what's all this? → ¿qué pasa?
what's all this I hear about you leaving? → ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
do it like this → hágalo así
it was like this → te diré lo que pasó ...
what with this, that and the other I was busy all week → entre una cosa y otra estuve ocupado toda la semana
they sat talking of this and that → sentados, hablaban de esto y lo otro
see also these
C. DEM ADV
I didn't know it was this far → no sabía que estaba tan lejos
I've never been this far before → nunca había llegado hasta aquí
the wall is this high → la pared es así de alta
he is this high → es así de alto
I've never seen this much money → nunca había visto tanto dinero junto
I can tell you this much → lo que sí te puedo decir es ...
I didn't know it was this far → no sabía que estaba tan lejos
I've never been this far before → nunca había llegado hasta aquí
the wall is this high → la pared es así de alta
he is this high → es así de alto
I've never seen this much money → nunca había visto tanto dinero junto
I can tell you this much → lo que sí te puedo decir es ...
THIS
The masculine and feminine pronouns éste and ésta usually carry accents. In theory, this is to distinguish them from the masculine and feminine adjectives, "este" and "esta". When there is no ambiguity, the accent can be omitted. The neuter pronoun esto does not have an accent as there is no neuter adjective with which to confuse it.this [ˈðɪs]
dem adj [these] [ˈðiːz] (pl)
(unstressed) → ce(cette), cet before masc noun beginning with a vowel or before mute h, ces pl
Have you read this book? → Avez-vous lu ce livre?
Who is this man? → Qui est cet homme?
Who is this woman? → Qui est cette femme?
Whose are these shoes? → À qui sont ces chaussures?
Have you read this book? → Avez-vous lu ce livre?
Who is this man? → Qui est cet homme?
Who is this woman? → Qui est cette femme?
Whose are these shoes? → À qui sont ces chaussures?
(stressed, as opposed to that) → ce ... -ci m, cet ... -ci before masc noun beginning with a vowel or before mute h, cette ... -ci f
THIS is the book I wanted → Ce livre-ci est celui que je voulais., C'est ce livre que je voulais.
THIS is the right road → Cette route-ci est la bonne., C'est cette route qui est la bonne.
this one → celui-ci*(celle-ci)
"Pass me that pen." - "This one?" → "Passe-moi ce stylo." - "Celui-ci?"
Of the two photos, I prefer this one → Des deux photos, c'est celle-ci que je préfère.
this time → cette fois-ci
this time last year → l'année dernière à la même époque
this way (= in this direction) → par ici (= in this fashion) → de cette façon, ainsi
THIS is the book I wanted → Ce livre-ci est celui que je voulais., C'est ce livre que je voulais.
THIS is the right road → Cette route-ci est la bonne., C'est cette route qui est la bonne.
this one → celui-ci*(celle-ci)
"Pass me that pen." - "This one?" → "Passe-moi ce stylo." - "Celui-ci?"
Of the two photos, I prefer this one → Des deux photos, c'est celle-ci que je préfère.
this time → cette fois-ci
this time last year → l'année dernière à la même époque
this way (= in this direction) → par ici (= in this fashion) → de cette façon, ainsi
dem pron [these] [ˈðiːz] (pl)
(as subject of "être") → ce
what's this? → qu'est-ce que c'est?
what are these? → qu'est-ce que c'est?
who's this? → qui est-ce?
this is ...
This is what he said → Voici ce qu'il a dit.
this is Mr. Brown (in introductions) → je vous présente M. Brown; (in photo) → c'est M. Brown; (on telephone) → ici M. Brown
This is Gavin speaking → Gavin à l'appareil.
what's this? → qu'est-ce que c'est?
what are these? → qu'est-ce que c'est?
who's this? → qui est-ce?
this is ...
This is what he said → Voici ce qu'il a dit.
this is Mr. Brown (in introductions) → je vous présente M. Brown; (in photo) → c'est M. Brown; (on telephone) → ici M. Brown
This is Gavin speaking → Gavin à l'appareil.
this
dem pron pl <these> → dies, das; what is this? → was ist das (hier)?; who is this? → wer ist das?; this is John → das or dies ist John; these are my children → das or dies sind meine Kinder; this is where I live → hier wohne ich; this is what he showed me → dies or das (hier) hat er mir gezeigt; do you like this? → gefällt dir das?; I prefer this → ich mag das hier or dies(es) lieber; this is to certify that … → hiermit wird bestätigt, dass …; under/in front of etc this → darunter/davor etc; it ought to have been done before this → es hätte schon vorher getan werden sollen; with this he left us → damit or mit diesen Worten verließ er uns; what’s all this? → was soll das?; what’s all this I hear about your new job? → was höre ich da so (alles) über deine neue Stelle?; this and that → mancherlei; we were talking of this and that → wir haben von diesem und jenem or über dies und das geredet; this, that and the other → alles Mögliche; will you take this or that? → nehmen Sie dieses hier oder das da?; it was like this → es war so; this is Friday the 13th → heute ist Freitag der 13.; but this is May → aber es ist doch Mai!; and now this! → und jetzt (auch noch) dies or das!; this is Mary (speaking) → hier (ist) Mary; this is what I mean! → das meine ich (ja)!; this is it! (= now) → jetzt!; (showing sth) → das da!, das ist er/sie/es!; (= exactly) → genau!
dem adj pl <these> → diese(r, s); this week → diese Woche; this month → diesen Monat; this year → dieses Jahr; this evening → heute Abend; this time last week → letzte Woche um diese Zeit; this coming week → jetzt die (kommende) Woche; this time → diesmal, dieses Mal; these days → heutzutage; all this talk → dieses ganze Gerede, all das or dies Gerede; to run this way and that → hin und her rennen; I have been waiting for you this past half-hour → ich habe bereits die letzte halbe Stunde auf dich gewartet; this boy of yours! → also, Ihr Junge!; I met this guy who … (inf) → ich habe (so) einen getroffen, der …; this friend of hers → dieser Freund von ihr (inf), → ihr Freund
adj this [ðis]
1 used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers. hierdie هذا: للإشارَه този tento denne; disse diese/-r/-s αυτός este, esta, estos, estas see, need این tämä ce, cet, cette, ces הַזֶה, הַזאת यह ovaj ,taj ez ini þessi/þetta (hérna) questo, questa この 이것 šis šis ini deze, dit denne, dette, disse; den, det, de ten este acest, această, aceşti, aceste этот; эти tento ta ovaj den (det, de) här, denna, denne, detta (คน, สิ่ง) นี้ bu 這 цей, ця, це يہ dùng chỉ người, vật ở gần 这
2 used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe Then this man arrived. daardie تُسْتَعْمَل في القِصَص للإشارَة إلى الشَّخْص الذي نَتَكلَّم عنْه този ten denne diese/-r/-s αυτός éste, ésta, éstos, éstas; dicho hombre/dicha mujer üks این eräs un, une; ce, cette הַהוּא, הַהִיא यह taj, ta az emberünk ini þessi, þetta un, uno; questo, questa この (이미 언급된) 이 사람(것) tas, vienas toks šis adalah seorang (lelaki) ni een en, ei, et taki, pewien o tal un, o; acest, aceasta этот; данный ten ta taj den (det, de) här, denna, denne, detta (คน, สิ่ง) นี้ bu 這(故事敘述) цей, ця, це يہ dùng cho nhân vật trong truyện 这（故事叙述）
pron
used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time Read this – you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith. dit هذا: إشارَةٌ إلى القَريب това to, toto dette das αυτός esto; éste, ésta see این tämä, tässä ce, ceci זֶה, זאת यह ovo, to ez; ő ini þessi/þetta hérna questo, questa これ 이쪽 šitas, tai šis ini dit denne, dette, disse to isto asta; acesta, aceasta это to, toto to ovo den (det, de) här, denna, detta นี้ (ใช้แทนคำนามที่กล่าวถึงหรือทราบกันดีอยู่แล้ว) bu 這是，這個(近指) вказує на особу, поняття, подію, предмет, дію, близькі за місцем або часом قريب کي کوئي چيز يا شخص dùng cho người vật ở gần 这是，这个（近指）
adv
so; to this degree I didn't think it would be this easy. só إلى هذا الحَد، إلى هذه الدَّرَجَه толкова tak(hle) så so τόσο tan nii, sedavõrd این قدر näin (aus)si כָּזֶה इतना tako, toliko ennyire, ilyen begini svona, svo, þetta così これほど 이렇게, 이만큼 taip tik begini zo så tak assim atât de так; до такой степени tak(to) tako ovoliko så här ขนาดนี้ böyle, bu kadar 達到這樣的程度 так اتنا với mức độ này, đến như thế này 达到这样的程度
like this
in this way It would be quicker if you did it like this. só في هذه الطَّريقَه по този начин takto på denne måde so έτσι así, de esta manera/forma niiviisi به همین ترتیب tällä tavoin comme ceci כַּך इस तरह ovako, na ovaj način így seperti ini svona, á þennan hátt così こんなふうに 이와 같이 štai taip šādi; šādā veidā begini zo slik, på denne måten w ten sposób assim aşa вот так takto tako ovako så här เช่นนี้ böyle, bu kadar 這樣，如此 ось так, таким чином اس طرح سے bằng cách này 这样，如此
this → هذا toto denne dies τούτος este, éste tämä ce, cela ovaj, ovo questo この, これ 이, 이것 dit denne, så taki, to este это, этот den här, denna นี้ bu cái này, này 这个
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