this (redirected from this and that)

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

Adjective

1. used preceding a noun referring to something or someone that is closer: on this side of the Channel

2. used preceding a noun that has just been mentioned or is understood: this text has two chief goals

3. used to refer to something about to be mentioned: NPR's Anne Garrels has this report

4. used to refer to the present time or occasion: this week's edition of the newspaper

5. Informal used instead of a or the in telling a story: see, it's about this bird who fancies you

pron

1. used to denote a person or thing that is relatively close: black coral like this

2. used to denote something already mentioned or understood: this didn't seem fair to me

3. used to denote something about to be mentioned: just say this: collect Standish from the top of the fire escape

4. the present time or occasion: after this it was impossible to talk to him about his feelings

5. this and that various unspecified and trivial events or facts [Old English thes, thēos, this (masculine, feminine, and neuter singular)]

Translations

this [ðɪs] [pl these] adj (demonstrative) → este/a;

(pl) → estos/as;

(neuter) → esto;

this man/woman → este hombre/esta mujer;

these children/flowers → estos chicos/estas flores;

this way → por aquí;

this time last year → hoy hace un año;

this one (here) → éste/a, esto (de aquí) pron (demonstrative) → éste/a;

(pl) → éstos/as;

(neuter) → esto;

who is this? → ¿quién es éste(ésta)?;

what is this? → ¿qué es esto?;

this is where I live → aquí vivo;

this is what he said → esto es lo que dijo;

this is Mr Brown (in introductions) → le presento al Sr. Brown;

(photo) → éste es el Sr. Brown;

(on telephone) → habla el Sr. Brown;

they were talking of this and that → hablaban de esto y lo otro adv (demonstrative): this high/long → así de alto/largo;

this far → hasta aquí

this [ðɪs] adj (= demonstrative) [these , pl ] → ce, cet + vowel or h mute, cette f;

this man/woman/book → cet homme/cette femme/ce livre (= not that); cet homme-ci/cette femme-ci/ce livre-ci;

this one → celui-ci(celle-ci);

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 pron (demonstrative) [these , pl ] → ce (= not that one); celui-ci(celle-ci) → ceci;

who's this? → qui est-ce?;

what's this? → qu'est-ce que c'est?;

I prefer this to that → je préfère ceci à cela;

they were talking of this and that → ils parlaient de choses et d'autres;

this is where I live → c'est ici que j'habite;

this is what he said → voici ce qu'il a dit;

this is Mr Brown (in introductions) → je vous présente Mr Brown;

(in photo) → c'est Mr Brown;

(on telephone) → ici Mr Brown adv (demonstrative);

it was about this big → c'était à peu près de cette grandeur or grand comme ça;

I didn't know it was this bad → je ne savais pas que c'était si or aussi mauvais

this [ðɪs] [these , pl ] adj (demonstrative) → diese(r, s);

this man → dieser Mann;

this woman → diese Frau;

this book → dieses Buch;

this one → diese(r, s) (hier) pron (demonstrative) → dies, das;

who/what is this? → wer/was ist das?;

this is where I live → hier wohne ich;

this is what he said → das hat er gesagt;

this is Mr Brown (in introductions, photo) → das ist Herr Brown;

(on telephone) → hier ist Herr Brown adv (demonstrative);

this high/long etc → so hoch/lang etc

this [ðɪs ʃ] [pl these] adj (demonstrative) → questo/a;

this man/woman/book → quest'uomo/questa donna/questo libro;

(not "that") → quest'uomo/questa donna/questo libro qui;

this one → questo/a qui;

this time → questa volta;

this time last year → l'anno scorso in questo periodo;

this way (= in this direction) → da questa parte (= in this fashion); così pron (demonstrative) → questo/a;

(not "that one") → questo/a qui;

who/what is this? → chi è/che cos'è questo?;

I prefer this to that → preferisco questo a quello;

this is where I live → io abito qui;

this is what he said → questo è ciò che ha detto;

they were talking of this and that → stavano parlando del più e del meno;

this is Mr Brown (in introductions, photo) → questo è il signor Brown;

(on telephone) → sono il signor Brown adv (demonstrative): this high/long etc → alto/lungo etc così;

it's about this high → è alto circa così;

I didn't know things were this bad → non sapevo andasse così male

---

this

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, nämä ce, cet, cette, ces הַזֶה, הַזאת यह ovaj ,taj ez ini þessi/þetta (hérna) questo, questa この 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 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 ce, ceci זֶה, זאת यह ovo, to ez; ő ini þessi/þetta hérna questo, questa これ 이 사람[] 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 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 tavalla comme ceci כַּך इस तरह ovako, na ovaj način így seperti ini svona, á þennan hátt così こんなふうに 이렇게 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