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thanks

(thăngks)
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On account of; because of: "Thanks to a variety of domestic political changes, by the 1440s the Chinese had withdrawn from participation in the wider world" (Lincoln P. Paine).
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thanks

(θæŋks)
pl n
1. an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given
2. thanks to because of: thanks to him we lost the match.
interj
informal an exclamation expressing acknowledgment, gratitude, or appreciation
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Noun 1. [画像:thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation]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
1. gratitude, appreciation, thanksgiving, credit, recognition, acknowledgment, gratefulness They accepted their certificates with words of thanks.
interjection
1. 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.
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thanks

noun
2. A short prayer said at meals:
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Translations
شُكْر، إمتِنانشكراشُكْرا
díkypoděkováníděkuje
takja tak!mange tak!
dankon
kiitos
hvala
köszönetköszönömhálaköszi
terimah kasih
òakkir, òökk , òakklætitakk, òakkir
ありがとう
poďakovanie
hvala
tack

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
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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
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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
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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
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thank

(θӕŋk) verb
to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc. He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her. bedank يَشْكُر благодаря agradecer děkovat danken takke ευχαριστώ agradecer tänama تشکر کردن kiittää remercier תודה धन्यवाद देना zahvaliti (meg)köszön berterima kasih þakka ringraziare 感謝する 감사하다 dėkoti pateikties mengucapkan terima kasih kpd danken takke dziękować agradecer a mulţumi благодарить ďakovať zahvaliti se zahvaliti tacka แสดงการขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek 謝謝,感謝 дякувати شکريہ ادا کرنا cảm ơn 谢谢,感谢
ˈthankful adjective
grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh. dankbaar شاكِر благодарен agradecido šťastný, vděčný dankbar taknemmelig ευγνώμων agradecido; aliviado; feliz tänulik متشکر kiitollinen reconnaissant; de gratitude/soulagement אֲסִיר תוֹדָה कृतज्ञ zahvalan hálás berterima kasih þakklátur riconoscente ありがたい 감사하는 dėkingas pateicīgs; atvieglots; laimīgs bersyukur dankbaar takknemlig wdzięczny agradecido recunoscător; de uşu­rare благодарный vďačný, šťastný hvaležen zahvalan tacksam ที่รู้สึกยินดี müteşekkir, minnettar 感謝的,欣慰的 вдячний شکر گزار biết ơn 感谢的,欣慰的
ˈthankfully adverb
dankbaar بِشُكْرٍ، مُعَبِّرا عن شُكْرِه благодарно gratamente vděčně, rád dankbar taknemmeligt με ευγνωμοσύνη agradecidamente; con alivio tänulikult با سپاس kiitollisesti avec reconnaissance/soulagement בְּהַכָּרַת תוֹדָה कृतज्ञता से zahvalno hálásan penuh terima kasih með þakklæti con riconoscenza/gratitudine ありがたく 감사하게 su dėkingumu pateicīgi; ar pateicību dgn penuh rasa terima kasih dankbaar med takk, takknemlig z wdzięcznością gratamente cu recunoştinţă благодарно; к счастью vďačne hvaležno zahvalno tacksamt อย่างรู้สึกยินดี minnetle, şükranla 感激地 вдячно شکريہ کے ساتھ biết ơn 感激地
ˈthankfulness noun
dankbaarheid التَّعْبير عن الشُّكْر благодарност gratidão vděčnost die Dankbarkeit taknemmelighed ευγνωμοσύνη gratitud tänulikkus سپاسگذاری kiitollisuus gratitude הַכָּרַת תוֹדָה कृतज्ञता zahvalnost hála rasa terima kasih þakklæti gratitudine 感謝 감사함 dėkingumas pateicība; pateicības jūtas kesyukuran dankbaarheid takknemlighet wdzięczność gratidão recunoştinţă благодарность vďačnosť hvaležnost zahvalnost tacksamhet ความรู้สึกขอบคุณ minnet, şükran 感謝 вдячність شکريہ کا اظہار lòng biết ơn 感谢
ˈthankless adjective
for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task. ondankbaar غَيْر مَمنون، غَيْر شاكِر неблагодарен ingrato nevděčný undankbar utaknemmelig αχάριστος ingrato tänamatu بی اجر و مزد kiittämätön ingrat כְּפוּי טוֹבָה कृतघ्न nezahvalan hálátlan tanpa terima kasih vanþakklátur ingrato ありがたくない 고마워할 것 같지 않은, 보람 없는 nedėkingas nepateicīgs tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaar utakknemlig niewdzięczny ingrato ingrat неблагодарный nevďačný nehvaležen nezahvalan otacksam ที่ไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankör, iyilikten anlamaz 吃力不討好的 невдячний جس کا کوئي شکريہ نہ ادا کرے vô ơn 出力不讨好的
ˈthanklessly adverb
ondankbaar بدون شُكْرٍ неблагодарно ingratamente nevděčně undankbar utaknemmeligt αχάριστα, χωρίς ευγνωμοσύνη ingratamente tänamatult ناسپاسانه kiittämättömästi ingratement בִּכפִיוּת טוֹבָה कृतघ्नतापूर्वक nezahvalno hálátlanul tak berterima kasih á vanþakklátan hátt in modo ingrato 感謝されずに 감사 없이 be dėkingumo nepateicīgi; bez pateicības dgn tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaar utakknemlig niewdzięcznie ingratamente (în mod) ingrat неблагодарно nevďačne nehvaležno nezahvalno otacksamt อย่างไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankörce 負義地、徒勞地 невдячно بلا شکريہ کے vô ơn 负义地,徒劳地
ˈthanklessness noun
ondankbaarheid عَدَم شُكْر أو إمْتِنان неблагодарност ingratidão nevděk die Undankbarkeit utaknemmelighed αχαριστία ingratitud tänamatus ناسپاسی kiittämättömyys ingratitude כפיות טובה कृतघ्नता nezahvalnost hálátlanság sikap tak berterima kasih vanþakklæti ingratitudine 報われないこと 감사 없음, 보람 없음 dėkingumas nepateicība sifat yg tdk tahu bersyukur ondankbaarheid utakknemlighet niewdzięczność ingratidão ingratitudine неблагодарность nevďak nehvaležnost nezahvalnost otacksamhet การไม่รู้สึกขอบคุณ nankörlük 不感謝、忘恩 невдячність عدم تشکر sự vô ơn 徒劳
thanks noun plural
expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them. dank شُكْر، إمتِنان благодарност agradecimentos poděkování der Dank tak ευχαριστίες (πληθ.) agradecimiento tänu تشکر kiitos remerciements תוֹדוֹת धन्यवाद दिया zahvala, izraz zahvalnosti köszönet terima kasih þakkir, þökk (fyrir), þakklæti ringraziamenti 感謝 감사 padėka pateicība ucapan terima kasih dank takk podziękowania agradecimentos mulţumiri благодарность poďakovanie zahvala hvala tack การขอบคุณ teşekkürler 感謝 подяка شکرانہ lời cảm ơn 感谢
interjection
thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks. dankie شُكْرا благодаря obrigado díky danke tak!; mange tak!; nej tak!; ja tak! ευχαριστώ gracias aitäh, tänan متشکرم kiitos merci תוֹדָה רַבָּה धन्यवाद देने या मना करने का एक तरीका hvala köszönöm! terima kasih takk, þakkir grazie ありがとう 감사합니다 ačiū paldies terima kasih dank takk! dzięki obrigado mulţumesc спасибо ďakujem hvala hvala tack! ขอบคุณมาก teşekkürler 感謝 дякую; спасибі آپ کا شکريہ cảm ơn 感谢
ˈthanksgiving noun
the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving. dankdiens صَلاة شُكْر изразяване на благодарност ação de graças díkůvzdání die Danksagung taksigelse; taksigelses- θεία ευχαριστία acción de gracias tänu- شکرگذاری kiittäminen action de grâce הודיה धन्यवाद देना zahvaljivanje, molitva zahvalnica hálaadás pesta syukur þakkargjörð (rendimento di grazie) 感謝の祈り 감사의 표시, 감사의 축제 dėkojimas, padėka pateicība; pateicības dievkalpojums kesyukuran dankbetuiging takksigelse dziękczynnie acção de graças mulţumire благодарственный молебен vďakyvzdanie zahvaljevanje zahvalnost tacksägelse การขอบคุณพระเจ้า şükran, Allah'a şükretme 感恩(祈禱) подячна молитва شکر گزاري sự tạ ơn 感恩(祈祷)
Thanksˈgiving noun
(also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. Danksegging عيد الشُّكْر Ден на благодарността dia de ação de graças Den díkůvzdání das Erntedankfest thanksgiving ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών Día de Acción de Gracias tänupüha روز شکرگذاری kiitospäivä Action de Grâces חַג הַהוֹדָיָה धन्यवाद देना dan zahvalnosti bogu (zadnji četvrtak u studenom) hálaadó ünnep Pesta Syukur ìakkargjörðardagur giorno del Ringraziamento 感謝祭 추수 감사절 Padėkos diena Pateicības diena Hari Kesyukuran Thanksgiving Day høsttakkefest Święto Dziękczynienia dia de acção de graças Ziua Recunoştinţei День благодарения Deň vďakyvzdania zahvalni dan zahvalnost tacksägelsedagen วันขอบคุณพระเจ้า Şükran günü 感恩節 День подяки ادائے شکر ngày lễ Tạ Ơn Chúa 感恩节
thanks to
because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable. danksy بِسَبَب заради graças a díky; vinou dank... på grund af εξαιτίας, χάρη σε gracias a; debido a, a causa de tõttu به خاطر ansiosta grâce à; à cause de הודות ל- धन्यवाद zahvaljujući vminek köszönhető(en) karena vegna grazie a; a causa di 〜のおかげで (~) 때문에 dėl pateicoties; dēļ kerana dankzij takket være z powodu, dzięki graças a din cauza; graţie благодаря; из-за vďaka zaradi zbog tack vare, på grund av เพราะว่า yüzünden, sayesinde 幸虧,由於 завдяки کي وجہ سے nhờ 幸亏,由于
thank you
I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you. dankie شُكْرا، أشْكُرَك благодаря obrigado děkuji danke tak ευχαριστώ gracias aitäh, tänan teid ممنون kiitos merci תודה धन्यवाद देने या मना करने का एक तरीका hvala köszönöm! terima kasih þakka þér grazie ありがとう 감사합니다 ačiū paldies; pateicos terima kasih dank je tusen takk (for) dziękuję obrigado mulţumesc благодарю ďakujem hvala hvala tack [ska du/ni ha]!, tackar! การแสดงความขอบคุณ teşekkür ederim 謝謝(你) дякую; спасибі آپ کا شکريہ cảm ơn 谢谢(你)
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thanks

n., pl. gracias; agradecimiento, gratitud.
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