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thing
(thĭng)n.
Idioms: 1.
a. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically: What is this thing for?
b. An individual object, especially an inanimate object: There wasn't a thing in sight.
c. A creature: That baby is the sweetest thing!
d. An entity or item: How many things are there on the test?
e. Something referred to by a word, symbol, sign, or idea; a referent.
2. A possession or item in one's control, as:
a. things Articles of clothing: Put on your things and let's go.
b. things Possessions, including clothing; belongings: Pack your things; it's time to go.
c. often things Law That which can be possessed or owned: things personal; things real.
d. things The equipment needed for an activity or a special purpose.
3.
a. An act, deed, or work: promised to do great things.
b. The result of work or activity: is always building things.
c. A means to an end: just the thing to increase sales.
4.
a. A thought, notion, or utterance: What a rotten thing to say!
b. A piece of information: wouldn't tell me a thing about the project.
5. An end or objective: In blackjack, the thing is to get nearest to 21 without going over.
6.
a. A matter of concern: many things on my mind.
b. A turn of events; a circumstance: The accident was a terrible thing.
c. A particular state of affairs; a situation: Let's deal with this thing promptly.
d. things The general state of affairs; conditions: "Beneath the smooth surface of things, something was wrong" (Tom Wicker).
e. Informal The latest fad or fashion: Drag racing was the thing then.
7. Informal A persistent feeling, interest, desire, or aversion: She has a thing for him and keeps talking about him. I have a thing about seafood and never eat it.
8. Slang An activity uniquely suitable and satisfying to one: Let him do his own thing. Mountain climbing is really my thing.
9. Informal Used to refer to something with disapproval or contempt: Where did you get that thing? I wouldn't drive that thing if you paid me.
first thing Informal
Right away; before anything else: Do your assignments first thing in the morning.
see/hear things
To have hallucinations.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
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things
(θɪŋz)pl n
1. possessions, articles of clothing, etc
2. the current situation; life
3. concerns; matters
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Noun 1. [画像:things - any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)]things - any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"
belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
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Translations
أشْياء، ثِياب
věci
tøj
föt, föggur, dót
elbiselergiysiler
thing
(θiŋ) noun1. an object; something that is not living. What do you use that thing for? ding شَيْء предмет coisa věc die Sache ting; genstand πράγμα, αντικείμενο cosa ese چیز؛ شی esine chose דבר वस्तु stvar, predmet dolog benda hlutur cosa 物 물건, 물체 daiktas priekšmets; lieta benda ding ting, sak rzecz coisa lucru вещь vec stvar stvar sak, föremål, ting สิ่งของ şey, nesne, madde 事或物,東西 річ, предмет شئ، غير جان دار đồ vật 事或物,东西
2. a person, especially a person one likes. She's a nice old thing. ding, dingetjie شَخْص مَحْبوب човек pessoa stvoření, člověk das Ding væsen τύπος, πρόσωπο criatura, ser olend شخص henkilö personne, créature משהו कार्य osoba, lice teremtés orang manneskja persona, creatura 人 (좋아하는) 사람 padaras, žmogelis radījums; būtne orang schepsel vesen, skapning stworzenie pessoa persoană, făptură человек; создание stvorenie, človek bitje biće varelse, vän, människa คน şey 人(尤指令人喜愛的人) людина شخص người được ưa thích (尤指令人喜爱的人)家伙,东西
3. any fact, quality, idea etc that one can think of or refer to. Music is a wonderful thing; I hope I haven't done the wrong thing; That was a stupid thing to do. ding شَيء، فِكْرَه، أمْر، صِفَه нещо coisa věc die Sache noget; ting πράγμα cosa asi چیز؛ کار asia chose דבר सामान stvar, bilo što dolog hal hlutur cosa もの 것, 무엇 dalykas, daiktas kaut kas (par mūziku, rīcību, literāru darbu u.tml.) perkara iets ting sprawa, rzecz coisa lucru нечто; что-то vec stvar stvar sak, företeelse สิ่ง şey 事物 річ حقيقت، صفت، فکر sự thật, chất lượng, ý tưởng mà người nói muốn đề cập 事物
things noun plural things, especially clothes, that belong to someone. Take all your wet things off. goed أشْياء، ثِياب принадлежности coisas věci die Sachen(pl.) tøj πράγματα, προσωπικά αντικείμενα cosas, bártulos; ropa riided متعلقات شخصی؛ لباس vaatteet affaires חֲפָצִים वस्तु, पदार्थ, चीज stvari, predmeti holmi barang föt, föggur, dót cose 衣類 (생각의 대상으로서의) 물, 사물, 사항, 문제 reikmenys, drabužiai apģērbs; drēbes baju-baju spullen ting, klær rzeczy coisas lucruri вещи; одежда veci stvari stvari saker, grejor, kläder เสื้อผ้าอาภรณ์ elbiseler, giysiler 衣服 одяг; речі سامان، کپڑے quần áo 衣服
first thing (in the morningetc) early in the morning just after getting up, starting work etc. I'll do it first thing (in the morning). aan die begin أوَّل شَيء في الصَّباح първото нещо сутринта a primeira coisa hned po ránu (morgens) als allererstes som det første το πρώτο πράγμα a primera hora esimene asi اولین کار بعد از بیدار شدن ensi töikseen demain à la première heure דָבָר רִאשוֹן בַּבוֹקֵר सर्वप्रथम prvo, prva stvar pagi-pagi sekali í fyrramálið (come prima cosa) まっ先に 우선 첫째로 visų pirma pats pirmais sejurus mula kerja atau bangun pagi vroeg in de morgen med én gang i morgen zaraz a primeira coisa (mâine) la prima oră первым делом (утром) hneď ráno, ako prvé prva stvar zjutraj prvo [jag ska göra det] det första [jag gör i morgon bitti] สิ่งแรกที่ทํา (sabah) ilk iş (在早上等)第一件事 насамперед پہلا کام sáng sớm (在早上等)第一件事
last thing (at nightetc) late at night, just before stopping work, going to bed etc. She always has a cup of tea last thing at night. aan die einde آخر شَيْ قَبْل النَّوْم последно нещо a última coisa před spaním (nachts)zu allerletzt som det sidste το τελευταίο πράγμα (πριν τον ύπνο) a última hora; antes de irse a dormir lõpetuseks آخرین کار قبل از خواب viimeiseksi juste avant de se coucher דָבָר אַחֲרוֹן בַּלַילָה अंतिम zadnje, zadnja stvar lefekvés előtt (még ...) menjelang tidur rétt áður en farið er í háttinn (come ultima cosa) 最後に 마지막으로 (특히 자기 전) prieš baigiant, prieš miegą visbeidzot; pats pēdējais sebelum masuk tidur voor het slapen gaan det siste en gjør na samym końcu (przed zaśnięciem itp.) a última coisa înainte de culcare напоследок pred spaním pred spanjem poslednje det sista [hon gör på kvällen] สิ่งสุดท้ายที่ทํา (akşam) en son olarak (在晚上等)最後一件事 наприкінці رات گئے دير کو khuya (在晚上等)最后一件事
the thing is ... the important fact or question is; the problem is. The thing is, is he going to help us? die vraag is القَضَيَّه هي، المَسْألَه هي въпросът е o importante é que otázka je... die Sache ist die... sagen er den το ζήτημα είναι la cuestión es küsimus on مطلب عمده این است که tärkein asia on la question est בְּדִיוּק מַה ש- (काम, तथ्य, विचार, घटला, परिस्थिति के लिए) बात, मामला stvar je u tome, radi se o tome a legfontosabb szempont az, hogy... yang penting spurningin er, það sem skiptir máli (il punto è) 大事なことは 요는, 실은 reikalas ðtai koks lieta tāda, ka...; jautājums/problēma ir tāda... masalahnya hoofdzaak spørsmålet er; saken er chodzi o to ... o importante é que problema este că... дело в том ... otázka je ... vprašanje je... stvar je u tome saken är den ..., frågan är ... ความจริง, คําถาม, ปัญหา ที่สําคัญคือ... mesele şu ki, çünkü, nedeni 重要的事實(問題)是,問題是 справа в тому اہم بات يہ ہے، سوال يہ ہے vấn đề là 重要的事实(问题)是,问题是
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- I have some things in the safe → لَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ بَعْضَ الَأشْيِاءِ في الـخَزِينَةِ → V trezoru mám nějaké věci → Jeg har nogle ting i boksen → Ich habe einige Dinge im Safe → Έχω κάποια πράγματα στο χρηματοκιβώτιο → Tengo algunas pertenencias en la caja fuerte → Minulla on tavaroita turvasäilössä → J'ai des affaires dans le coffre → Imam neke stvari u sefu → Ho degli effetti personali nella cassaforte → 金庫に入れたものがあります → 금고에 넣은 것이 있어요 → Ik heb een paar spullen in de kluis → Jeg har noen saker i safen → Zostawiłemkilka rzeczy w sejfie → Eu tenho algumas coisas no cofre → У меня лежат вещи в сейфе → Jag har några saker i kassaskåpet → ฉันมีของในตู้นิรภัย → Kasada eşyalarım vardı → Tôi có đồ để trong két → 保险柜里有我的东西
- I'd like to get these things cleaned → أُريدُ تَنْظيفَ هَذِهِ الَأشْياءَ → Chtěl bych tyhle věci dát vyčistit → Jeg vil gerne have renset disse ting → Ich möchte diese Sachen reinigen lassen → Θέλω να καθαριστούν αυτά τα ρούχα → Quisiera que me limpiaran todo esto → Haluaisin puhdistuttaa nämä → Je voudrais faire nettoyer ces affaires → Želim dati očistiti ovu odjeću → Vorrei far pulire queste cose → これをクリーニングして欲しいのですが → 이것들을 세탁하려고요 → Ik wil deze dingen graag gereinigd hebben → Jeg vil gjerne få renset disse → Chciałbymoddać te rzeczy do czyszczenia → Eu queria estas coisas fossem limpas → Мне нужно, чтобы эти вещи почистили → Jag skulle vilja kemtvätta de här sakerna → ฉันอยากทําความสะอาดเสื้อผ้าพวกนี้ → Bunları temizletmek istiyorum → Tôi muốn làm sạch những thứ này → 这些都需要清洁
- I'd like to get these things washed → أُريدُ غَسْلَ هَذِهِ الَأشْياءَ → Chtěl bych tyhle věci dát vyprat → Jeg vil gerne have vasket disse ting → Ich möchte diese Sachen waschen lassen → Θα ήθελα να πλύνω αυτά τα ρούχα → Quisiera que me lavaran todo esto → Haluaisin pesettää nämä → Je voudrais faire laver ces affaires → Želim dati oprati ovu odjeću → Vorrei far lavare queste cose → これを洗濯して欲しいのですが → 이것들을 세탁하려고요 → Ik wil deze dingen graag gewassen hebben → Jeg vil gjerne få vasket disse → Chciałbymoddać te rzeczy do prania → Eu queria que estas coisas fossem lavadas → Мне нужно, чтобы эти вещи постирали → Jag skulle vilja få de här sakerna tvättade → ฉันอยากซักเสื้อผ้าพวกนี้ → Bunları yıkatmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn giặt những thứ này → 这些都需要清洗
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