thank

thank
thank [{{t}}θæŋk]
1 transitive verb
(a) (in gratitude) remercier;
∎ to thank sb for sth remercier qn de ou pour qch;
∎ {{}}formal{{}} Madeleine Barry thanks Mr Dupont for his kind invitation Madeleine Barry remercie M. Dupont de son invitation;
∎ to thank sb for doing sth remercier qn d'avoir fait qch;
∎ she thanked us for coming elle nous remercia d'être venus;
∎ I can't thank you enough for what you've done je ne sais comment vous remercier pour ce que vous avez fait pour moi;
∎ you have your father to thank for that tu peux dire merci à ton père pour ça, c'est à ton père que tu dois ça;
∎ {{}}ironic{{}} you have only yourself to thank for that! c'est à toi seul qu'il faut t'en prendre!;
∎ you won't thank me for it vous allez m'en vouloir;
∎ thank God or goodness! Dieu merci!;
∎ thank heaven or heavens you're safe! Dieu merci vous êtes sain et sauf!
(b) (as request)
∎ I'll thank you to keep quiet about it je vous prierai de ne pas en parler;
∎ I'll thank you to mind your own business! je te prie de t'occuper de ce qui te regarde!
2 thanks
1 plural noun
(a) (gen) remerciements mpl;
∎ give her my thanks for the flowers remerciez-la de ma part pour les fleurs;
∎ (many) thanks for all your help merci (beaucoup) pour toute votre aide;
∎ {{}}Administration{{}} received with thanks pour acquit;
∎ that's all the thanks I get! voilà comment on me remercie!
(b) {{}}Religion{{}} louange f, grâce f;
∎ to give thanks to God rendre grâce à Dieu;
∎ thanks be to God rendons grâce à Dieu
2 exclamation
merci;
∎ thanks a lot, thanks very much merci beaucoup, merci bien;
∎ thanks a million merci mille fois;
∎ thanks for coming merci d'être venu;
∎ no thanks! (non) merci!;
∎ {{}}ironic{{}} thanks for nothing! je te remercie!
3 thanks to preposition
grâce à;
∎ thanks to you, we saved a lot of money grâce à vous, nous avons économisé beaucoup d'argent;
∎ thanks to you, we lost the contract à cause de vous, nous avons perdu le contrat;
∎ no thanks to you! ce n'est sûrement pas grâce à vous!
►► {{}}formal{{}} thanks offering action f de grâce;
∎ as a thanks offering (gen) en signe de reconnaissance; {{}}Religion{{}} comme action de grâce

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • thank — W2S1 [θæŋk] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: thancian] 1.) to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done, or to be polite about it ▪ I haven t had a chance to thank him yet. thank sb for (doing) sth ▪ Did you thank… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thank — [ θæŋk ] verb transitive *** to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have done or given to you: She didn t even thank me. thank someone for something: I just wanted to thank you for the flowers, they re beautiful. thank someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thank — thank; thank·ee; thank·er; thank·ful; thank·less; thank·ful·ness; thank·less·ly; thank·less·ness; thank·ye; un·thank·ful·ness; …   English syllables

  • Thank U — Single par Alanis Morissette extrait de l’album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Sortie 13 octobre 1998 Durée 4:19 Genre Rock expérimental For …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thank U — «Thank U» Сингл Аланис Мориссетт из альбома Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Сторона «Б» «Pollyanna Flower» Выпущен 13 октября 1998 Формат CD Записан …   Википедия

  • thank — ► VERB 1) express gratitude to. 2) ironic blame or hold responsible: you have only yourself to thank. ● thank goodness (or God or heavens) Cf. ↑thank heavens ● thank one s lucky stars Cf. ↑thank one s lucky …   English terms dictionary

  • Thank — Thank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thanking}.] [AS. [thorn]ancian. See {Thank}, n.] To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; used also ironically for blame. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thank — hank (th[a^][ng]k), n.; pl. {thanks} (th[a^][ng]ks). [AS. [thorn]anc, [thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [thorn][ o]kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thank U — «Thank U» Sencillo de Alanis Morissette del álbum Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Lado B Pollyanna Flower Formato CD Single Grabación 1998 Género(s) post …   Wikipedia Español

  • thank — (v.) O.E. þancian to give thanks, from P.Gmc. *thankojan (Cf. O.S. thancon, O.N. þakka, Dan. takke, O.Fris. thankia, M.Du., Ger. danken to thank ), from *thankoz thought, gratitude, from PIE root *tong to think, feel. For sense evolution, Cf. re …   Etymology dictionary

  • thank — [thaŋk] vt. [ME thankien < OE thancian, akin to Ger danken < IE base * tong , to think > THINK1, L tongere, to know] 1. to show or express appreciation or gratitude to, as by saying “thank you” 2. to hold responsible; blame: an ironic… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”