thing

thing: [θɪŋ]
n

1) річ, предме́т

the real thing розм. — першокла́сна річ

thing in itself філос. — річ у собі́

2) спра́ва, факт, ви́падок; обста́вина

things look promising — стано́вище багатообіця́юче

a strange thing — ди́вна річ

how are things? розм. — ну, як спра́ви?

as things go — за тепе́рішніх обста́вин

all things considered — врахо́вуючи все (всі обста́вини)

3) я́кість, власти́вість, особли́вість

4) pl о́дяг; особи́сті ре́чі

take off your things — роздягні́ться

5) pl начи́ння, прила́ддя

6) літерату́рний (худо́жній, музи́чний) твір; оповіда́ння; анекдо́т

7) створі́ння, істо́та

he is a mean thing — він пі́дла тварю́ка

oh, poor thing! — о бідола́ха!, о серде́шний!

8) щось найпотрі́бніше (найважливі́ше, найбі́льш підхо́же, спра́вжнє)

it is just the thing — це са́ме те

a good rest is just the thing for you — хоро́ший відпочи́нок - ось що вам найнеобхі́дніше

the best thing — найкра́ще

the next best thing — насту́пний за я́кістю

9) зразо́к

10) pl ре́чі (дорожні); бага́ж

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to see things — ма́рити, галюцинува́ти

above all things — наса́мперед, пе́ред усі́м, головни́м чи́ном

among other things — між і́ншим

and things — і таке́ і́нше

to know a thing or two — де́що зна́ти; розумі́ти що до чо́го

no such thing — нічо́го тако́го, зо́всім ні

near thing — небезпе́ка, яко́ї ле́две вдало́ся уни́кнути

good things — ла́сощі

to make a good thing of smth. — скориста́тися з чо́гось

to make a regular thing of smth. — регуля́рно займа́тися чимсь

it amounts to the same thing — це те ж са́ме

I am not quite the thing today — я сього́дні незду́жаю

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Being (animate or inanimate), creature, substance, body, object, created being / Inanimate object, lump of matter, lifeless substance / Event, transaction, deed, act, action, occurrence, circumstance, matter / Part, portion, something / Clothes (colloq.) / Furniture, appurtenances, chattels, goods, effects, movables (colloq.)

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thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thing — may refer to:In philosophy: * An object (philosophy), being, or entity * Thing in itself (or noumenon ), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel KantIn history: * Thing (assembly), also transliterated as ting or þing , a … Wikipedia
thing — 1 matter, concern, business, *affair 2 Thing, object, article are comprehensive terms applicable to whatever is apprehended as having actual, distinct, and demonstrable existence. They vary, however, in their range of application. Thing is the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thing — thing1 [thiŋ] n. [ME < OE, council, court, controversy, akin to Ger ding, ON thing (orig. sense, “public assembly,” hence, “subject of discussion, matter, thing”) < IE * tenk , to stretch, period of time < base * ten , to stretch >… … English World dictionary
thing — (n.) O.E. þing meeting, assembly, later entity, being, matter (subject of deliberation in an assembly), also act, deed, event, material object, body, being, from P.Gmc. *thengan appointed time (Cf. O.Fris. thing assembly, council, suit, matter,… … Etymology dictionary
thing — [n1] something felt, seen, perceived affair, anything, apparatus, article, being, body, business, circumstance, commodity, concept, concern, configuration, contrivance, corporeality, creature, device, element, entity, everything, existence,… … New thesaurus
Thing — Thing, Ting Ting, n. [Dan. thing, ting, Norw. ting, or Sw. ting.] In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See {Legislature}, Norway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thing — Sn Volks und Gerichtsversammlung der Germanen erw. obs. (18. Jh.) Stammwort. Die Volksversammlung hieß ahd. ding, as. thing, das in normaler Entwicklung mit Bedeutungsveränderung nhd. Ding ergeben hat. Vermutlich wegen dieser… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
thing — ► NOUN 1) an inanimate material object. 2) an unspecified object. 3) (things) personal belongings or clothing. 4) an action, activity, concept, or thought. 5) (things) unspecified circumstances or matters: how are things? 6) … English terms dictionary

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