thing jelentése

thing jelentése: noun

1 A1 dolog, tárgy [C]

I need to get a few things in town.

How do I switch this thing off?

I don't eat sweet things.

I saw a few things I'd like to get.

2 A2 dolog, dolgai/ügyei vkinek [C]

Meeting Nina was the best thing that's ever happened to me.

I've got so many things to do I don't know where to start.

The thing I like best is the dancing.

3 A2 dolog (tény, tényező) [C]

The thing I like about Carol is her sense of humour.

He told me a few things about the army.

Your information is correct but you left out one thing.

4 B2 dolog (ötletre, megjegyzésre utalva) [C]

I can't believe he would say such a thing!

5 B2 teremtés, lény (hivatkozás egy élőlényre) [C]

You look tired, you poor thing.

He's spending three months in Barbados, lucky thing!

thing jelentése – kifejezések:

a sure thing C1 biztos dolog

Death is the one sure thing about life.

a thing B1 egy dolog, egyetlen dolog (hangsúlyozás, 'anything' helyett)

I haven't got a thing to wear.

Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of it.

all things considered C1 mindent összevéve

The show was a great success, all things considered.

among other things B2 többek között

It's worth visiting the museum while you're here. There's a good collection of paintings, among other things.

do your own thing (idiom) C2 csinálja a maga dolgát (teszi amihez kedve van)

While he was away travelling, he pretty much did his own thing.

for one thing C2 először is (egy ok/indok megadása)

You can't give Amy that shirt - for one thing it's too small for her.

it's a good thing B2 jó hogy ...

It's a good thing (that) we booked our tickets early.

no such thing B2 semmi olyan dolog (nemlétezés hangsúlyozása)

There's no such thing as ghosts!

not a single thing B2 semmi sem

After the guests had gone, there wasn't a single thing left to eat.

that kind of thing B1 ilyesmi

I like pasta, pizza - that kind of thing.

that sort of thing B1 ilyesmi

They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing.

the main thing B2 a lényeg

You're happy and that's the main thing.

the next best thing C1 a második legjobb dolog

Coaching football is the next best thing to playing.

the next thing I knew C2 a következő dolog amit tudok (gyorsan történt vmi)

A car came speeding round the corner, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the ground.

the same thing B1 ugyanaz

Training isn't the same thing as education.

the thing is... B2 az a helyzet (, hogy) (válasz, megjegyzés, magyarázat bevezetése) (informal)

I'd love to go out tonight, but the thing is, I've got to finish my report.

The funny/strange thing is that we'd actually met before.

the whole thing B2 az egész dolog

I just want to forget the whole thing.

The whole thing is ridiculous!

things A1 dolgok, holmi, felszerelés

I'll just get my things together and we can go.

All their things were destroyed in the fire.

Bring your swimming things if the weather's nice.

things B1 dolgok (az élet/hétköznapok dolgai)

How are things with you?

Things have been going very well recently.

things like that B1 hasonlók

We eat a lot of Italian food - pizza, pasta, things like that.

I do a lot of football and running and things like that.

Életmód – Valaki, senki, bárki – Valami, semmi, bármi – Megszűnik, eltűnik – Történés – Esemény, alkalom – Gyorsaság, sebesség – Jó, szép – Fontos, lényeges – Hasonlóság, egyezés – Bizonyosság – Téma sorrend – Pontosítás, árnyalás – Hangsúlyozás, nyomatékosítás – Nézőpont, hozzáállás