thing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thing in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

thing
thing
any old thing will do
what's that thing?
what's this thing for?
I haven't got a thing to wear!
it was a big box thing

2. thing (action, task, event):

thing
I wouldn't dream of such a thing
who would do such a thing?
how could you do such a thing?
it was a difficult thing to do
there wasn't a thing I could do
it's a good thing you came

3. thing (matter, fact):

thing
the thing to remember is
I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said
I said, did no such thing!
I couldn't think of a thing to say
I found the whole thing a bore
the whole thing is crazy!
the thing is (that) …
il fatto è che
the only thing is, …
l'unica cosa è …
the good thing (about it) is
the best, worst thing (about it) is
the good, best, worst thing about her is (that) …

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

it's not the done thing (to do)
it's the in thing inf
that's just the thing or the very thing!
it was a close or near thing
he's on to a good thing
he likes to do his own thing inf
for one thing… (and) for another thing…
to have a thing about (hate) dogs
he's got a thing about flying inf
to make a big thing (out) of it inf
to know a thing or two about sth inf
I could tell you a thing or two about him! inf
it's one (damned) thing after another! inf
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thing in the PONS Dictionary

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thing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a thing of the past
to make a (big) thing out of sth
to be a thing of the past
have you ever seen such a thing!
to not have a thing to wear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
When he returned home the next morning, the first thing she noticed was the horrible stench on his clothes, which she burned.
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Putting a mortgage over another person's land when you know them well can be a ticklish thing.
www.stuff.co.nz
That obviously has a knock-on effect for the whole industry, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
www.wired.co.uk
And its funny if you like that sort of thing.
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One thing that the granting of pardon in both instances proved to all of us is nothing but the unbearable lightness of pardons.
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No matter how down you were before, he made you want to charge back into the battle, but with a smile, knowing, by gosh, we can really win this thing.
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She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.
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The fact that a theory is confirmed is one thing, but the fact that it also confirms a deeply held paranoia is a restorative for fellow paranoiacs everywhere.
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The storage battery is one of those peculiar things which appeals to the imagination, and no more perfect thing could be desired by stock swindlers than that very selfsame thing....
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Yet one thing may unite the querulous factions - the belief that history has not been fair to their notorious ancestor.
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