thing nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di thing nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo (Vai a spagnolo»inglese)

thing [ingl am θɪŋ, ingl brit θɪŋ] SOST

1. thing (physical object):

thing
cosa f
what's that thing?
¿qué es eso?
a thing of great beauty
un objeto de gran belleza
I can't open the window, the thing's jammed!
no puedo abrir la ventana, está atrancada
the damn thing refuses to start colloq
el maldito no quiere arrancar colloq
I love your dress — what, this old thing?
me encanta tu vestido — ¿este trapo viejo?
she's got one of those bottle-warmer things colloq
tiene uno de esos cacharros para calentar biberones colloq
she's got one of those bottle-warmer things colloq
tiene uno de esos chismes para calentar biberones Spagna Mess colloq
there was salad and paté and things
había ensalada, paté y ese tipo de cosa

2. thing (situation, act):

thing
cosa f
a very funny thing happened
pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica
one thing that bothers me is …
algo que me molesta es …
it's not a thing to be proud of
no es como para estar orgulloso
there is one thing you could do
hay algo or una cosa que podrías hacer
how could you say/do such a thing?
¿cómo pudiste decir/hacer una cosa así?
the things you say!
¡qué cosas dices!
the obvious thing to do would be to …
lo lógico sería …
the only thing to do is …
lo único que se puede hacer es …
we do things differently here
aquí hacemos las cosas de otra manera
some things are best forgotten
hay cosas que es mejor olvidar
there's no such thing
no hay tal cosa
or some such thing
o algo parecido
you know the sort of thing
tú sabes a qué me refiero
I'm too old for this kind of thing
yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes
these things happen
son cosas que pasan
the same thing happened to me
a mí me pasó lo mismo
its a good thing (that) …
menos mal que …
all good things (must) come to an end prov
lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco
first things first
hay que empezar por el principio
he said the first thing that came into his head
dijo lo primero que se le ocurrió
the very last thing I expected
lo que menos me imaginaba
the last thing we want is for him to interfere
lo último que nos faltaría sería que se metiera él
one thing at a time
una cosa a la vez
one thing leads to another
una cosa lleva a la otra
it is one thing to identify the problem, quite another to solve it
una cosa es identificar el problema y otra muy distinta resolverlo
if it's not one thing, it's the other
si no es una cosa, es otra
neither one thing nor the other
ni lo uno ni lo otro
neither one thing nor the other
ni una cosa ni la otra
neither one thing nor the other
ni chicha ni limonada colloq
what with one thing and another or the other
entre una cosa y otra
that's the last thing we want
eso sería lo peor que podría pasar
for one thing
en primer lugar
for one thing
para empezar
there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk
no hay más remedio que ir a pie
she knows a thing or two about the subject
entiende mucho del tema
they could teach us a thing or two
podrían enseñarnos unas cuantas cosas
every single thing I do
absolutamente todo lo que hago
he runs to the doctor with every little thing
corre al médico por cualquier cosa
he hadn't done a thing
no había hecho absolutamente nada
I understood nothing, not a thing
no entendí nada, absolutamente nada
why did you have to name the poor boy Nero of all things?!
¡mira que ponerle Nero al pobre chico!
he painted the walls bright green, of all things!
pintó las paredes de un verde chillón ¡a quién se le ocurre!
other things being equal, better soil means better crops
en igualdad de condiciones, con mejor tierra se obtienen mejores cosechas
all things being equal, we should reach Munich by 10
si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar a Munich antes de las 10
to do the decent/honorable thing
hacer lo decente/honroso
I want to do the right thing
quiero obrar bien
I want to do the right thing
quiero hacer lo correcto
you did the right thing by saying no
hiciste bien en decir que no
to expect great things of sb/sth
esperar mucho de alguien/algo
we had champagne, the real thing!
tomamos champán ¡del auténtico!
you must be seeing things
tú estás viendo visiones
it's just one of those things
son cosas que pasan
it's just one of those things
son cosas de la vida
to be a close/near thing , they won, but it was a close thing
ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos
to be all things to all men
contentar a todo el mundo

3. thing (affair, matter):

thing
asunto m
we must sort this thing out
tenemos que arreglar esto or este asunto
I'm fed up with the whole thing
estoy harto del asunto
getting married is a big thing
casarse es cosa seria or un asunto serio
it's a stress-related thing
es un problema relacionado con el estrés
it was a purely physical thing
fue pura atracción física
to be on to or onto a good thing colloq
tenérselo bien montado colloq
to be on to or onto a good thing colloq
tener un chollo Spagna colloq
you put me on to a good thing
me diste un dato muy bueno
to have a good thing going colloq and you sell them for 200? you've got a good thing going there!
¿y los vendes a 200? ¡qué bien te lo montas! colloq
those two seem to have a good thing going (relationship)
parece que lo de ellos dos marcha viento en popa colloq
to make a big thing of sth colloq (of problem, mistake)
armar un escándalo por algo
why does she have to make such a big thing of it?
¿por qué tiene que armar tanto escándalo?
we didn't want a great thing made of our anniversary
no queríamos que se hiciera gran cosa para nuestro aniversario

5.2. thing <things, pl > (the situation, matters):

thing
cosas fpl
if things don't improve
si las cosas no mejoran
if things don't improve
si la cosa no mejora colloq
I need time to think things over
necesito tiempo para pensarlo
as things stand
tal (y) como están las cosas
the way things are going
tal (y) como van las cosas
by the look of things
según parece
how are things at home?
¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?
how's things? colloq
¿qué tal? colloq
how are things with you?
¿y tú qué tal andas? colloq

7. thing (preference, ideal) colloq:

opera isn't really my thing
en realidad la ópera no es lo mío
I want to be able to do my own thing without anybody interfering
yo quiero hacer lo que a mí me parezca
I want to be able to do my own thing without anybody interfering
yo quiero estar a mi aire sin que nadie se meta
she left the company to do her own thing
se fue de la empresa para trabajar por su cuenta
the latest thing in hats
el último grito en sombreros
the latest thing in hats
lo último en sombreros
to have a thing about sb/sth colloq I can't eat cheese, I've got a or this thing about it
no puedo comer queso, le tengo como asco
he has a thing about cleanliness
es un maniático de la limpieza
he has a thing about cleanliness
tiene manía con la limpieza
he had a thing about power
tenía la obsesión del poder
you seem to have quite a thing about that girl
parece que te ha dado fuerte con esa chica colloq

Traduzioni di thing nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese (Vai a inglese»spagnolo)

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baratura
cheap thing
armatoste
huge great thing colloq
armatoste
hulking great thing colloq
frivolidad
frivolous thing
frivolidad
trivial thing
chichí
thing colloq
pilila
thing colloq
desiderátum
thing ideally required
chochada
silly little thing colloq
cabezonada
pigheaded thing to do colloq
guarifaifa
thing

thing nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di thing nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo (Vai a spagnolo»inglese)

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to be all things to all men
actuar según sopla el viento
it's just one of those things
es una de esas cosas que pasan
he won but it was a close thing
ganó por un pelo
all things being equal
si no sale ningún imprevisto
first things first
lo primero es lo primero
to not know the first thing about sth
no tener ni la remota idea de algo
to be onto a good thing colloq
tener un chollo
to do one's own thing
hacer la suya
to have a thing about sth colloq
tener asco a algo
to be hearing things
oír campanas
to make a (big) thing out of sth
armar un escándalo por algo
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loathe thing
detestar
wacky thing
estrambótico, -a

Traduzioni di thing nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese (Vai a inglese»spagnolo)

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thing Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

not to know the first thing about sth/sb
no saber nada de algo/alguien
the annoying thing about it is that ...
lo que me da rabia es que... +subj
it's the best thing since sliced bread
es lo mejor del mundo
to be a thing of the past
ser algo del pasado
if it's not one thing it's another
cuando no es una cosa es otra
to make a (big) thing out of sth
armar un escándalo por algo
first he says one thing, then another
primero dice una cosa, luego otra
he/she complains about the slightest thing
por nada se queja
to get irritated about the slightest thing
picarse por nada
the good thing about it is that ...
lo que tiene de bueno es que...
Inglese americano

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese
When he returned home the next morning, the first thing she noticed was the horrible stench on his clothes, which she burned.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
en.wikipedia.org
Yet one thing may unite the querulous factions - the belief that history has not been fair to their notorious ancestor.
www.telegraph.co.uk
We seem trapped by an idea that supporting an elite institution is a suspicious, bad thing.
www.independent.ie
Putting a mortgage over another person's land when you know them well can be a ticklish thing.
www.stuff.co.nz
Moving onto this week's trend, its hot pants that are the fashionable thing to be seen wearing.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.
www.telegraph.co.uk
One thing that the granting of pardon in both instances proved to all of us is nothing but the unbearable lightness of pardons.
en.wikipedia.org
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....
qz.com
That obviously has a knock-on effect for the whole industry, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
www.wired.co.uk

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