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thing [θɪŋ]a. chose f• such things as money, fame... des choses comme l'argent, la gloire...• the next thing to do is... ce qu'il y a à faire maintenant c'est...• have you put away your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires ?• have you got your swimming things? as-tu tes affaires de bain ?c. ( = matter, circumstance) I must think things over il faut que j'y réfléchisse• how are things with you? et vous, comment ça va ?• how's things? (inf) comment va ?• to expect great things of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch• it is one thing to use a computer, quite another to understand it utiliser un ordinateur est une chose, en comprendre le fonctionnement en est une autre• for one thing, it doesn't make sense d'abord ça n'a pas de sens• the thing is this:... voilà de quoi il s'agit:...• the thing is, she'd already seen him en fait, elle l'avait déjà vud. ( = person, animal) créature f• poor thing, he's very ill le pauvre, il est très maladee. ( = best, most suitable thing) that's just the thing for me c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me faut• the very thing! (of object) voilà tout à fait ce qu'il me (or nous etc) faut ! ; (of idea, plan) c'est l'idéal !* * *[θɪŋ] 1.1) ( object) chose f, truc (colloq) mthe one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike — tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo
2) (action, task, event) chose fI'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet — je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé
3) (matter, fact) chose fthe thing to remember is... — ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est...
I said/did no such thing! — je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel!
the thing is, (that)... — ce qu'il y a, c'est que...
the only thing is,... — la seule chose, c'est que...
the funny thing is... — le plus drôle c'est que...
the good thing (about it) is... — ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que...
the thing about him is that he's very honest — ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête
the thing about him is that he can't be trusted — le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance
4) (person, animal)you lucky thing! — (colloq) veinard/-e! (colloq)
you stupid thing! — (colloq) espèce d'idiot! (colloq)
2.(the) stupid thing — (colloq) ( of object) sale truc! (colloq)
things plural noun1) (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl2) (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fplthings are getting better/worse — cela s'améliore/empire
how are things with you? —
as things are ou stand — dans l'état actuel des choses
••it's the in thing — (colloq) c'est à la mode
that's just the thing ou the very thing! — c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut!
it was a close ou near thing — c'était juste
he likes to do his own thing — (colloq) il aime faire ce qui lui plaît
for one thing...(and) for another thing... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...
to have a thing about — (colloq) ( like) craquer pour (colloq) [blondes, bearded men]; adorer [emeralds, old cars]; ( hate) ne pas aimer
it's a girl/guy thing — (colloq) c'est un truc de filles/de mecs (colloq)
to make a big thing (out) of it — (colloq) en faire toute une histoire
to know a thing or two about something — (colloq) s'y connaître en quelque chose
I could tell you a thing or two about him! — (colloq) je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte!
and then, of all things, she... — et alors, allez savoir pourquoi (colloq), elle...
I must be seeing/hearing things! — je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix!
it's ou it was (just) one of those things — c'est la vie
it's one (damned) thing after another! — (colloq) les embêtements (colloq) n'en finissent plus!
one thing led to another and... — et, de fil en aiguille...
what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it — avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire
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