Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | noun |
Front | thing |
IPA | /θɪŋ / noun |
Back | şey |
Back 2 | thing (noun) /θɪŋ /
noun
OBJECT
1 [countable]
an object that is not
named
şey
What's that red thing on the table?
A pen is a thing you use for writing with.
I need to get a few things at the shops.
EQUIPMENT
2 (things)
[plural]
clothes or tools that
belong to sb or are used for a particular purpose
kişisel
eşyalar, giysiler
I'll just go and pack my things.
We keep all the cooking things in this
cupboard.
ACTION/EVENT
3 [countable]
an action, event or
statement
şey
When I get home the first thing I do is
have a cup of tea.
A strange thing happened to me yesterday.
What a nice thing to say!
FACT
4 [countable]
a fact, subject, etc.
şey, konu
He told me a few things that I didn't know
before.
QUALITY/STATE
5 [countable]
a quality or state
şey, yön,
yan
There's no such thing as a ghost.
The best thing about my job is the way it changes
all the time.
YOUR LIFE
6 (things)
[plural]
the situation or
conditions of your life
işler, durum
Things seem to be going very well for him
at the moment.
How are things with you?
WHAT IS NEEDED
7 (the
thing)
[singular]
exactly what is wanted
or needed
tam
aranılan şey
That's just the thing I was looking for!
A week in our hotel is just the thing for
tired business people (tam yorgun işadamlarına göre).
PERSON/ANIMAL
8 [countable]
used for expressing
how you feel about a person or an animal
(kişi, hayvan) şey
You've broken your finger? You poor thing!
IDIOMS
a
close shave/thing
a bad thing that
almost happened
kıl
payı atlatılmış tehlike
I wasn't injured, but it was a close shave.
be
a good thing (that)
to be lucky that
iyi
ki;
iyi
oldu
It's a good thing you remembered your
umbrella.
do
your own thing
to do what you want to
do, without thinking about other people
içinden
geleni yapmak
I like to spend time alone, just doing my
own thing.
first/last
thing
as early/late as
possible
ilk
iş/en son olarak
I'll telephone her first thing tomorrow
morning.
I saw him last thing on Friday evening.
for
one thing
used for introducing a
reason for sth
bir
kere
I think we should go by train. For one
thing it's cheaper.
have
a thing about sb/sth
(informal)
to have strong
feelings about sb/sth
aklını
takmak
to
make matters/things worse
to make a situation,
problem, etc. even more difficult or dangerous than before
the
real thing
something genuine, not
a copy
orijinal
This painting is just a copy. The real
thing is in a gallery.
She's had boyfriends before but this time
she says it's the real thing.
take
it/things easy
to relax and not work
too hard or worry too much
keyfine
bakmak, aldırış etmemek;
kendini
yormamak
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