thanks

thanks
plural noun
1) (gratitude) Dank, der

accept something with thanks — etwas dankend annehmen

that's all the thanks one gets — das ist nun der Dank dafür!

give thanks [to God] — dem Herrn danken

thanks to — (with the help of) dank; (on account of the bad influence of) wegen

thanks to you — dank deiner; (reproachfully) deinetwegen

it is small or no thanks to him that we won — ihm haben wir es jedenfalls nicht zu verdanken, dass wir gewonnen haben

2) (as formula expressing gratitude) danke

no, thanks — nein, danke

yes, thanks — ja, bitte

thanks awfully or a lot or very much, many thanks — (coll.) vielen od. tausend Dank

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noun plural (expression(s) of gratitude: I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.) der Dank
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thanks
[θæŋks]
n pl
1. (gratitude) Dank m kein pl
her campaign for road safety earned her the \thanks of her community ihr Einsatz für die Verkehrssicherheit brachte ihr den Dank der örtlichen Bevölkerung ein
letter of \thanks Dankesbrief m
to express one's \thanks seinen Dank zum Ausdruck bringen geh
to give \thanks [to God] [Gott] danken
2. (thank you) danke
\thanks for your card! danke für deine Karte!
\thanks a lot! vielen Dank!
many \thanks! vielen Dank!
\thanks very much [indeed]! [vielen] herzlichen Dank!
no, \thanks! nein, danke!
\thanks a bunch! vielen Dank!
\thanks for nothing! (iron fam) vielen Dank! iron
\thanks a million! (also iron fam) tausend Dank!
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[ɵŋks]
1. pl
1) Dank m

to accept sth with thanks — etw dankend or mit Dank annehmen

and that's all the thanks I get — und das ist jetzt der Dank dafür

to give thanks to God —

thanks be to God (Eccl) — Dank sei Gott

2)

thanks to — wegen (+gen); (with positive cause also) dank (+gen)

thanks to his coming early ... — weil er so früh kam, ...

it's all thanks to you that we're so late — bloß deinetwegen kommen wir so spät

it was no thanks to him that ... —

you managed it then – yes, no thanks to you — du hast es also doch geschafft – ja, und das habe ich ganz bestimmt nicht dir zu verdanken

2. interj (inf)
danke (for für)

many thanks — vielen or herzlichen Dank (for für)

thanks a lot or a million — vielen or tausend Dank; (iro) (na,) vielen Dank (inf)

thanks for nothing! (iro) — vielen Dank auch!

will you have some more? – no thanks/yes, thanks — etwas mehr? – nein/ja, danke

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plural noun
1) (gratitude) Dank, der

accept something with thanks — etwas dankend annehmen

that's all the thanks one gets — das ist nun der Dank dafür!

give thanks [to God] — dem Herrn danken

thanks to — (with the help of) dank; (on account of the bad influence of) wegen

thanks to you — dank deiner; (reproachfully) deinetwegen

it is small or no thanks to him that we won — ihm haben wir es jedenfalls nicht zu verdanken, dass wir gewonnen haben

2) (as formula expressing gratitude) danke

no, thanks — nein, danke

yes, thanks — ja, bitte

thanks awfully or a lot or very much, many thanks — (coll.) vielen od. tausend Dank

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expr.
bedankt ausdr.
danke ausdr.

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