Translations for „thing“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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thing [θɪŋ] N

1. thing (unspecified object):

thing

stvar f

thing

reč f

I haven't got a thing to wear

nič nimam za obleči

2. thing (unspecified idea, event):

thing

zadeva f

if there's one thing I want to know it's this

če me katera stvar zanima, potem je to ...

one thing leads to another

ena stvar pelje k drugi

don't worry about a thing!

nič ne skrbi!

to not be sb's thing

ne biti za koga

the whole thing

vse skupaj

3. thing (unspecified activity):

that was a close thing!

šlo je za las!

to do sth first/last thing

narediti kaj najprej/nazadnje

to do one's own thing inf

delati po svoje

4. thing inf (what is needed):

just the thing

ravno prava stvar

5. thing (matter):

thing

zadeva f

sure thing! esp Am

seveda!

sure thing! esp Am

jasno!

to know a thing or two

marsikaj vedeti

6. thing (social behaviour):

smoking during meals is not the done thing

ne spodobi se kaditi med jedjo

7. thing (the situation):

how are things [with you]?

kako si?

8. thing:

(person) you lucky thing!

srečnež!

lazy thing

lenoba

the poor thing

uboga stvarca

to be the greatest thing since sliced bread inf

najboljša stvar na svetu

to be onto a good thing inf

imeti srečo s čim

the best things in life are free saying

najboljše stvari so zastonj

it's just one of those things (be unavoidable)

nimaš kaj

it's just one of those things (typical happening)

tako je življenje

worse things happen at sea saying

svet ne bo propadel zaradi tega

thing N

User Entry

thing

izjava, beseda, stvor, bitje

thing

oseba

creeping thing N

User Entry

creeping thing

plazeče se bitje

good thing N

User Entry

good thing sing

dobrina

Usage examples with thing

sure thing! esp Am

seveda!

lazy thing

lenoba

to do one's own thing

narediti kaj po svoje

the least little thing

najmanjša stvar

one [thing] after another

eno za drugim

not a bloody thing

čisto nič

the next best thing

naslednja najboljša stvar

such a thing

takšna stvar

every single thing

popolnoma vse

first thing tomorrow

jutri navsezgodaj

the only thing

edina stvar

the slightest thing

najmanjša stvar

the whole thing

vse skupaj

you lucky thing! inf

ti srečnež!

just the thing

ravno prava stvar

the poor thing

uboga stvarca

the best thing since sliced bread

najboljša pogruntavščina od pamtiveka

to be onto a good thing inf

imeti srečo s čim

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Moving onto this week's trend, its hot pants that are the fashionable thing to be seen wearing.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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

She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Putting a mortgage over another person's land when you know them well can be a ticklish thing.

www.stuff.co.nz

I mean, it's astroblastoma glioma, which is a terrible, terrible thing.

www.npr.org

And its funny if you like that sort of thing.

en.wikipedia.org

The worst thing for a company is to go to great lengths to solicit employee feedback, and then do nothing with it.

www.inc.com

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

en.wikipedia.org

Res judicata means the thing has been decided.

en.wikipedia.org

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.

www.irishexaminer.com