thing

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
2. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
3. An individual object or distinct entity.
4. Whatever can be owned.
5. Corporeal object.
6. Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
7. The latest fad or fashion.
8. (informal) A custom or practice.
9. (informal) A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).
10. (informal) A unit or container, usually containing consumable goods.
11. (informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
12. (informal) The central point; the crux.
13. (slang) A penis.
14. A living being or creature.
15. Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
16. (informal) That which is favoured; personal preference.
17. (informal) One's typical routine, habits, or manner.
18. A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
19. (informal) A romantic relationship.
20. (informal) A romantic couple.
21. Alternative form of ting.
22. Girl; attractive woman.

Verb

To express as a thing; to reify.

Conceptos

cosa

objeto

asunto

obra

negocio

artilugio

chisme

cosilla

objecto

articulo

bledo

artículo

criatura

lo

propósito

ser

sujeto

algo

movida

rollo

competente

ente

entidad

artefacto

utensilio

objeto, cosa

pan comido

caso

mostrar

señalar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/θɪŋ/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.
Compare West Frisian ding, Low German Ding, Dutch ding, German Ding, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ting, Finnish tinki.
The word originally meant "assembly", then came to mean a specific issue discussed at such an assembly, and ultimately came to mean most broadly "an object". Compare Latin rēs, also meaning "legal matter", and same transition from Latin causa (“legal matter”) to "thing" in Romance languages. Modern use to refer to a Germanic assembly is likely influenced by cognates (from the same Proto-Germanic root) like Old Norse þing (“thing”), Danish ting, Swedish ting, and Old High German ding with this meaning.

Oraciones

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Nunca antes vi esto en mi vida.

The old woman had said the same thing .

La anciana había dicho lo mismo.

But a strange thing happened .

Pero sucedió algo extraño.

Then the thing came upon him in a flash .

Entonces la cosa se acercó a él en un instante.

Temper is so good a thing that we should never lose it .

El temperamento es tan bueno que nunca debemos perderlo.