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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
thing /θɪŋ/ sustantivo
  1. (physical object) cosa f
  1. (non-material) cosa f;
    the same ~ happened to me a mí me pasó lo mismo;
    it's a good ~ (that) … menos mal que …;
    the last ~ I expected lo que menos me imaginaba;
    he hadn't done a ~ no había hecho absolutamente nada;
    it's just one of those ~s son cosas que pasan
  1. (affair, matter) asunto m;
    I'm fed up with the whole ~ estoy harto del asunto
  1. the thing
    1. (that which, what) lo que
    1. (what is needed): I've got just the ~ for you tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta
    1. (crucial point, factor): the ~ is, … resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que …
  1. things pl
    1. (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl
    1. (matters, the situation) cosas fpl;
      if ~s don't improve si las cosas no mejoran;
      how's ~s? (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)
  1. (person, creature): you poor ~! ¡pobrecito!;
    you lucky ~! ¡qué suerte tienes!
  1. (preference, fad) (colloq): it's not my ~ no es lo mío
  1. (in expressions of time): first ~ (in the morning) a primera hora (de la mañana)

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
thing [ɵɪɳ] nombre
1   cosa, objeto
2   things pl, ropa, cosas, enseres, posesiones, etc
3   (objeto sin definir) cosa, chisme, cacharro
4   (abstracto) the thing is..., el caso es que...
     the important/interesting/silly thing is that..., lo importante/interesante/tonto es que...
     for one thing, para empezar
     the only thing, lo único
     no such thing, nada parecido
     some such thing, algo parecido
5   first thing in the morning, a primera hora (de la mañana)
6   you poor thing!, ¡pobre de ti!


thing: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
be a thing of the pastser cosa del pasado
be just the thingser exactamente lo que se necesita
bright young thingn colloquialjoven brillante n
different thingn (sth totally dissimilar)cosa distinta nf
It is like comparing cheese and chalk: two completely different things.
 cosa diferente nf
Una cosa es que me guste y otra cosa muy diferente es que esté enamorado de ella.
 famharina de otro costal loc nom
Ser harina de otro costal.
 fam(no tener) nada que ver fr hecha
Es fabuloso, nada que ver con el que veníamos usando hasta ahora.
 otra cosa nf
No me digas que no hubo red, eso es otra cosa, estamos hablando de la coherencia de la propuesta.
difficult thingdificultad nf
do the proper thinghacer lo apropiado v
do the right thingvi (act in the correct way)hacer lo correcto loc verb
It's not too late to do the right thing, and start putting punctuation at the end of each sentence.
Siempre da satisfacción saber que has hecho lo correcto.
 hacer lo que se debe loc verb
 hacer las cosas como Dios manda loc verb
No hijo, tienes que hacer las cosas como Dios manda, te vas a casar
do the right thing byhacer lo correcto para v
easy thingalgo fácil nm
first thingn informal (very early)lo primero loc nom
I always eat breakfast first thing in the morning.
Lo primero que hago al despertarme es dar gracias a Dios por un nuevo día.
first thingn informal (initial step)lo primero loc nom
The first thing to do is call your mother.
The first thing I do when I get home is check email.
Lo primero es mantener la calma, si nos ponemos nerviosos es imposible pensar con claridad.
important thingalgo importante
know a thing or twotener ciertos conocimientos
latest thing (trend) modalo último nm
learn a thing or twoaprender un par de cosas vt
little thingcosita, cosilla nf
living thingcosa viviente nf
main thingcosa principal
material thingcosa material
next best thingmejor alternativa n
old-fashioned thingobjeto anticuado nf
one thing leads to anotheruna cosa lleva a la otra
real thing, thelo verdadero
right thing, thecosa correcta, la
strange thingcosa rara nf
stupid thingestupidez nf
sure thingcosa segura nf
terrible thingcosa terrible nf
that's the thingasí es adv
thing, thela cosa
ugly thingcosa fea nf
wonderful thingmaravilla nf
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