thank1, s.Thanks, buíochas m. Give him my best thanks, tabhair mo mhíle buíochas dó. F: Thanks! = THANK YOU, Q.V. UNDER THANK21To give thanks to s.o. for sth., buíochas a ghabháil le duine faoi rud. A thousand thanks!go raibh céad maith agat! fáinne óir ort!To return thanks, altú (tar éis bia). To pass a vote of thanks to s.o., rún buíochais a rith le duine. Thanks be to God!buíochas le Dia!Thanks to ..., a bhuíochas ar . . . F: That's all the thanks I get!sin a bhfuil de bhuíochas orm!
thank2, v.tr.1aTugaim, gabhaim, buíochas le (duine, Dia). To thank s.o. for sth., buíochas a ghabháil le duine as rud. Thank God! thank heaven! thank goodness!a bhuí le Dia! buíochas le Dia! S.a. STAR1 1 b(I) thank you!go raibh maith agat! sonas ort!; (for gift) go méadaí Dia tú!; (for work or service) go bhfága Dia do shláinte agat!How are you? I am well, thank you, conas tá tú? Go maith, slán a bheas tú. 2I will thank you to close the door, ar mhiste leat an doras a dhúnadh. I'll thank you to mind your own business!tabhair aire do do ghnó féin le do thoil!3We have John to thank for that, a bhuíochas sin ar Sheán. F: You have only yourself to thank for it, ní haon duine eile ach tú féin faoi deara é.