thank

remercier

Dire à quelqu’un qu’on apprécie ce qu’il a fait et qu’on lui en est reconnaissant.

En anglais simple : To tell someone you are pleased and grateful for what they have done.

• Thank you for your help.
• She thanked her neighbor for the flowers.
• Have you thanked everyone who helped?

Comment l'utiliser : thank someone for something (He thanked me for my advice.); thank someone for doing something (We thanked her for driving us home.)

Synonymes : express gratitude to

Expressions courantes : thank you, thank someone for something, thank someone warmly

imputer, devoir

Dire qu’une personne ou une chose est à l’origine d’un résultat, souvent mauvais.

En anglais simple : To say someone or something caused a result, often a bad one.

• We can thank the traffic for our late arrival.
• You have your own carelessness to thank for this mess.
• We can thank the new rules for these delays.

Comment l'utiliser : have someone/something to thank for something (We have the storm to thank for the power cut.)

Synonymes : blame, credit

Expressions courantes : thank someone for something, thank something for something

prier

Avec « will », demander fermement à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose ou d’arrêter de le faire.

En anglais simple : Used with “will” to tell someone firmly to do something or stop doing something.

• I will thank you to leave immediately.
• I will thank you not to interrupt me.
• I will thank you to keep your voice down.

Comment l'utiliser : will thank someone to do something (I will thank you to mind your own business.)

Expressions courantes : thank you to, thank you not