thanks a million

English

Etymology

Shortening of "thank you a million times"

Interjection

thanks a million

(informal) thank you, intensified.

Translations

thanks a great many times

Chinese:
Mandarin: 万分感激
Danish: tusind tak
Dutch: duizendmaal dank
Finnish: paljon kiitoksia
French: merci mille fois (thanks a thousand times)

Greek: χίλια ευχαριστώ (chília efcharistó)
Italian: grazie mille (it)
Polish: stokrotne dzięki (literally: "hundredfold thanks")
Romanian: mii de mulțumiri (literally: "thousands of thank-yous")
Spanish: un millón de gracias
Swedish: tusen tack

See also

thanks a lot

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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