muchas gracias - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

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Muchas gracias! interjection. Thank you very much!

In Spanish, the word gracias means “thank you” and derives from the Latin phrase, gratias agere, which means “to express thanks.” In Italian, grazie is used to say “thank you” and it also derives from gratias agere.

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The correct phrase is "muchas gracias." In Spanish, "muchas" is the feminine form of the word "many" or "much," while "gracias" means "thank you." When expressing gratitude or saying "thank you" in Spanish, the appropriate phrase is "muchas gracias," which translates to "thank you very much" in English.

However, even though the correct word is "gracias" for thanking someone, a Caribbean person, such as a Cuban or Puerto Rican could quite possibly come out with "Gracia", because they frequently cut the letter "s" out of many of their words when they speak.

Not at any price, never, as in I wouldn't give up my car, not for all the tea in China. This term originated in Australia and alludes to the presumed huge quantity of tea in China. [Late 1800s] Also see for all the world; not for love or money.

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“From intention.”Intentionally; expressly.

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The brand name is derived from the Latin motto dura lex, sed lex ("the law is harsh, but it is the law").

(of a transportation) to depart; to go; to leave. to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. to pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another. to force to travel or journey.

A common way to respond to "Muchas gracias" in Spanish is by saying "De nada" which means "You're welcome" or "It's nothing". Other possible responses to "Muchas gracias" could include "No hay problema" (No problem), "Con gusto" (With pleasure), or "A ti" (To you).

Gracias is not the only way to say thank you in Spanish. There are several other ways to express gratitude, depending on where and to whom you are saying thank you. If you want to be formal, then you can use the phrase muchas gracias or muchisimas gracias, which means thank you so much or thank you very much.

Like its English cognate, or related word linguistically, "much," the Spanish word mucho conveys the idea of something being great in quantity or degree. Like English, mucho can be used as an adverb, adjective or pronoun.