they

they
they [ðeɪ]
personal pronoun
   a. ils mpl, elles fpl ; (stressed) eux mpl, elles fpl
• they have gone ils sont partis elles sont parties
• there they are! les voilà !
• they are teachers ce sont des professeurs
• THEY know nothing about it eux, ils n'en savent rien
   b. ( = people in general) on
• they say that ... on dit que ...
   c. (he or she) il m, elle f ; (stressed) lui m, elle f
• somebody called but they didn't give their name quelqu'un a appelé, mais il (or elle) n'a pas donné son nom
* * *
[ðeɪ]
Note: they is translated by ils (masculine) or elles (feminine). For a group of people or things of mixed gender ils is always used. The emphatic form is eux (masculine) or elles (feminine). For examples and exceptions, see below
pronoun

they have already gone — (masculine or mixed) ils sont déjà partis; (feminine) elles sont déjà parties

here they are! — les voici!

there they are! — les voilà!

they won't be there — (masculine or mixed) ils ne seront pas là, eux; (feminine) elles ne seront pas là, elles

she bought one but they didn't — elle en a acheté un mais eux pas


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