- them
- ðəm, ðem
pronoun(used as the object of verb or preposition)1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) los, las (complemento directo); les (complemento indirecto); ellos, ellas (con preposición)2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) le, la•them pron1. los / las / lesI'll phone them later los llamaré despuésI asked them for a discount les pedí un descuento2. ellos / ellaswhy don't you go with them? ¿por qué no te vas con ellos?themtr[ðem, ʊnstressed ðəm]pronoun1 (direct object) los, las; (indirect object) les; (before another pronoun) se■ the Smiths are coming, do you know them? vienen los Smith, ¿los conoces?■ I like these shoes so I'll buy them me gustan estos zapatos así que me los compraré■ take these flowers and give them to Mary coge estas flores y dáselas a Mary■ we'll give them a share of the profits les daremos una participación de las ganancias■ I sent them a Christmas card les envié una tarjeta de Navidad■ you must tell them debes decírselo2 (with preposition, stressed) ellos, ellas■ don't speak to them no hables con ellos■ this is for them esto es para ellos■ I took a photo of them les saqué una foto■ there were ten of them eran diez3 familiar (used with singular meaning) lo, la, le■ if anyone arrives, tell them to wait si llega alguien, dile que espere\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthem and us ellos y nosotrosthem ['ðɛm] pron1) (as a direct object) : los Spain sometimes les, lasI know them: los conozco2) (as indirect object) : les, seI sent them a letter: les mandé una cartagive it to them: dáselo (a ellos)3) (as object of a preposition) : ellos, ellasgo with them: ve con ellos4) (for emphasis) : ellos, ellasI wasn't expecting them: no los esperaba a ellosthempron.• ellos pron.• les pron.pron.• les pron.ðem, weak form ðəmpronoun1)a) (as direct object) los, las; (referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las
where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?
he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?
b) (as indirect object) les; (with direct object pronoun present) seI lent them some money — les presté dinero
I lent it to them — se lo presté
c) (after preposition) ellos, ellasfor/with them — para/con ellos/ellas
there were four of them — eran cuatro
2) (emphatic use) ellos, ellasthat'll be them — deben de ser ellos
3) (indefinite person)there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?
if anyone calls, tell them that ... — si llama alguien, dile que ...
4) (for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) sethey ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche
[ðem, ðǝm]PRON1) (direct object) los(-las)I didn't know them — no los conocía
look at them! — ¡míralos!
I had to give them to her — tuve que dárselos
2) (indirect object) les; (combined with direct object pron) seI gave them some brochures — les di unos folletos
you must tell them the truth — tienes que decirles la verdad
yes, of course I gave them the book — sí, claro que les di el libro
yes, of course I gave it to them — sí, claro que se lo di
I gave the money to them, not their parents — les di el dinero a ellos, no a sus padres
I'm giving it to them not you — se lo doy a ellos, no a ti
give it to them when you go to Liverpool — dáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool
give it to them, not me — dáselo a ellos, no a mí
3) (after prepositions, in comparisons, with verb "to be") ellos(-ellas)it's for them — es para ellos
my sisters didn't go, my mother stayed with them — mis hermanas no fueron, mi madre se quedó con ellas
we are older than them — somos mayores que ellos
it must be them — deben de ser ellos
that's them, they're coming now — son ellos, ya vienen
they were carrying them on them — los llevaban consigo
4) (referring back to "someone", "anyone" etc: direct object) lo or (Sp) le(-la); (indirect object) leif anyone tries to talk to you, ignore them — si alguien trata de hablar contigo, no le hagas caso
* * *[ðem], weak form [ðəm]pronoun1)a) (as direct object) los, las; (referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, laswhere did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?
he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?
b) (as indirect object) les; (with direct object pronoun present) seI lent them some money — les presté dinero
I lent it to them — se lo presté
c) (after preposition) ellos, ellasfor/with them — para/con ellos/ellas
there were four of them — eran cuatro
2) (emphatic use) ellos, ellasthat'll be them — deben de ser ellos
3) (indefinite person)there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?
if anyone calls, tell them that ... — si llama alguien, dile que ...
4) (for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) sethey ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
