they

they
ðei
pronoun
(used only as the subject of a verb)
1) (persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc: They are in the garden.) ellos; ellas
2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) esa persona; ellos
they pron ellos / ellas
they have invited us to a party nos han invitado a una fiesta
they
tr[ðeɪ]
pronoun
1 (plural) ellos,-as
■ where are the children? --they're in the garden ¿dónde están los niños? --están en el jardín
■ they like playing les gusta jugar
■ they're showing "Batman" on the telly hacen "Batman" en la tele
2 familiar (singular - substitutes he or she) él, ella
■ if anyone saw the accident, they should go to the police si alguien vio el accidente, que vaya a la policía
■ I was supposed to meet a friend, but they never turned up había quedado con un amigo pero no se presentó
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
they say that ... dicen que ..., se dice que ...
they ['ðeɪ] pron
: ellos, ellas
they are here: están aquí
they don't know: ellos no saben
they
pron.
• ellas pron.
• ellos pron.
ðeɪ
pronoun
a) (pl of he, she, it) ellos, ellas

who are they? — ¿quiénes son?

they didn't come — no vinieron

they're the ones who should apologize — son ellos los que or quienes deberían disculparse

b) (indefinite person or persons)

someone called, but they didn't leave a message — llamó una persona, pero no dejó recado

they've dug up the road — han levantado la calle

c) (people)

they say he's a millionaire — dicen or se dice que es millonario

[ðeɪ]
PRON
1) (referring to particular people, things)
a) (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) ellos(-ellas)

we went to the cinema but they didn't — nosotros fuimos al cine pero ellos no

I spoke to my sisters and they agreed with me — hablé con mis hermanas y ellas estaban de acuerdo conmigo

it's they who ... — son ellos quienes ...

we work harder than they do — trabajamos más que ellos

b)
Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:

they're fine, thank you — están bien, gracias

they're yellow — son amarillos

c) frm

they who ... — los que ..., quienes ...

2) (referring to "someone", "anyone")

if anyone tells you otherwise, they're mistaken — si alguien te dice lo contrario, no tiene razón

3) (generalizing)

they say that ... — se dice que ..., dicen que ...

as they say — como dicen, según dicen

they are making it illegal — lo van a hacer ilegal

* * *
[ðeɪ]
pronoun
a) (pl of he, she, it) ellos, ellas

who are they? — ¿quiénes son?

they didn't come — no vinieron

they're the ones who should apologize — son ellos los que or quienes deberían disculparse

b) (indefinite person or persons)

someone called, but they didn't leave a message — llamó una persona, pero no dejó recado

they've dug up the road — han levantado la calle

c) (people)

they say he's a millionaire — dicen or se dice que es millonario


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