them
/ðem, ðəm/Translation
pron
› (persona o cosa)
⇨ los, las
«Who brought these flowers?» «John brought them» «¿Quién trajo estas flores?» «Las trajo John»
Have you picked them up from school? ¿Has ido a recogerlos al colegio?
› (persona)
⇨ les
I told them to be quiet Les dije que se callaran
› (persona, sin especificar masculino o femenino)If there is somebody at the door, let them in
Si hay alguien en la puerta, hazlo pasar
› (después del verbo «to be»)
⇨ ellos, ellas
Open the door; it's them Abre la puerta; son ellas
(Definition of them pron from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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