Translation of "they" - English-Spanish dictionary

they

pronoun uk ​ /ðeɪ/ us ​ /ðeɪ/

A1 used as the subject of the verb when meaning a group of people, animals, or things that have already been talked about

ellos, ellas
I saw Kate and Nick yesterday – they came over for dinner.

B1 used to refer to a person when you want to avoid saying ‘he’ or ‘she’ or when you do not know if the person is male or female

se usa en lugar de “he” o “she” cuando se desconoce o se quiere evitar nombrar el género del sujeto
If anybody comes, they can wait in the hall.

› people in general

la gente, se
They say that money can’t buy happiness.

(Translation of “they” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

they

pronoun /ðei/

› (used only as the subject of a verb)

› persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc

ellos; ellas
They are in the garden.

› 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

esa persona; ellos
If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.

(Translation of “they” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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