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ðəm, ðem1) (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 / les2. ellos / ellaswhy don't you go with them? ¿por qué no te vas con ellos?tr[ðem, ʊnstressed ðəm]■ the Smiths are coming, do you know them? vienen los Smith, ¿los conoces?2 (with preposition, stressed) ellos, ellas3 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] pronI know them: los conozcoI sent them a letter: les mandé una cartagive it to them: dáselo (a ellos)go with them: ve con ellosI wasn't expecting them: no los esperaba a ellospron.• ellos pron.• les pron.pron.• les pron.ðem, weak form ðəm1)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) sec) ( after preposition) ellos, ellasfor/with them — para/con ellos/ellas
2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas3) ( 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) se[ðem, ðǝm]PRON1) (direct object) los(-las)look at them! — ¡míralos!
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, not me — dáselo a ellos, no a mí
3) (after prepositions, in comparisons, with verb "to be") ellos(-ellas)my sisters didn't go, my mother stayed with them — mis hermanas no fueron, mi madre se quedó con ellas
that's them, they're coming now — son ellos, ya vienen
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]1)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) sec) ( after preposition) ellos, ellasfor/with them — para/con ellos/ellas
2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas3) ( 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) se
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