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1 their
ðeə1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) su, sus2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) su, sus•- theirstheir adj suJohn, Mary and their mother John, Mary y su madretr[ðeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 su (plural) sus■ who wants their present now? ¿quién quiere su regalo ahora?their ['ðɛr] adj: sutheir friends: sus amigosadj.• su adj.• sus adj.ðer, ðeə(r)a) (sing) su; (pl) susb) ( belonging to indefinite person) (sing) su; (pl) sus[ðɛǝ(r)]POSS ADJ (with singular noun) su; (with plural noun) sus* * *[ðer, ðeə(r)]a) (sing) su; (pl) susb) ( belonging to indefinite person) (sing) su; (pl) sus -
2 their
adj.1 su.2 sus, de ellas, de ellos.adj. pos.1 su (singular); sus (plural)2 (para partes del cuerpo, vestimenta) (transladado del artículo definido)their eyes are blue tienen los ojos azulesthey both forgot their hats los dos se olvidaron el sombrero3 su (indefinite use)pron.su, suyo, suya, de ellos, de ella -
3 their own
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4 their loss is our gain
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5 their midst
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) entre nosotros/vosotros/ellos -
6 their age
adj.de su edad, de la misma edad de ellas, de la misma edad de ellos. -
7 their courtesy
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8 their own
adj.1 su propio, su.2 sus, suyo de ellos.pron.lo de ellos. -
9 their way
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10 to assist the police with their enquiries
prestar declaración ante la policíaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to assist the police with their enquiries
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11 to bring somebody to their senses
hacer a alguien entrar en razón————————hacer que alguien entre en razónEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bring somebody to their senses
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12 in our/your/their midst
in our/your/their midstentre nosotros/vosotros/ellos -
13 somebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach
comer con los ojosEnglish-spanish dictionary > somebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach
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14 to bring somebody to their knees
humillar a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bring somebody to their knees
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15 to catch somebody with their trousers down
coger a alguien in fragantiEnglish-spanish dictionary > to catch somebody with their trousers down
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16 to cut somebody down in their prime
segar la juventud de alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to cut somebody down in their prime
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17 to give somebody a taste of their own medicine
pagar a alguien con la misma moneda, darle a alguien de su medicinaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to give somebody a taste of their own medicine
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18 to give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine
to give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicinepagar a alguien con la misma monedaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine
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19 to give somebody their walking papers
SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL poner a alguien de patitas en la calle, echar a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to give somebody their walking papers
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20 to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices
to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devicesdejar que alguien se las apañe solo,-aEnglish-spanish dictionary > to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices
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their — [ ðer ] determiner *** Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. 1. ) belonging to or relating to a particular group of people or things that have already been mentioned or when it is obvious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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