les

Meaning

Pron

1. (dative, form-of) dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for them
2. (dative, form-of) dative of ustedes; to you all, for you all (formal)
3. (accusative, dialectal, form-of) accusative of ustedes; you all (formal)
4. (accusative, dialectal, form-of) accusative of ellos and ellas; them
5. (dative, form-of, gender-neutral, neologism) dative of elles; to them, for them

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the (plural)

elles

• Pron
• Noun

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ustedes

1. (Philippines, feminine, formal, masculine, plural) you (plural)
2. (Andalusia, Canary-Islands, Latin-America, US, Western, feminine, masculine, plural) you (plural)

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Concepts

them

you

to you

Synonyms

os

ustedes

vosotras

vosotros

las

los

Translations

loro

ihnen

essi

sie

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Loro

u

les

vous

leur

vi

voi

εσάς

jullie

eux

euch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/les/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: illīs

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish les, from Latin illīs, dative plural of ille.

Sentences

A los matones se les va la mano y la paliza termina en muerte .

The bullies lose their hands and the beating ends in death.

Pero al mismo tiempo quieren que esta información les sea confiable , segura y estable .

But at the same time they want this information to be reliable, secure and stable.

Allí una cobra les advirtió que el tesoro es peligroso y decidieron marcharse .

There a cobra warned them that the treasure is dangerous and they decided to leave.

Laboralmente no se les estimaba igual que a los negros .

Laborally they were not esteemed the same as blacks.

Tiberio les dio forma muy análoga a las de los tiempos modernos .

Tiberius gave them a form very analogous to those of modern times.

Muy activas por la mañana , les gusta reposar al sol en las repisas rocosas .

Very active in the morning, they like to rest in the sun on the rocky ledges.