"les" meaning in French

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Article

IPA: /lɛ/, /lɛ.z‿/, /le.z‿/, /le/, /le.z‿/ Audio: Fr-les.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs m and illās f which are the accusative plurals of ille. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|les|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French les, {{inh+|fr|frm|les}} Inherited from Middle French les, {{inh|fr|fro|les}} Old French les, {{inh|fr|la|illōs|g=m}} Latin illōs m Head templates: {{head|fr|article}} les
  1. plural of le: the Tags: form-of, plural Form of: le (extra: the)
    Sense id: en-les-fr-article-Vj~lD04l Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French articles: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 19 19 31 31
  2. plural of la: the Tags: form-of, plural Form of: la (extra: the)
    Sense id: en-les-fr-article-19mqncPL Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French articles: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 19 19 31 31

Pronoun

IPA: /lɛ/, /lɛ.z‿/, /le.z‿/, /le/, /le.z‿/ Audio: Fr-les.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs m and illās f which are the accusative plurals of ille. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|les|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French les, {{inh+|fr|frm|les}} Inherited from Middle French les, {{inh|fr|fro|les}} Old French les, {{inh|fr|la|illōs|g=m}} Latin illōs m Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun form|cat2=personal pronouns|g=mf-p}} les m pl or f pl
  1. plural of le: them Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: le (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-les-fr-pron-4oGKbLpA Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French articles: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 19 19 31 31
  2. plural of la: them Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: la (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-les-fr-pron-HTZyhMjJ Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French articles: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 19 19 31 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: je, j’, me, m’, , moi, tu, te, t’, toi, il, le, l’, lui, y, en, elle, la, on1, se, s’4, soi4, nous, vous2, 3, ils3, leur, eux3, elles, 1 Also used as the first person plural, 2 Also used as the polite singular form, 3 Also used when a group has both men and women, 4 Also used as third person plural reflexive
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      "word": "s’4"
    },
    {
      "word": "soi4"
    },
    {
      "word": "nous"
    },
    {
      "word": "vous2"
    },
    {
      "word": "3"
    },
    {
      "word": "ils3"
    },
    {
      "word": "leur"
    },
    {
      "word": "eux3"
    },
    {
      "word": "elles"
    },
    {
      "word": "1 Also used as the first person plural"
    },
    {
      "word": "2 Also used as the polite singular form"
    },
    {
      "word": "3 Also used when a group has both men and women"
    },
    {
      "word": "4 Also used as third person plural reflexive"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "them",
          "word": "le"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of le: them"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "le",
          "le#French"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "them",
          "word": "la"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of la: them"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "la",
          "la#French"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ.z‿/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/le.z‿/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/le/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/le.z‿/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-les.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/Fr-les.ogg/Fr-les.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Fr-les.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "lé"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "lés"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "lez"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "lait"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "laits"
    }
  ],
  "word": "les"
}

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