"elle" meaning in Spanish

See elle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʝe/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ˈe.ʝe] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /ˈeʎe/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), [ˈe.ʎe] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), /ˈeʃe/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈe.ʃe] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈeʒe/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈe.ʒe] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: elles [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝe Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} elle f (plural elles)
  1. name of the digraph Ll/ll, previously considered a letter Tags: feminine Synonyms: doble ele
    Sense id: en-elle-es-noun-J3I4SUCy

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʝe/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ˈe.ʝe] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /ˈeʎe/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), [ˈe.ʎe] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), /ˈeʃe/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈe.ʃe] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈeʒe/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈe.ʒe] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: elle gender-neutral [canonical], elles [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝe Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|plural|elles|g=gneut}} elle gender-neutral (plural elles)
  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) they, them (singular); a gender-neutral singular third-person personal pronoun Tags: gender-neutral, neologism
    Sense id: en-elle-es-pron-mu05-D32 Categories (other): Spanish neologisms, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 15 85 Related terms: yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, le, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las5, él, ella, la, ello7, ello, ellos, ellas, las, —, se, sí1, Not used with con, conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively, Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (english: e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije), Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to, Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        ]
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        }
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
    }
  ],
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    "es:LL (desambiguación)",
    "es:elle (pronombre)"
  ],
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}

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    },
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          "text": "elle es muy alte",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Meg-John has noticed that they rarely correct someone if that person uses the wrong pronouns to refer to them in the presentation at the beginning of a lecture.",
          "ref": "2020, Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker, translated by Raquel García Rojas, Cómo entender tu género: una guía práctica para explorar quién eres, Dos Bigotes",
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        {
          "word": "nos"
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        {
          "word": "nosotras"
        },
        {
          "word": "tú"
        },
        {
          "word": "te"
        },
        {
          "word": "ti1"
        },
        {
          "word": "vos"
        },
        {
          "word": "usted"
        },
        {
          "word": "le"
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        {
          "word": "se4"
        },
        {
          "word": "lo"
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        {
          "word": "la5"
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        {
          "word": "vosotros"
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        {
          "word": "os"
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        {
          "word": "vosotras"
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          "word": "ustedes"
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          "word": "les"
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        {
          "word": "los"
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          "word": "las5"
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        {
          "word": "él"
        },
        {
          "word": "ella"
        },
        {
          "word": "la"
        },
        {
          "word": "ello7"
        },
        {
          "word": "ello"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellos"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellas"
        },
        {
          "word": "las"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "se"
        },
        {
          "word": "sí1"
        },
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          "word": "Not used with con"
        },
        {
          "word": "conmigo"
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        {
          "word": "contigo"
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        },
        {
          "word": "respectively"
        },
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          "word": "Used only in rare circumstances"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
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          "word": "doble ele"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/",
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    },
    {
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      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
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      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/",
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      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
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        },
        {
          "english": "Meg-John has noticed that they rarely correct someone if that person uses the wrong pronouns to refer to them in the presentation at the beginning of a lecture.",
          "ref": "2020, Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker, translated by Raquel García Rojas, Cómo entender tu género: una guía práctica para explorar quién eres, Dos Bigotes",
          "text": "Meg-John ha notado que rara vez corrige a alguien si esa persona utiliza los pronombres incorrectos para referirse a elle en la presentación al comienzo de una conferencia.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
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  ],
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    "es:LL (desambiguación)",
    "es:elle (pronombre)"
  ],
  "word": "elle"
}

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