"elle" meaning in Spanish

See elle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʎe/, [ˈe.ʎe], /ˈeʃe/, [ˈe.ʃe], /ˈeʒe/, [ˈe.ʒe] Forms: elles [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝe, -eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America), -eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) 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 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 56 44

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʝe/, [ˈe.ʝe], /ˈeʎe/, [ˈe.ʎe], /ˈeʃe/, [ˈe.ʃe], /ˈeʒe/, [ˈe.ʒe] Forms: elle gender-neutral [canonical], elles [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝe, -eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America), -eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) 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, Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary: 44 56 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 17 83 Related terms: yo, , me, conmigo, nosotros, nos, , nosotras, , ti, te, contigo, vos, usted, le, se3, lo, la, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las, él, ella, ello5, ellos, ellas, , se, consigo, Like other masculine words, masculine 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 (alt: e.g. se lo dije instead of *le lo dije), Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "elles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "name": "es-noun"
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    "e‧lle"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "e‧lle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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      ],
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          "Ll",
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        ],
        [
          "ll",
          "ll#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "doble ele"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elle"
}

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      "form": "elle gender-neutral",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elles",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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    {
      "parts": [
        "e‧lle"
      ]
    }
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          "english": "they are very tall",
          "text": "elle es muy alte",
          "translation": "they are very tall",
          "type": "example"
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              117,
              121
            ]
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              105,
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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, →ISBN:",
          "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.",
          "translation": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "mí"
        },
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          "word": "me"
        },
        {
          "word": "conmigo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nosotros"
        },
        {
          "word": "nos"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "nosotras"
        },
        {
          "word": "tú"
        },
        {
          "word": "ti"
        },
        {
          "word": "te"
        },
        {
          "word": "contigo"
        },
        {
          "word": "vos"
        },
        {
          "word": "usted"
        },
        {
          "word": "le"
        },
        {
          "word": "se3"
        },
        {
          "word": "lo"
        },
        {
          "word": "la"
        },
        {
          "word": "vosotros"
        },
        {
          "word": "os"
        },
        {
          "word": "vosotras"
        },
        {
          "word": "ustedes"
        },
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          "word": "les"
        },
        {
          "word": "los"
        },
        {
          "word": "las"
        },
        {
          "word": "él"
        },
        {
          "word": "ella"
        },
        {
          "word": "ello5"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellos"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellas"
        },
        {
          "word": "sí"
        },
        {
          "word": "se"
        },
        {
          "word": "consigo"
        },
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          "word": "Like other masculine words"
        },
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          "word": "masculine pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown"
        },
        {
          "word": "when the subject is plural and of mixed gender"
        },
        {
          "word": "Treated as if it were third person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity"
        },
        {
          "word": "If le"
        },
        {
          "word": "les precedes lo"
        },
        {
          "word": "or las in a clause"
        },
        {
          "alt": "e.g. se lo dije instead of *le lo dije",
          "word": "it is replaced with se"
        },
        {
          "word": "Used primarily in Spain"
        },
        {
          "word": "Used only in rare circumstances"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Tuteo",
    "Voseo"
  ],
  "word": "elle"
}
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      ],
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        ],
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          "ll",
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          "word": "doble ele"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "—"
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    {
      "word": "nosotras"
    },
    {
      "word": "tú"
    },
    {
      "word": "ti"
    },
    {
      "word": "te"
    },
    {
      "word": "contigo"
    },
    {
      "word": "vos"
    },
    {
      "word": "usted"
    },
    {
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "word": "se3"
    },
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      "word": "lo"
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    {
      "word": "la"
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      "word": "vosotros"
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      "word": "él"
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    {
      "word": "ella"
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    {
      "word": "ellos"
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    {
      "word": "ellas"
    },
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      "word": "se"
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    {
      "word": "consigo"
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    {
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    },
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          "text": "elle es muy alte",
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          "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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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʝe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʝe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʎe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʎe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeʒe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ʒe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝe (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎe (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒe (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
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  "word": "elle"
}

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