"they" meaning in All languages combined

See they on Wiktionary

Pronoun [Anglais]

IPA: \ðeɪ\, ðeɪ, ðeɪ Audio: En-uk-they.ogg , En-us-they.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Greenman-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Exilexi-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Opsylac-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-SpringProof-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Lirazelf-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vivekteraiyavt-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-She animates-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Samuel Muldoon (Muldoonsamuel55)-they.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Robust Footman-they.wav Forms: þey [rare], ðey [rare]
  1. Ils, elles, iels. Pronom de la troisième personne du pluriel.
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-NrgrodjB Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. On, ils. Les gens en général, excluant le locuteur.
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-xPd9h122 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. On, ils. Les gens en général, excluant le locuteur.
    Les autorités (gouvernement, police, employeur·euses, etc.)
    Tags: especially
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-2t9yKzJ1 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  4. Il ou elle, iel, cette personne. Utilisé pour se référer à une personne de genre inconnu.
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-HjwOnm~c Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  5. Il ou elle, iel, cette personne. Utilisé pour se référer à une personne de genre inconnu.
    Utilisé pour se référer à une personne même si le genre est connu.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-L9IQK7T3 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  6. Il ou elle, iel, cette personne. Utilisé pour se référer à une personne de genre inconnu.
    Utilisé pour se référer à un animal ou une plante.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-nN1oRoZw Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  7. Iel, pronom personnel spécifique non genré souvent utilisé par certaines personnes non-binaires.
    Sense id: fr-they-en-pron-6n8SfNQW Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ey, dey Derived forms (Pronom pluriel): themselves Derived forms (Pronom singulier): themself, theyfriend, they/them
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      "name": "Bonnes entrées",
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      "name": "Bonnes entrées en anglais",
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
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    "(XIIIᵉ siècle) Du moyen anglais þei, thei, d’une ancienne variante þæȝe, du vieux norrois þeir ou vieux danois þer, du proto-germanique *thai, de l’indo-européen commun *tō. Remplace entièrement au XVᵉ siècle le mot natif he (qui provenait du vieil anglais hīe, hī.).",
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    "Note d’usage : Alors que quelques autorités rejettent cet usage ou le considèrent comme informel ou populaire, il existe depuis plusieurs siècles chez les auteurs principaux et est de plus en plus usité à l’écrit.",
    "L’utilisation du pronom they au singulier pour se référer à une personne spécifique est une extension de son utilisation au singulier avec une valeur indéfinie. Elle se répand au rythme de l’acceptation sociale des personnes non-binaires. Des autorités commencent à le reconnaître et à recommander son usage pour les personnes qui le préfèrent."
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          "text": "Fred and Jane? They’ve just arrived.",
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          "ref": "Gabrielle Canon, «Monarch butterflies may be thriving after years of decline. Is that a comeback? », The Guardian, 21 novembre 2021",
          "text": "Monarchs are resilient and adaptive but they continue to face challenges.",
          "translation": "Les monarques sont résistants et savent s’adapter, mais ils continuent à faire face à des défis."
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          "text": "They say it’s a good place to live.",
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          "text": "They have a lot of snow there.",
          "translation": "Ils ont beaucoup de neige là-bas."
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          "text": "They’l tax us for the air we breathe next."
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          "text": "Someone left a message for you. They said it’s urgent.",
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          "ref": "Barack Obama, juillet 2009",
          "text": "Number two… the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home.",
          "translation": "Deuxièmement, la police de Cambridge a agi de façon stupide en arrêtant une personne alors que des preuves démontraient que celle-ci était en fait chez elle."
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          "ref": "voix : Matt Parker, directeur : Brady Haran, Caboose Numbers Numberphile, à 2min 13sec",
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          "text": "I’d like you to meet my friend Alex. They’ve just arrived in town.",
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      "sense": "Il ou elle (singulier, 1) :",
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    "Bonnes entrées en anglais",
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en indo-européen commun",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en proto-germanique",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieux danois",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieux norrois",
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    "L’utilisation du pronom they au singulier pour se référer à une personne spécifique est une extension de son utilisation au singulier avec une valeur indéfinie. Elle se répand au rythme de l’acceptation sociale des personnes non-binaires. Des autorités commencent à le reconnaître et à recommander son usage pour les personnes qui le préfèrent."
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          "ref": "Gabrielle Canon, «Monarch butterflies may be thriving after years of decline. Is that a comeback? », The Guardian, 21 novembre 2021",
          "text": "Monarchs are resilient and adaptive but they continue to face challenges.",
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              0,
              4
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              108
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              132
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          "ref": "Barack Obama, juillet 2009",
          "text": "Number two… the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home.",
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