♦ they

♦ they
♦ they /ðeɪ, ðe/
A pron. pers. sogg. 3a pers. pl.
1 essi, esse; loro (spesso sottinteso in ital.): They didn't reply to our letter, (essi) non risposero alla nostra lettera; (lett.) It was they who said so, sono stati loro a dirlo; She called them, but they didn't answer, li ho chiamati ma non hanno risposto; (fam.) They did it, not us, sono stati loro (a farlo), non noi
2 (può sostituire un antecedente sing. quando non si sa o non si vuole esprimere il genere): If anyone has any objection to my proposal, they can reject it, se qualcuno ha obiezioni alla mia proposta, può respingerla; Someone phoned, but they didn't say their name, ha chiamato qualcuno, ma non ha lasciato detto il suo nome
B pron. impers.
la gente; si: They say he won't come back, la gente dice (o si dice, dicono) che non tornerà; I've heard they are going to raise VAT again, ho sentito che aumentano di nuovo l'IVA
they all (o all of them), tutti loro; loro □ they who, coloro i quali; quelli (o quelle) che (più spesso those who) □ Here they are, eccoli (o eccole) qua! □ (prov.) They do least who talk most, chi più parla meno fa.
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