/les/
Translation
them, to them, to you (plural formal)
Word origin
Plural indirect object pronoun, from Latin illis ('to those', dative plural of ille).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- illis
Examples
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I told them all that the meeting was at ten.
mando .
I will send them the report by post tomorrow morning.
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They do not mind waiting a little longer.
regalé .
I gave my parents a trip to Italy as a present.
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Children love winter snow.
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