them

them
them [{{t}}ðem, unstressed {{t}}ðəm]
1 pronoun
(a) (direct object) les;
I met them last week je les ai rencontrés la semaine dernière
(b) (indirect object) leur;
we bought/gave them some flowers nous leur avons acheté/donné des fleurs
(c) (after preposition)
it's for them c'est pour eux;
the yacht belongs to them le yacht leur appartient;
both of them are wool ils sont tous les deux en laine;
she's brighter than them elle est plus intelligente qu'eux;
neither of them is happy ils ne sont heureux ni l'un ni l'autre;
I don't want any of them je n'en veux aucun;
a few of them seemed genuinely interested quelques-uns d'entre eux semblaient vraiment intéressés;
all of them came ils sont tous venus;
most of them are busy la plupart d'entre eux sont occupés;
it was good of them to come c'était gentil de leur part ou à eux de venir
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (as indefinite pronoun)
when anyone comes she says to them… quand quelqu'un vient elle lui dit…
2 adjective
{{}}familiar{{}} (those) ces;
them shoes/kids ces bouquins/gamins

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