they're in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for they're in the English»French Dictionary

they're [Brit ðɛː, ˈðeɪə, Am ðɛr]

they're → they are

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they're toffs

ce sont des gens de la haute inf

they're crackheads

ils se droguent au crack

they're very right-on inf

ils s'appliquent à être idéologiquement corrects sur tout

they're much of a muchness

il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

they're not great meat-eaters

ils ne mangent pas beaucoup de viande

they're known collectively as…

ils sont connus sous le nom de…

they're a matching pair or set

ils sont assortis

they're notoriously unreliable

il est bien connu qu'on ne peut pas compter sur eux

Translations for they're in the French»English Dictionary

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(y) z'arrivent

they're coming

they're in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for they're in the English»French Dictionary

they're [ðeɪr, Am ðer]

they're = they are, be

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare Am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

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they're not his glasses, they're mine

ce ne sont pas ses lunettes, ce sont les miennes

they're as different as chalk and cheese Brit, Aus

ils sont très différents l'un de l'autre

they're pack ining them in

ils attirent un monde fou

they're pledged to cut taxes

il promettent de diminuer les impôts

Translations for they're in the French»English Dictionary

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on murmure qu'ils sont amants

the rumour is that they're lovers Brit

on murmure qu'ils sont amants

the rumor is that they're lovers Am

elles sont grandes personnes

they're tall

elles sont grandes choses

they're big

eux sont là, mais pas elles

they're here, but they aren't

ils sont comme elles

they're like them

les deux font la paire inf

they're two of a kind

c'est une personne médisante

they're a gossip

elles sont comme eux

they're like them

they're Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't count your chickens before they're hatched! prov

il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué

they're one and the same person

c'est une seule et même personne

they're as different as chalk and cheese Brit, Aus

ils sont très différents l'un de l'autre

they're [or they are] my parents/sisters

ce sont mes parents/sœurs

they're even on six points each

ils sont à égalité avec six points chacun

they're not his glasses, they're mine

ce ne sont pas ses lunettes, ce sont les miennes

the rumour is that they're lovers Brit

on murmure qu'ils sont amants

the rumor is that they're lovers Am

on murmure qu'ils sont amants

she doesn't understand what they're alluding to

elle ne comprend pas ce à quoi on fait allusion

they're going back home to Italy

ils rentrent chez eux, en Italie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Lew gave him an opportunity to earn his reputation back and now they're so close you couldn't separate them with a cigarette paper.

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This time they actually need help, and it's not because they're bored.

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They're not watching a pre-produced or thought up video.

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They're not gon na stop me doing it.

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So, even when they're both making exactly the same tone, there's still something completely different going on under the hood.

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Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

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They're not quite there yet, but they're close.

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Our readers have proved once again that they're a dab hand with a camera.

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They're giving you thousands of hours of entertainment for free.

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What they speak of upon learning they're dead is of what they'll find.

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