they in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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they [Am ðeɪ, Brit ðeɪ] PRON Although ellos and ellas are given as translations of they, they are in practice used only for emphasis, or to avoid ambiguity: they went to the theater fueron al teatro; they did it ellos or ellas lo hicieron.

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they behaved uncooperatively
no mostraron ningún espíritu de cooperación
they came uninvited
vinieron sin que nadie los invitara
they were scandalized
se escandalizaron

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they in the PONS Dictionary

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they Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they didn't write to me, whoever they were
no me escribieron, quienesquiera que fuesen
they are well suited (to each other)
hacen (una) buena pareja
they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?
aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?
they will keep sending me those brochures
no dejan de mandarme estos folletos
they can choose anything they like
pueden escoger cualquier cosa que quieran
they took the expedient of asking advice
tomaron la precaución de informarse
they aren't our bags, they are theirs
no son nuestras bolsas, son suyas
however hard they try, they will not manage it
por mucho que se esfuercen, no lo conseguirán
they lost money when they went into publishing
perdieron dinero al aventurarse en el mundo editorial
they finished the game with three goals
cerraron el marcador con tres tantos
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All the above measures of statistical dispersion have the useful property that they are location-invariant, as well as linear in scale.
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Far from being contrite they seemed to take a pride in being untouchable.
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At the store, they should not be damaged or bruised and pre-cut pieces should be refrigerated or surrounded by ice.
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They were only in production for two years, from 1907 to 1909.
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They are transfigured in scarlet, saffron, emerald.
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The computer had a blue sticker and the human wore a blue wristband to signify that they were in fact a team.
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While both are still important to the economy, they have declined in significance greatly since the 19th century.
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They are not manufactured locally and the costs of setting up local manufacturing facilities would be prohibitive, given the regulations surrounding pharmaceuticals.
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But children don't get to choose their genetic profile nor whether they are maltreated.
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They had been in a relationship for twenty years.
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