D'elles (en. Of them)

/dɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Used to indicate possession by a group of women.

Their luggage is very heavy.

Les bagages d'elles sont très lourds.

Allows for discussion of what women have or do.

I prefer their style to that of men.

Je préfère le style d'elles à celui des hommes.

Contracted form of 'de elles', often used in a familiar context.

Their opinions on the topic are very interesting.

Leurs opinions d'elles sur le sujet sont très intéressantes.

Contraction of 'de' and 'elles', reflecting a natural linguistic evolution in French.

from them to us

Indicating a change of possession or perspective.

d'elles à nous

to talk about them

Discussing what certain women think or do.

parler d'elles

to think of them

Keeping in mind the concerns or needs of several women.

penser à elles

they

Personal pronoun designating a group of women.

elles

their

Possessive pronoun that signifies the possession of a group of people or animals.

leur

Among themselves

They talk among themselves about their project.

Elles parlent entre elles de leur projet.

Their stuff

They have their own ways to organize themselves.

Elles ont leurs trucs pour s'organiser.