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elles

"elles" means "they" in French. It is number 268 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

they

IPA

/ɛl/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Où sont-elles ?
  Where are they?
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• Elles ont peur.
  They're afraid.
  Tatoeba: Amastan / CK
• Elles ont raison.
  They're right.
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Learned together

In the course, "elles" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• contre against
• sous below, under
• car as, since, because, for
• aucun no, none, not any
• ni neither
• attention look out! watch out! careful!
• dont of/from whom/which, whose
• côté as for, in terms of
• pardon excuse me

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