| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| their adj | (they, them plural: possessive form) | loro agg invar |
| | It is their dog. |
| | È il loro cane. |
| their adj | ([sb] unspecified: possessive form) (possessivo) | suo, proprio agg |
| | Somebody left their pen here. |
| | Qualcuno ha lasciato qui la sua penna. |
| their adj | (non-binary person: possessive form) | - |
| | I didn't recognise Alex at first because they had dyed their hair blue. |
| | Non ho riconosciuto subito Alex perché aveva i capelli tinti di blu. |
| theirs pron | (belonging to more than one person) | loro pron |
| | Our house is big, but theirs is much bigger. |
| | Is this CD ours or theirs? |
| | My car broke down, so my parents lent me theirs. |
| | I looked at your suggestions but I like theirs better. |
| | Are those books ours or theirs? |
| | La nostra casa è grande, ma la loro lo è molto di più. // Questo CD è nostro o loro? |
| theirs pron | (belonging to [sb]: unspecified gender) | suo pron |
| | Has a door key been handed in? One of my students has lost theirs. |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to them, plural) | i loro, le loro pron |
| | I looked at your suggestions but I like theirs better. Are those books ours or theirs? |
| | Ho analizzato i tuoi suggerimenti ma i loro mi piacciono di più. Questi libri sono nostri o loro? |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to [sb]) | loro pron |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to [sb] non-binary) | loro pron |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| bring [sb] to his/her/their knees v expr | figurative (force into submission) | far inginocchiare⇒ vtr |
each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own expr | (everyone has their own preferences) | a ognuno il suo |
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine v expr | figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods) (idiomatico: restituire una scortesia) | ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr |
| give [sb] his/her/their due v expr | (give credit to) (letterale: pagare, saldare) | pagare il dovuto a [qlcn] vtr |
| | (figurato) | dare a [qlcn] ciò che si merita, dare a [qlcn] ciò che gli spetta vtr |
| would give his/her/their eyeteeth v expr | (want [sth] very much) (informale: desiderare ardentemente) | dare qualsiasi cosa per [qlcs] vtr |
| | | desiderare ardentemente vtr |
keep [sb] on their toes,
keep [sb] on his toes,
keep [sb] on her toes v expr | (make [sb] concentrate) (idiomatico) | tenere sull'attenti vtr |
| | The teacher kept the students on their toes by giving them a surprise test. |
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal v expr | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (figurato) | far abbassare la cresta a [qlcn] vtr |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
| | Il fatto di aver perso una partita così presto nel campionato gli fece abbassare la cresta. |
| leave [sb] to his/her/their own devices v expr | (not supervise [sb]) | abbandonare [qlcn] a se stesso vtr |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) | abbandonato a se stesso loc agg |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) | far girare [qlcn] nella tomba, far rivoltare [qlcn] nella tomba vtr |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (more than one person: without company) | da soli loc avv |
| | Lana left her guests on their own for ten minutes while she went into the kitchen to prepare the starter. |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (more than one person: without help) | da soli loc avv |
on their own,
all on their own adv | ([sb] unspecified: without company) | da soli loc avv |
on their own,
all on their own adv | ([sb] unspecified: without help) | da soli loc avv |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (non-binary person: without company) (asterisco di genere) | da sol* loc avv |
on their own,
all on their own adv | (non-binary person: without help) (asterisco di genere) | da sol* loc avv |
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin v expr | figurative (retaliate) (figurato) | ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr |
| pay [sb] back in his/her/their own coin v expr | figurative (behave toward [sb] in a like way) | ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr |
| put [sb] in his/her/their place v expr | (humble [sb]) (figurato) | rimettere [qlcn] al proprio posto vtr |
| put [sb] on his/her/their mettle v expr | (incite, encourage) | mettere alla prova [qlcn] vtr |
| put [sb] through his/her/their paces v expr | (test [sb]'s skill, ability) | mettere alla prova [qlcn] vtr |
| put your/their/our heads together v expr | figurative (work on [sth] together) | lavorare insieme, collaborare⇒ vi |
| | (figurato: due persone insieme) | lavorare a quattro mani vi |
relieve of their job,
relieve [sb] of his job,
relieve [sb] of her job v expr | (dismiss or fire [sb]) | licenziare⇒ vtr |
send [sb] away with a flea in his ear,
send [sb] away with a flea in her ear v expr | figurative, informal (tell [sb] to go away) | cacciare in malo modo vtr |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | far innamorare⇒ vtr |
| | (figurato: far innamorare) | far cadere [qlcn] ai propri piedi |
take [sb] at their word,
take [sb] at his word,
take [sb] at her word v expr | (believe [sb] is speaking honestly) | fidarsi di [qlcn] sulla parola v rif |
| | | prendere [qlcn] in parola vtr |
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own expr | (everyone has different preferences) | a ognuno il suo inter |
| | Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own. |
would turn over in his/her/their grave,
would turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (dead person: would be offended) | rivoltarsi nella tomba v rif |