elles l'ont

they have it/them

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phrase Uncommon #15,224

they have it/them Elles means “they” referring to an all-female group. L’ is a contracted object pronoun meaning “it,” “him,” or “her.” Ont can mean “have” or serve as the auxiliary in the past tense, so the full translation depends on the following word and context.

FR: Elles l'ont acheté hier.

EN: They bought it yesterday.

Elles l'ont trouvé.

They found it.

Elles l'ont déjà prouvé !

They've already proved it!

Elles l'ont promis.

They promised it.

Elles l'ont attaché à un arbre.

They tied him to a tree.

Elles l'ont mérité.

They deserved it.

Elles l'ont vu à l'aéroport.

They saw him at the airport.

Elles l'ont incité à commettre un crime.

They incited him to commit a crime.

Elles l'ont vraiment fait.

They really did it.

Elles l'ont détruit.

They destroyed it.

Elles l'ont souvent entendu dire du mal des autres.

They have often heard him speak ill of others.

J'ignore comment elles l'ont fait.

I don't know how they did it.

Elles l'ont changé très récemment.

They changed it very recently.

Elles l'ont pris en train de faire une farce à sa sœur.

They caught him playing a prank on his sister.

Elles l'ont accusé de dire un mensonge.

They accused him of telling a lie.

Elles l'ont laissé sous la table.

They left it under the table.

Elles l'ont vu aussi.

They saw him too.

Elles l'ont fait quelques fois.

They did it a few times.

Elles l'ont toutes fait.

They all did it.

Elles l'ont dit.

They said it.

Je sais comment elles l'ont fait.

I know how they did it.

Elles l'ont prise d'assaut.

They stormed it.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Elles l'ont arrêtée.

They arrested her.

Elles l'ont mis dans cette clinique après qu'il a dit qu'il entendait des voix.

They put him in this clinic after he said he was hearing voices.

Je pense qu'elles l'ont fait exprès.

I think they did it on purpose.

Elles l'ont vu entrer dans la pièce.

They saw him enter the room.

Elles l'ont fait volontiers.

They did it willingly.