she (sh )pron. 1. a. Used to refer to the woman or girl previously mentioned or implied. See Usage Note at I1. b. Used to refer to a female animal. 2. Used in place of it to refer to certain inanimate things, such as ships and nations, traditionally perceived as female: "The sea is mother-death and she is a mighty female" (Anne Sexton). n. A female animal or person: Is the cat a she? [Middle English, probably alteration of Old English s o, feminine demonstrative pron.; see so- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Using she as a generic or gender-neutral singular pronoun is more common than might be expected, given the continuing debate regarding the parallel use of he. In a 1989 article from the Los Angeles Times, for instance, writer Dan Sullivan notes, "What's wrong with reinventing the wheel? Every artist has to do so in her search for the medium that will best express her angle of vision." Alice Walker writes in 1991, "A person's work is her only signature." It may be argued that this usage needlessly calls attention to the issue of gender, but the same argument can be leveled against generic he. This use of she still carries an air of unconventionality, which may be why only three percent of the Usage Panel recommends it in sentences like A taxpayer who fails to disclose the source of ______ income can be prosecuted under the new law. · Some writers switch between she and he in alternating sentences, paragraphs, or chapters. This practice has been gaining acceptance, especially in books related to fields like education and child development, where the need for a generic pronoun is pervasive. It can also be seen in academic journals, where the sentence The researcher should note that at this point in the experiment she may need to recheck all data for errors might be followed later in the same section by The researcher should record his notes carefully at this stage. This style may seem cumbersome, but if generic pronouns are required, alternating between she and he can offer a balanced solution in an appropriate context. See Usage Notes at he1, they. |
she [ʃiː]
pron (subjective)
1. refers to a female person or animal she is a doctor she's a fine mare
2. refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
3. Austral and NZ an informal word for it (esp in the phrases she's apples, she'll be right, etc.)
n
a. a female person or animal
b. (in combination) she-cat
[Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun]
Usage: See at me1
Translations
she [ʃiː]
A. PERS PRON
1. (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) → ella
we went to the cinema but she didn't → nosotros fuimos al cine pero ella no
it's she who → es ella quien ...
you've got more money than she has → tienes más dinero que ella
she's a teacher → es profesora
we went to the cinema but she didn't → nosotros fuimos al cine pero ella no
it's she who → es ella quien ...
you've got more money than she has → tienes más dinero que ella
Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:
she's very nice → es muy majashe's a teacher → es profesora
she [ˈʃiː](STRONG) [ʃi]
she
pron → sie; (of boats, cars etc) → es; she who … (liter) → diejenige, die …; it is she (form) → sie ist es
n → Sie f
she [ʃiː]
1. pers pron
a. (used of people, animals) → lei
she has gone out → è uscita
there she is → eccola
SHE didn't do it → non è stata lei a farlo
she has gone out → è uscita
there she is → eccola
SHE didn't do it → non è stata lei a farlo
b. (used of countries, cars, ships) she does 0 to 60 in 10 seconds → ha un'accelerazione da 0 a 60 in 10 secondi
2. n it's a she (animal) (fam) (baby) → è una femmina
pron she [ʃiː]
(used only as the subject of a verb)
1 a female person or animal already spoken about When the girl saw us, she asked the time. sy هي: ضَمير الغائِبَه тя ona hun sie αυτή ella tema (naissoost) او؛آن دختر يا زن hän elle הִיא वह स्त्री ona ő (nőnemű) dia (perempuan) hún lei, ela, essa 彼女は 그 여자 ji viņa dia zij hun ona ela ea она ona ona ona hon เธอ (dişil) o 她 вона مؤنث فرد یا جانور جس کا ذکر آ چکا ہو nó, bà, chị, cô ấy... 她
2 any female person She who runs the fastest will be the winner. sy أي أنْثى، أي إمْرأَه тя ta den kvinde; den pige diejenige αυτή (για κάθε πρόσωπο θηλυκού γένους) aquella (que), la (que) (see) kes دختر يا زن se joka celle (qui) הִיא कोई भी महिला ona ő (nőnemű), az, aki perempuan hún colei, quella 女性 여자 ta, kuri tā; viņa perempuan zij hun ta aquela que aceea (care) та tá katera ona hon หล่อน (dişil) kimse, kişi 任何女性 вона کوئی مؤنث شخص bất kì người phụ nữ nào （任何女性）她
n
a female person or animal Is a cow a he or a she? sy مُؤَنَّث женска samice hun eine Sie θηλυκό hembra, niña emane جانور ماذه nainen, naaras femelle נְקֵבָה कोई महिला या मादा पशु žena, žensko nő(stény) betina kvenkyns femmina 雌 여성, 암컷 patelė meitene; sieviete; (par dzīvnieku) mātīte betina zij hunn ona fêmea femelă лицо женского пола;животное женского пола, самка samica samica ona hon เพศเมีย dişi (kişi/hayvan) 女性，雌性 жінка کوئی مؤنث شخص یا جانور đàn bà, con gái, động vật cái 雌
she-
female a she-wolf. wyfie أنْثى الحَيَوان вълчица samice hun- weiblich θηλυκός hembra emane, nais- دختر يا زن nais-, naaras- femelle נְקֵבָה स्त्री, मादा ženka nőstény- betina kvenkyns femmina 雌 암컷- patelė mātīte; māte betina vrouwtjes{#169} hunn- samica fêmea самка, сука samica samica (volka) ženskog roda hon-, -hona เพศเมีย dişi... 雌的 у складних словах означає самицю جانوروں کی مادہ cái 雌的
she → هي ona hun sie αυτή ella hän elle ona lei 彼女は 그 여자 zij hun ona ela она hon เธอ o cô ấy 她
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