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hers  (hûrz)
pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to her: If you can't find your hat, take hers.

[Middle English hires, hirs : hire, her; see her + -es, possessive suff.; see -'s.]

hers [hɜːz]
pron
1. something or someone belonging to or associated with her hers is the nicest dress that cat is hers
of hers belonging to or associated with her
[C14 hires; see her]
Translations
hers [hɜːz] POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la)suyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)suyos/as
this car is herseste coche es suyo or de ella
is that car hers?¿es suyo or de ella ese coche?
"whose is this?" - "it's hers"-¿de quién es esto? -es de ella
a friend of hersun amigo suyo
my car is much bigger than hersmi coche es mucho más grande que el suyo or el de ella
"is this HER coat?" - "no, hers is black"-¿es éste su abrigo? -no, el suyo or el de ella es negro
"is this HER scarf?" - "no, hers is red"-¿es ésta su bufanda? -no la suya or la de ella es roja
my parents and hersmis padres y los suyos or los de ella

hers [ˈhɜːrz] pronle sien*(la sienne), les siens* $(les siennes)pl
Is this her coat? - No, hers is black → C'est son manteau? - Non, le sien est noir.
Is this her car? - No, hers is white → C'est sa voiture? - Non, la sienne est blanche.
my parents and hers → mes parents et les siens
my reasons and hers → mes raisons et les siennes
Is this hers? → C'est à elle?
This book is hers → Ce livre est à elle.
Whose is this? - It's hers → C'est à qui? - À elle.
These are hers → Ce sont les siens., Ce sont les siennes.
She's a friend of hers → C'est une de ses amies.

hers
poss pronihre(r, s); hers (on towels etc) → sie ? also mine1

hers [hɜːz] poss pronil/la suo/a pli/le suoi/sue
a friend of hers → un suo amico
hers is red, mine is green → il suo è rosso, il mio è verde
this is hers → questo è (il) suo
hers [hɜːz] poss pronil/la suo/a pli/le suoi/sue
a friend of hers → un suo amico
hers is red, mine is green → il suo è rosso, il mio è verde
this is hers → questo è (il) suo

hers, herself her
hers خاصتها její hendes ihr δικός της suyo hänen sien njen il suo 彼女のもの 그 여자 것 van haar hennes jej dela ее hennes ของหล่อน onunki thứ của cô ấy 她的


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Well he knew why their hands were rough; but this hand of hers .
Had it been a woman rival, another girl, knowledge and light and sight would have been hers.
said Alice, and she told her sister, as well as she could remember them, all these strange Adventures of hers that you have just been reading about; and when she had finished, her sister kissed her, and said, `It WAS a curious dream, dear, certainly: but now run in to your tea; it's getting late.
 
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