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people
- noun (nation) peuple m.
- plural noun
- (in general) gens mpl;
(specified or counted) personnes fpl;
old ~ les personnes âgées;
they're nice ~ ce sont des gens sympathiques;
there were a lot of ~ il y avait beaucoup de monde;
other ~'s property le bien des autres;
- (of a town) habitants mpl;
(of a country) peuple m;
- (citizens) the ~ le peuple.
- (in general) gens mpl;
NOTE:
gens is masculine plural and never countable. When counting people, you must use personnes rather than gens: three people = trois personnes. When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.
gens is masculine plural and never countable. When counting people, you must use personnes rather than gens: three people = trois personnes. When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.
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'people' found in these entries:
English:
all - all-time - alternate - amount - any - around - assortment - back to back - band - below - bind - both - bracket - bunch - butcher - by - centre - certain - closely - cluster - collect - combine - common - conquer - conspire - count - crowd - dozen - drain - drive - Dutch - English - estimate - exterminate - feedback - few - fewer - flock - flood - folk - French - front - further - gather - get - group - handful - herd - how - hundred
French:
à - abriter - accrochage - affluer - agglomérer - aligner - amalgamer - ancien - animation - asservissement - attendre - autrui - bien - bon - brassage - Britannique - calmer - casser - cataloguer - certain - circulation - CMU - cohabiter - combien - communication - communiquer - compléter - composer - comprendre - compte - compter - confrontation - côté - côtoyer - déchaîner - déferler - défiler - dépens - dessus - diriger - discriminer - disparaître - disséminer - divers - dizaine - émanciper - encombrer - enlacer - ensemble - entasser
people: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| people | n | (persons) | gens nmpl | ||||||
| monde nm | |||||||||
| There were lots of people at the beach. | |||||||||
| Il y avait beaucoup de gens à la plage. | |||||||||
| Il y avait beaucoup de monde à la plage. | |||||||||
| people | n | (nation) | peuple nm | ||||||
| The Romans were a militaristic people. | |||||||||
| Les romains étaient un peuple militariste. | |||||||||
| people | n | (inhabitants) | habitants nmpl | ||||||
| I call on the people of this town to vote against the measure! | |||||||||
| J'appelle les habitants de cette ville à voter contre cette mesure ! | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| people | n | (citizens) | citoyens nmpl | ||||||
| The constitution was written by the people and for the people. | |||||||||
| La constitution a été rédigée par et pour les citoyens. | |||||||||
| people | n | (subordinates) | employés nmpl | ||||||
| As a boss he's always indulgent towards his people. | |||||||||
| En tant que patron, il est toujours indulgent avec ses employés. | |||||||||
| people | n | (ancestors) | ancêtres nmpl | ||||||
| His people came from Eastern Europe. | |||||||||
| Ses ancêtres viennent d'Europe de l'Est. | |||||||||
| people | n | (beings) | créatures nfpl | ||||||
| Be kind to the furry people who share these woods with us. | |||||||||
| * Toutes sortes de créatures habitent ces bois. | |||||||||
| people | n | (relatives) | famille nf | ||||||
| She's having her people over this Christmas. | |||||||||
| Elle reçoit sa famille à Noël. | |||||||||
| people | n | (ordinary) | peuple nm | ||||||
| He's a leader who likes to address the people regularly. | |||||||||
| C'est un dirigeant qui aime s'adresser au peuple régulièrement. | |||||||||
| people | vtr | (populate) | peupler vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| They wanted immigrants to come and people the state. | |||||||||
| Ils voulaient que les immigrants viennent peupler le pays | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "{0}" ci-dessus. | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| bad people | mauvaises gens | ||||||||
| beautiful people | nf | élite | |||||||
| best people | nf | très bonne société | |||||||
| boat people | boat people | ||||||||
| business people | nmpl | entrepreneurs | |||||||
| business people | nmpl | gens d'affaires | |||||||
| chosen people | peuple élu | ||||||||
| common people | gens du peuple | ||||||||
| for the people | phrase | pour les gens | |||||||
| good people | gens de bien | ||||||||
| government of the people | gouvernement du peuple | ||||||||
| little people | petites gens | ||||||||
| make people aware | v | réveiller les consciences | |||||||
| man of the people | homme du peuple | ||||||||
| many people | indef pronoun mpl | plusieurs | |||||||
| new-people | nfpl | nouvelles gens | |||||||
| ordinary people (Very informal and pejorative) | nm | populo Très familier et péjoratif | |||||||
| people at large | le grand public | ||||||||
| people emulate him | phrase | il fait des émules | |||||||
| people's republic | nf | république populaire | |||||||
| plain people | gens ordinaires | ||||||||
| right people | gens bien placés | ||||||||
| right people | gens comme il faut | ||||||||
| stir people's conscience | v | réveiller les consciences | |||||||
| street people | gens de la rue | ||||||||
| table (of people) | nf | tablée | |||||||
| the best people | les meilleures gens | ||||||||
| the chosen people (religion) | loc | le peuple élu religion | |||||||
| the good people | les braves gens | ||||||||
| the little people | les petites gens | ||||||||
| the mass of the people | la masse du peuple | ||||||||
| the people | le peuple | ||||||||
| the people's representative | nmpl | les élus du peuple | |||||||
| top people | les gens de la haute | ||||||||
| town people | citadins (les citadines) | ||||||||
| whole people | phrase | tous les gens | |||||||
| working people | nm | population active | |||||||
| young people | nmpl | jeunes gens | |||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "people".
... what need is there to meet people in the flesh?
...so many people seem to depend on them
..the factors that make educating people a challenge
'Are there' or 'is there' with 'people'?
'Sport is extremely important for the health and well-being of all people'
'Tu' for many people - grammaire
(people) smuggler
"a world-wide being together of people"
"does education make [us] better people?"
"in-between" (for people)
"It is important to understand that in meeting new people university students are able to establish contacts for a future in business"
"La presse people"
"People are very in touch with cinema as an art form"
"people can download films that are brand new using filesharing software" ?
"people of other countries"
"production people"
"The people" versus Mr X
"to bring people together"
"We must work together to bring hope to all people on earth who live in fear."
30% of the people interviewed
4,000 fewer people here today
52% of French people were opposed to it.
7 million people
90% of the French people are for it.
a "people program"
a city is only as interesting/fun as the people in it
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a fun group of people
a group of elderly people
a group of people
Suite...
...so many people seem to depend on them
..the factors that make educating people a challenge
'Are there' or 'is there' with 'people'?
'Sport is extremely important for the health and well-being of all people'
'Tu' for many people - grammaire
(people) smuggler
"a world-wide being together of people"
"does education make [us] better people?"
"in-between" (for people)
"It is important to understand that in meeting new people university students are able to establish contacts for a future in business"
"La presse people"
"People are very in touch with cinema as an art form"
"people can download films that are brand new using filesharing software" ?
"people of other countries"
"production people"
"The people" versus Mr X
"to bring people together"
"We must work together to bring hope to all people on earth who live in fear."
30% of the people interviewed
4,000 fewer people here today
52% of French people were opposed to it.
7 million people
90% of the French people are for it.
a "people program"
a city is only as interesting/fun as the people in it
A few people worried about who would clean it
a fun group of people
a group of elderly people
a group of people
Suite...
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