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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
people1 /'pi:pəl/ sustantivo
  1. (+ pl vb, no art)
    1. (in general) gente f;
      ~ say that … dicen que …, se dice que …;
      some ~ don't like it a algunos no les gusta
    1. (individuals) personas fpl
    1. (specific group): tall/rich ~ la gente alta/rica, los altos/ricos;
      young ~ los jóvenes
    1. (inhabitants) (+ pl vb): the ~ of this country la gente de este país;
      the country and its ~ el país y su(s) gente(s)
    1. (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb) the ~ el pueblo
    1. (race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m
people2 verbo transitivo
poblar(conj.⇒)


Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
person /'pɜ:rsn̩ / || /'pɜ:sn̩/ sustantivo
  1. (pl people o (frml) persons) persona f;
    Sue's the ~ to ask a quien hay que preguntarle es a Sue;
    in ~ en persona
  1. (Ling) (pl persons) persona f

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
people ['pɪ:pəl]
I n frml pueblo, nación
     the Zulu people, el pueblo zulú
    
II sustantivo plural
1   gente: not many people know that, poca gente lo sabe
2   (categoría) rich/young people, los ricos/jóvenes
3   personas: there were two people in the bar, había dos personas en el bar
4   the people, los ciudadanos
     pey la plebe
5   (impersonal) people believe that..., se cree que...
    
III verbo transitivo poblar



people: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010
Compound Forms:
beautiful peoplenpl (privileged few)gente bella nf
 gente bonita nf
 gente guapa nf
Aquí se reúne la gente guapa de la ciudad
best peoplelas mejores personas nfpl
chosen peoplenpl (select or privileged few)élite nf
 los privilegiados, los escogidos nmpl
 grupo selecto nm
common peoplen (ordinary people) Méxicogente común y corriente nf
They don't stand out for any particular reason, they're just common people.
Esa gente es común y corriente, no te juntes con ellos.
 gente corriente nf
 gente común nf
common peoplen (working-class people)trabajadores nmpl
God must have loved the common people, he made so many of them. A. Lincoln
 clase trabajadora nf
 famla plebe nf
for the peopleadj (populist, popular)para el pueblo fr hecha
Politicians always tell us they are for the people.
good peoplenpl (honest or kind people)buena gente nf
My neighbors are really good people, always helping others and never taking what is not theirs.
 Argentinagauchos adj pl
Mis amigos son muy gauchos, siempre están dándole una mano a cualquier necesitado.
mall peoplenplgente que frecuenta los centros comerciales x
man of the peoplehombre del pueblo
many peoplemucha gente
old people’s homenresidencia de ancianos
ordinary people pejorative and very informalgente común y corriente
people at largegente en general nf
people emulate himla gente le emula
people's republicrepública popular nf
right peoplegente correcta
street peopledeambulantes nmpl
top peoplela gente más capacitada
town peoplegente urbana
young peoplegente joven
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person: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010
Compound Forms:
bad mannered personpersona maleducada nf
bad personmala persona nf
certain personcierta persona
dead personn (corpse, dead body)muerto nm
 cadáver nm
 famfiambre nm
 cuerpo nm
Había cuerpos regados por doquier en ese campo de batalla.
dead personn (sb who is no longer alive)muerto nm
El muerto no era su marido, era un desconocido.
 fallecido nm
El fallecido fue reconocido por la mujer con la que convivía.
 extinto nf
La extinta, Farrah Fawcett, sigue causando revuelo por su belleza.
 difunto nm
El difunto fue sepultado en el cementerio local.
deeply religious personpersona profundamente religiosa nf
demented person (medicine) Medicinapersona demente nf
disabled personn PRpersona impedida
disabled personnpersona discapacitada
disabled personnpersona minusválida
displaced personn por una guerraexpatriado
displaced personndesplazado
elder personanciano nm
experienced personn (sb practised or knowledgeable)experto adj
 (alguien) con muchas horas de vuelo loc adj
 persona experimentada adj
Es un piloto experimentado que sabe de aviones y viento.
 persona de experiencia nf
Era un piloto de experiencia y se esperaba lo mejor de él en la carrera.
fourth personcuarta persona, la nf
free personpersona libre nf
good personn (sb who is kind and honest)buena persona nf
 Argentinagaucho adj
Mi amigo es muy gaucho, siempre está dándole una mano a cualquier necesitado.
handicapped personn dated (sb who is physically disabled)discapacitado adj
Note: Often considered offensive.
It's a home for mentally handicapped people.
 minusválido adj
 peylisiado, inválido adj
 Españapersona con movilidad reducida nf
Los peemeerres suelen necesitar ayuda de otras personas.
handicapped personn dated (sb with learning difficulties)minusválido adj
He may have had learning difficulties, but he resented being called a "handicapped person.".
 discapacitado adj
 con capacidades diferentes fr hecha
 con dificultades de aprendizaje loc adj
honest personpersona honesta n
important personpersonalidad mf
in personen persona
influential personpersona influyente nf
innocent personpersona inocente nf
irritable personpersona irritable nf
large personpersona grande nf
lazy personvago nm
little personpersona pequeña nf
lucky person colloquial coloquialsuertudo adjm
lucky personpersona con suerte nf
male personpersona del sexo masculino n
manipulative personmanipulador
mean or hard personpersona mezquina
missing personpersona extraviada nf
missing personpersona perdida nf
natural personpersona física n
naturalized personpersona naturalizada n
not a single personni una sola persona adv
old personanciano nm
old-fashioned personpersona anticuada nf
person from Barcelonapersona de Barcelona nf
person from Barcelonabarcelonés adj
person from Quebecpersona del Quebec nf
person from the suburbs Pejorative peyorativoarrabalero nm
person from the suburbspersona de los arrabales nf
person from the suburbspersona de los suburbios nf
person in chargepersona responsable nf
person in his fifties colloquial coloquialcincuentón adj
person in his forties colloquial coloquialcuarentón adj
person in the sixties colloquial coloquialsesentón adj
person on minimum wagepersona que cobra el salario mínimo nf
person resigningpersona que dimite nf
person resigningdimisionario adj
person that is in debtdeudor adj
person who has been promotedascendido adj
person who has been promotedpromovido adj
person-to-personadjde persona a persona
person-to-personadjinterpersonal
person-to-personadvpersonalmente
props person theatre Españaresponsable de utilería nmf
props person theatreresponsable del attrezzo nmf
pug-nosed personpersona con la nariz respingona nf
responsible personpersona responsible
rich personpersona rica
right-hand personpersona que actúa como la mano derecha
right-handed personpersona diestra
sad personpersona triste nf
sanctimonious personsanturrón nm
second personsegunda persona nf
selfish personpersona egoísta nf
shy personpersona tímida nf
sick personpersona enferma nf
silly persontonto nm
single personpersona soltera nf
smug personpersona engreída nf
spiteful personpersona rencorosa nf
stateless personapátrida, desplazado adj
stupid personpersona estúpida nf
talented personpersona con aptitud nf
talented personpersona con talento nf
tall personpersona alta nf
third persontercera persona
timid personpersona tímida
violent personpersona violenta
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