Translations for „people“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . people [ˈpi:pl] N pl

1. people (persons):

people

лю́ди мн

country/city people

дереве́нские/городски́е жи́тели m мн

the homeless people

бездо́мные

2. people (persons comprising a nation):

people

наро́д m

a cry of the people

глас m наро́да

3. people (ordinary citizens):

people

населе́ние nt

people

пу́блика f

4. people inf (family):

people

родны́е мн

people

семья́ f

II . people [ˈpi:pl] VB trans

to be peopled by sth

быть населённым кем-ли́бо

boat people N pl

boat people

бе́женцы m мн , приплы́вшие на ло́дках

People's Republic N

People's Republic

наро́дная респу́блика f

old people's home N

old people's home

дом m престаре́лых

person <-s [or people]> [ˈpɜ:sn, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N

1. person:

person

челове́к m

person of great ability

челове́к m с больши́ми спосо́бностями

book person

книголю́б m

cat/dog person

люби́тель m ко́шек/соба́к

person of principle

принципиа́льный челове́к m

homeless person

бездо́мный челове́к

homeless person

бомж m

homeless person

бомжи́ха f

weapons concealed about his person

носи́ть скры́тое ору́жие

as a person

как челове́к

in person

ли́чно

in the person of sb

в лице́ кого́-ли́бо

per person

на челове́ка

2. person LING, LAW:

person

лицо́ nt

first person, singular LING

пе́рвое лицо́ еди́нственное число́

legal/artificial person LAW

юриди́ческое лицо́ nt

natural person LAW

физи́ческое лицо́ nt

Phrases:

to be one's own person

реша́ть сам за себя́

to be one's own person

быть хозя́ином свое́й жи́зни

first person N LING

first person

пе́рвое лицо́ nt

Usage examples with people

English people

англича́не мн

disabled people

инвали́ды m мн

most people

большинство́ nt люде́й

working people

трудя́щиеся мн

those people

те лю́ди

young people

молодёжь f

people arrived from everywhere

лю́ди прие́хали отовсю́ду

quite a few people

нема́ло люде́й

a great many people

мно́жество люде́й

some people think …

не́которые лю́ди ду́мают, что …

people of every type

вся́кие лю́ди мн

a smattering of people

небольша́я ку́чка f люде́й

to point at people

ука́зывать на кого́-ли́бо

a sea of people

мно́жество nt люде́й

people in high places

высокопоста́вленные лю́ди мн

to separate two people

разлуча́ть кого́-ли́бо с кем-ли́бо

those people are nobodies

э́ти лю́ди никто́

half the people polled

полови́на анкети́рованных

any amount of people

мно́жество nt люде́й

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For more than 50 years, the municipality evolved into a dynamic yet peaceful community of law-abiding people.

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For example, suntanned skin comes from the interaction between a person's genotype and sunlight; thus, suntans are not passed on to people's children.

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But none of 116 people who had died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who had not received contaminated growth hormone showed any sign of amyloid protein deposits.

montrealgazette.com

Sir, these sophistries will not impose upon the people of this country.

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Resident aliens were 47.6% of the population. 20 people were registered as unemployed.

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.

www.macleans.ca

Most begonias are sour to the taste, and some people in some areas eat them.

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If your rural area is a commutable distance from a city, you have a better chance of retaining your population and keeping people living there.

www.independent.ie

Three people were also charged with supplying a prohibited drug, and one person was charged after being found in possession of a laser pointer.

www.mygc.com.au

Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

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