little people in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

See also too, learning, fancy

too [Brit tuː, Am tu] ADV When too means also it is generally translated by aussi: me too = moi aussi; can I have some too? = est-ce que je peux en avoir aussi?
When too means to an excessive degree it is translated by trop: too high, too dangerous trop haut, trop dangereux.
For examples of the above and further usages, see the entry below.

4. too (excessively):

too
trop
the coat is too big for him
le manteau est trop grand pour lui
just too big/nosy
bien trop grand/curieux
it's too early to leave
il est trop tôt pour partir
it's too early for them to leave
il est trop tôt pour qu'ils partent
the tray was too heavy for me to carry
le plateau était trop lourd pour moi
it's too easy (for them) to criticize
c'est trop facile (pour eux) de critiquer
I was too shocked to speak
j'étais trop choqué pour parler
it's too hot a day for walking
il fait trop chaud pour marcher aujourd'hui
it's too fast a game for me
c'est un jeu trop rapide pour moi
too many/too few people
trop de/trop peu de gens
too much traffic
trop de circulation
I ate too much
j'ai trop mangé
it's too much of a strain
c'est trop stressant
she's too much of a feminist/a diplomat to do
elle est trop féministe/diplomate pour faire
he was in too much of a hurry to talk
il était trop pressé pour parler
too silly for words
d'une bêtise sans nom
it was too little too late
c'était trop peu trop tard
the measures were too little too late
les mesures étaient insuffisantes et avaient été prises trop tard

6. too (in negatives):

too
trop
he's not too mad about jazz
il n'aime pas trop le jazz
he didn't do too bad a job
il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé
it wasn't too bad film, trip:
ce n'était pas trop mal
you weren't too bad at all!
tu n'étais pas mal du tout!
he wasn't too bad (in health)
il n'allait pas trop mal
he wasn't too bad (in appearance)
il n'était pas trop mal
he wasn't too bad (in his reactions)
il n'était pas trop désagréable
we're not too thrilled
on ne peut pas dire que nous soyons ravis
I'm not too sure about that
je n'en suis pas si sûr
it's not too far removed from blackmail
c'est presque du chantage
‘they've arrived’—‘none too soon!’
‘ils sont arrivés’—‘ce n'est pas trop tôt’

learning [Brit ˈləːnɪŋ, Am ˈlərnɪŋ] N

I.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] N

II.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] ADJ

III.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] VB trans

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VI.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi]

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I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

people (in general)
gens mpl
people (specified or counted)
personnes fpl
disabled/old people
les personnes handicapées/âgées
they're nice people
ce sont des gens sympathiques
how many people are there?
combien y a-t-il de personnes?
there were several/a few/500 people
il y avait plusieurs/quelques/500 personnes
there was a roomful of people
il y avait une pièce pleine de monde
there were a lot of people
il y avait beaucoup de monde
a lot of/most people think that …
beaucoup de/la plupart des gens pensent que …
some people here think that …
certaines personnes ici pensent que …
people say that …
les gens disent que …
what will people say?
que vont dire les gens?
other people say that …
d'autres disent que …
other people's property
la propriété des autres
he likes helping people
il aime aider les autres
you shouldn't do that in front of people
tu ne devrais pas faire ça en public
people at large, people in general
le grand public
what do you people want?
que voulez-vous?
you of all people!
je n'aurais jamais pensé ça de toi!
you of all people should know that…
tu devrais savoir encore mieux que les autres que…
I met Jack of all people at the party!
à la soirée il y avait Jack, figure-toi!

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

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little people in the PONS Dictionary

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After that the ants, busy, powerful little people, were her medicine.
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There lives a little people, always merry and free.
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One of the common beliefs is that the little people create distractions to cause mischief.
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The show reveals the toughest high-security prisons, sniper units, little people, and bank vaults.
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Throughout the storyline, little people with backwards letters for heads had been seen altering people.
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He convinces her to never leave the house by telling her that the word is full of big people who want to eat up the little people, like her.
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It is one of the most popular little people tribute bands in existence.
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It received extremely negative reviews, many of which condemned the various sight gags involving the little people.
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There were complaints in the late 1960s, from the giant clergymen, when the little people opened their own miniature nudist beach.
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The caves were never entered for fear of disturbing the little people.
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