peoples in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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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peoples in the PONS Dictionary

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peoples Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to instal sb in an old people's home
placer qn dans un centre pour personnes du troisième âge
it has little appeal for young people
ça a peu d'attrait pour les jeunes
the two peoples are divided by a culture gap
un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples
he's careful about the people he sees
il choisit ses fréquentations
forbidden to people under 18 years old
interdit aux mineurs
there are other people here, you know!
eh vous, vous n'êtes pas seul!
allocation of costs/roles among three people
répartition des frais/rôles entre trois personnes
the people who come here are nice
ce lieu est bien fréquenté (qualitatif)
according to what people say, he is ...
à ce qu'on prétend, il est ...
the market is teeming with people/activity
le marché est grouillant de monde/d'activité

peoples Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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Another possibility is the magnanimous respect he is ascribed to have shown to the diverse beliefs and customs of the peoples within his extended kingdom.
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The book is an unvarnished description of the culture, peoples, and climate of the area at that time.
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However, the most common professions for all such peoples included music, massage, acupuncture and moxa therapy, while ritual work was common in specialized locations.
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Those who profit by sponging off other peoples' money (aka financiers, hedge fund managers, etc), are loathsome.
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The idea that peoples personal information can be distributed to other people for an indeterminate amount of time makes people very uncomfortable.
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In the inland savannah, the traditional cuisine of cattle-keeping peoples is distinctive in that meat products are generally absent.
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But many other aspects of the cultures of prehistoric peoples are not tangible.
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He called on the peoples to overthrow the regimes of exploiters and imperialist lackeys.
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And both the two peoples have also the same language, an utterly barbarous tongue.
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For we stand on the shoulders of other civilized peoples...
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