Translations for ppl in the English»French Dictionary

ppl N inf

ppl → people

ppl

people mpl

See also people

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.

people

peuple m

people

peuplade f

an ancient people

un peuple antique

the English-speaking peoples

les anglophones mpl

Stone Age peoples

les peuplades de l'âge de pierre

the chosen people

le peuple des élus

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!

2. people (inhabitants):

people (of town)

habitants mpl

people (of a country)

peuple m

the people of Bath

les habitants de Bath

the British people

le peuple britannique, les Britanniques mpl

the good people of Oxford

les bonnes gens d'Oxford

3. people (citizens, subjects):

the people

le peuple

the common people

le peuple

the people are protesting

le peuple proteste

a man of the people

un homme du peuple

to address one's people

s'adresser à son peuple

4. people (experts):

people inf

gens inf

mpl the tax/heating people

les gens des impôts/du chauffage inf

5. people inf:

people (relations)

famille f

people (parents)

parents mpl

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

people

peupler (with de)