Translations for „polloi“ in the English » German Dictionary

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hoi pol·loi [ˌhoɪpəˈlɔɪ] N

hoi polloi pl pej hum inf:

the hoi polloi

das gemeine Volk

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English

It wasn't until 1890 that the province's booze and railroad barons began to crowd out the rural hoi polloi.

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The hoi polloi of the country wanted a new crowned head.

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Irreverent, acerbic, edgy, well-read, flippant, disdainful of the hoi polloi yet also generous, transcendent.

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