people in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for people in the English»French Dictionary

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
disabled/old people
they're nice people
how many people are there?
there was a roomful of people
there were a lot of people
a lot of/most people think that
some people here think that
people say that
what will people say?
other people say that
he likes helping people
people at large, people in general
what do you people want?
you of all people!
I met Jack of all people at the party!

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

people in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for people in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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stalker of people
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Translations for people in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Sir, these sophistries will not impose upon the people of this country.
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The monks partook in religious duties which were more related to the needs of the ordinary people.
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Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors.
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Resident aliens were 47.6% of the population. 20 people were registered as unemployed.
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Organ grinders, food vendors and street performers play to a constant stream of people who flood the sidewalks.
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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.
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In this context, public expenditure and policy interventions can be deployed to reach the neediest people in the poorest areas.
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It requires everyone to buy insurance and subsidizes insurance costs for lower income people on a sliding scale.
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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.
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Economic conditions for the common people were difficult and slow and a steady decline set in.
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