people

people
people [{{t}}'pi:pəl]
personnes1(a) gens1(a), 1(c) on1(b) peuple1(d), 2(a) nation2(a) population2(b) peupler3
1 plural noun
(a) (gen) personnes fpl, gens mpl;
500 people 500 personnes;
there were people everywhere il y avait des gens ou du monde partout;
how many people were there? combien de personnes y avait-il?;
there were a lot of people there il y avait beaucoup de monde;
some people think it's true certaines personnes ou certains pensent que c'est vrai;
a lot of people think that… beaucoup de gens pensent que…;
some people will believe anything! il y a des gens qui croiraient n'importe quoi!;
I've talked to several people about it j'en ai parlé à plusieurs personnes;
to have people skills avoir le sens du contact;
she's a real people person elle a vraiment le sens du contact;
many/most people disagree beaucoup de gens/la plupart des gens ne sont pas d'accord;
really, some people! il y a des gens, je vous jure!;
are you people coming or not? et vous (autres), vous venez ou pas?;
it's Meg, of all people! ça alors, c'est Meg!;
you of all people should know that! si quelqu'un doit savoir ça, c'est bien toi!
(b) (in indefinite uses) on;
people say it's impossible on dit que c'est impossible;
I don't want people to know about this je ne veux pas qu'on le sache ou que cela se sache;
people won't like it les gens ne vont pas aimer ça
(c) (with qualifier) gens mpl;
clever/sensitive people les gens mpl intelligents/sensibles;
rich/poor/blind people les riches/pauvres/aveugles mpl;
young people les jeunes mpl;
old people les personnes fpl âgées;
city/country people les citadins/campagnards mpl;
people who know her ceux qui la connaissent;
people like you les gens comme toi;
people of taste les gens mpl de goût;
people with large cars ceux qui ont de grandes voitures;
they are nice people ce sont des gens sympathiques;
nice people don't do that! les gens bien ou comme il faut ne font pas ce genre de chose!;
they are theatre/circus people ce sont des gens de théâtre/du cirque;
Danish people les Danois mpl;
the people of Brazil les Brésiliens mpl;
the people of Glasgow les habitants mpl de Glasgow;
the people of Yorkshire les gens mpl du Yorkshire;
I'll call the electricity/gas people tomorrow je téléphonerai à la compagnie d'électricité/de gaz demain;
the President's financial people les conseillers mpl financiers du Président
(d) {{}}Politics{{}}
the people le peuple;
the people are behind her le peuple la soutient ou est avec elle;
power to the people! le pouvoir au peuple!;
a people's government/democracy un gouvernement/une démocratie populaire
(e) {{}}old-fashioned{{}} (family) famille f, parents mpl;
her people emigrated in 1801 sa famille a émigré en 1801
2 noun
(a) (nation) peuple m, nation f;
a seafaring people un peuple de marins
(b) (ethnic group) population f;
the native peoples of Polynesia les populations fpl indigènes ou autochtones de Polynésie;
the French-speaking peoples les populations fpl francophones
3 transitive verb
(usu passive) (inhabit) peupler;
peopled by peuplée de, habité par;
{{}}figurative{{}} the monsters that people his dreams les monstres qui hantent ses rêves
►► people carrier (car) monospace m;
people mover (car) monospace m; (transport) système m de transport automatique; (moving pavement) trottoir m roulant;
people power pouvoir m populaire;
the People's Republic of China la République populaire de Chine

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