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1 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) λαός -
2 the Establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) το κατεστημένο -
3 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) το ευρύ κοινό -
4 People
subs.Ar. and V. λεώς, ὁ (also Plat. but rare P.), λαός, ὁ.Of the people, adj.: see Public.Citizens: P. and V. πολῖται, οἱ, or πόλις, ἡ, used collectively.Nation: P. and V. ἔθνος, τό.Commons: P. and V. δῆμος, ὁ, πλῆθος, τό, οἱ πολλοί.Leader of the people: P. δημαγωγός, ὁ.Common people, mob: P. and V. ὄχλος, ὁ.Has all power been given to the people? V. δεδήμευται κράτος; (Eur., Cycl. 119).Inhabitants: P. and V. οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες; see Inhabitant.People say: P. and V. λέγουσι.People would say: P. and V. λέξειεν ἄν τις.——————v. trans.Fill: P. and V. πληροῦν.Who people the city of Cadmus with their children's children: V. οἱ Κάδμου πόλιν τεκνοῦσι παίδων παισί (Eur., H.F. 6).Settle in: P. and V. ἐποικεῖν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > People
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5 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας -
6 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) το κοινό -
7 the story goes
(people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) λέγεται(ότι) -
8 the rest
1) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.) υπόλοιπο2) (all the other people, things etc: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.) υπόλοιποι -
9 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) το άλας της γης -
10 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) επιδημία πανώλης (14ος αιώνας) -
11 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) το χάσμα των γενεών -
12 the aged
['ei‹id] (old people: care for the aged.) οι ηλικιωμένοι -
13 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) ηλικιωμένοι -
14 the sick
(ill people: He visits the sick.) οι άρρωστοι -
15 the mass media
(those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people.) μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης -
16 the rank and file
1) (ordinary people.) κοινοί θνητοί2) (ordinary soldiers, not officers.) απλοί στρατιώτες -
17 the young
(young people in general.) η νεολαία, οι νέοι -
18 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) ενήμερος, μέσα στα πράγματα -
19 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) ανάμεσα σε2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) στο μέσο -
20 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) κάνω τον καραγκιόζη
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