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A n ( nation) peuple m, 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.B npl1 ( in general) gens mpl ; ( 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 ( inhabitants) ( of town) habitants mpl ; ( 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 (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 ; -
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people [ˈpi:pl]1. plural noun• what a lot of people! que de monde !• what will people think? que vont penser les gens ?• people say... on dit...• several people said... plusieurs personnes ont dit...• how many people? combien de personnes ?► adjective + people2. noun( = nation) peuple m4. compounds* * *['piːpl] 1. 2.1) ( in general) gens mpl; ( specified or counted) personnes fplother people say that... — d'autres disent que...
you of all people should know that... — tu devrais savoir encore mieux que les autres que...
2) ( inhabitants) ( of town) habitants mpl; ( of a country) peuple m3) (citizens, subjects)4) (colloq) ( experts) gens (colloq) mpl••the tax people — les gens (colloq) des impôts
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