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1 ♦ people
♦ people /ˈpi:pl/n.1 popolo; nazione; razza; stirpe; gente: the English people, il popolo inglese; the English-speaking peoples, i popoli di lingua inglese; government of the people, governo del popolo2 (collett., col verbo al pl.) persone; abitanti; gente; folla: some people, alcuni; taluni; certuni; other people, altra gente; just a few people, solo qualche persona; clever [stupid] people, persone intelligenti [stupide]; city [country] people, gente di città [di campagna]; the common people, la gente comune; There were lots of people, c'era molta gente (o una gran folla); I don't care what people say, non m'importa di quel che dice la gente; DIALOGO → - Post- There was just a gas bill, and a letter for you from the car insurance people, c'era solo una bolletta del gas e una lettera per te da quelli dell'assicurazione per la macchina● (autom.) people carrier, veicolo multifunzionale (o multiuso); monovolume; one's people, i familiari; i parenti; gli antenati, i progenitori: His people have lived there for centuries, la sua famiglia vi abita da secoli □ (polit.) people's front, fronte popolare □ (TV, USA) people meter, audimetro □ people mover, mezzo di trasporto rapido a percorso fisso □ people pleaser, persona che si prodiga per essere amata □ (polit.) people's republic, repubblica popolare □ people smuggler, trafficante di esseri umani ( per prostituzione, immigrazione clandestina, ecc.) □ people of wealth, gente ricca □ (polit.) to go to the people, fare appello al Paese; indire le elezioni politiche □ the little people, le fate; i folletti; gli gnomi □ (fam.) my people, i miei; la mia famiglia □ Bill, of all people, was the first who came to my rescue, fu Bill, sorprendentemente, che venne in mio soccorso □ You of all people should know better, proprio tu dovresti avere un po' più di criterio NOTA D'USO: - persons o people?-.(to) people /ˈpi:pl/A v. t.popolare; abitareB v. i.2 (fam.) riempirsi di gente. -
2 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) popolo -
3 people
I 1. ['piːpl] 2.nome plurale1) (in general) gente f.sing.; (specified or counted) persone f.people say that — la gente dice o si dice che
he likes helping people — ama aiutare il prossimo o gli altri
you of all people should know that... — proprio tu o tu in particolare dovresti sapere che
2) (inhabitants) (of town) abitanti m.; (of a country) popolo m.sing.3) (citizens, subjects)the people — il popolo, la popolazione
4) colloq. (experts)II ['piːpl]the heating people — gli operai del riscaldamento, quelli del riscaldamento
verbo transitivo lett. popolare ( with di)* * *['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) persone2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) gente3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) popolo•* * *I 1. ['piːpl] 2.nome plurale1) (in general) gente f.sing.; (specified or counted) persone f.people say that — la gente dice o si dice che
he likes helping people — ama aiutare il prossimo o gli altri
you of all people should know that... — proprio tu o tu in particolare dovresti sapere che
2) (inhabitants) (of town) abitanti m.; (of a country) popolo m.sing.3) (citizens, subjects)the people — il popolo, la popolazione
4) colloq. (experts)II ['piːpl]the heating people — gli operai del riscaldamento, quelli del riscaldamento
verbo transitivo lett. popolare ( with di) -
4 the rest
1) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.)2) (all the other people, things etc: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.) -
5 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.) il sistema -
6 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) gli anziani -
7 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) il grande pubblico -
8 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) il pubblico -
9 the story goes
(people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) (così si dice), (corre voce che) -
10 people ***** peo·ple
['piːpl]1. n1) (pl: persons) persone fpl, gente fsgsome people — alcuni mpl, certa gente
four/several people came — sono venute quattro/parecchie persone
you of all people should... — se c'è uno che dovrebbe... quello sei tu
2) (pl: in general) gente fsgmany people think that... — molti pensano che..., molta gente pensa che...
people say that... — si dice or la gente dice che...
3) (pl: inhabitants) abitanti mpl5) (pl: family) famiglia fsg6) (sg: nation, race) popolo, nazione f2. vt -
11 -the majority of-
Nota d'usoLe espressioni che indicano un numero indefinito di cose o persone, come the majority of, “la maggioranza di”, in inglese sono seguite dal verbo al plurale: The majority of people have mobile phones these days, la maggior parte della gente oggigiorno ha un telefono cellulare (non The majority of people has mobile phones these days). -
12 -the army is o the army are?-
Nota d'usoI sostantivi come army sono chiamati collettivi perché indicano un gruppo di persone. In inglese possono essere seguiti dal verbo al singolare o al plurale, a seconda del contesto e di ciò che vuole esprimere chi parla. In generale, se si pensa al sostantivo in modo impersonale, si sceglie il singolare: The army is a career option for many people, per molte persone l'esercito è una scelta di carriera. Se invece si pensa alle singole persone che fanno cose diverse all'interno del gruppo, si sceglie il plurale: The army are calling for new equipment, l'esercito richiede nuove attrezzature. Si noti che quando il verbo è al singolare, un'eventuale proposizione relativa sarà introdotta da which o that, mentre se il verbo è al plurale, poiché si pensa alle persone, si ricorre a who. -
13 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) il sale della terra -
14 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) peste nera -
15 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) gap generazionale -
16 the aged
['ei‹id] (old people: care for the aged.) gli anziani -
17 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) i vecchi -
18 the sick
(ill people: He visits the sick.) i malati -
19 the mass media
(those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people.) mass media, mezzi di comunicazione di massa -
20 the rank and file
1) (ordinary people.) popolo2) (ordinary soldiers, not officers.) (militari di truppa)
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