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1 people
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 ; -
2 civilisation
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) civilisation2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) civilisation -
3 civilise
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) civiliser- civilisation -
4 civilization
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) civilisation2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) civilisation -
5 civilize
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) civiliser- civilisation
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