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tr[hɔɪpə'lɔɪ]1 familiar pejorative el vulgo, la plebe'hɔɪpə'lɔɪnoun (hum)the hoi polloi — el vulgo, la plebe
[ˌhɔɪpǝ'lɔɪ]Nthe hoi polloi — hum, iro la plebe, el vulgo
* * *['hɔɪpə'lɔɪ]noun (hum)the hoi polloi — el vulgo, la plebe
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hoi pol·loi[ˌhoɪpəˈlɔɪ]▪ the \hoi polloi das gemeine Volk* * *["hOIpə'lɔɪ]n (pej)Volk nt, Pöbel m, Plebs m* * *hoi polloi [ˌhɔıˈpɒlɔı; ˌhɔıpəˈlɔı] s:the hoi polloi pej die (breite) Masse, der Pöbel -
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hoi polloi noun массы, простонародье -
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hoi polloi[hɔi p'ɔlɔi] n populaça, as massas. -
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{'hɔipə'lɔi}
n гр. the HOI POLLOI неодобр. масите, простолюдието* * *{'hъipъ'lъi} n гр.: the hoi polloi неодобр. масите, простолюдието.* * *n гр. the hoi polloi неодобр. масите, простолюдието -
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subst. \/hɔɪˈpɒlɔɪ\/ ( vanligvis) the hoi polloi1) gud og hvermann, massen, den gemene hop2) vanlige folk, flertallet -
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N1. जन साधारण लोगनेताओं की सभा में भारी मात्रा में 'hoi polloi'(जन साधारण)लोगों को बाहर से लाया गया था. -
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(the hoi polloi) эгэл түмэн, харц ардууд. -
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[ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ]nome plurale spreg. volgo m.sing., plebe f.sing.* * *hoi polloi /ˈhɔɪpəˈlɔɪ/ ( greco)n. pl.(lett.) la plebe; il volgo.* * *[ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ]nome plurale spreg. volgo m.sing., plebe f.sing. -
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[ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ]сущ.; греч.; мн.; пренебр.; букв. "многие"( the hoi polloi) массы, простонародье, быдлоSyn: -
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[hoi pol·loi || ‚hɔɪpə'lɔɪ](יוונית) הוי פולויי, ההמונים, הקהל, העם הפשוט, "הרבים"* * *◙ "םיברה",טושפה םעה,להקה,םינומהה,ייולופ יוה (תינווי)◄ -
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[͵hɔıpəʹlɔı] греч.1. массы, простонародье2. сл. элита, верхушка -
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[ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ]1) Общая лексика: массы, простонародье2) Религия: (Latin for "the general populace, masses") простолюдины
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Hoi polloi — (Greek: ), an expression meaning the many (literally: the citizens ) in Greek is used in English to denote the masses or the people , usually in a derogatory sense. For example, I ve secured a private box for the play so we don t have to watch… … Wikipedia
hoi polloi — The normal construction is the hoi polloi, meaning ‘the masses, the common people’. The fact that hoi in the original Greek expression (literally ‘the many’) already means ‘the’ is therefore ignored; objection to this now seems pedantic, is… … Modern English usage
hoi polloi — 1837, from Gk. hoi polloi (pl.) the people, lit. the many (pl. of polys; see POLY (Cf. poly )). Used in Greek by Dryden (1668) and Byron (1822), in both cases preceded by the, even though Gk. hoi means the, a mistake repeated often by subsequent… … Etymology dictionary
hoi polloi — [hoi′pə loi′] n. [Gr, lit., the many] the common people; the masses: usually patronizing or contemptuous: sometimes preceded by the … English World dictionary
hoi polloi — [n] the masses commonality, commoners, common people, rank and file, the herd, the multitude, the proletariat, the working class; concepts 379,417 … New thesaurus
hoi polloi — ► PLURAL NOUN derogatory ▪ the common people. ORIGIN Greek, the many … English terms dictionary
hoi polloi — /hɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ / (say hoy puh loy) noun the, the common people; the masses: *she should on no account travel down to Sydney with the hoi polloi aboard the packet. –peter carey, 1988. {Greek oi the + polloi many} Usage: This Greek borrowing… …
hoi polloi — This is a Greek term meaning the masses, the many. If you use it, do not say the hoi polloi, because hoi is Greek for the : This dictator thinks of everyone in the country as hoi polloi … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hoi polloi — Two problems here. The first is that hoi polloi means the masses, the common populace, and not the elite, as is often thought. The second problem is that in Greek hoi means the so to speak of the hoi polloi is tantamount to saying the the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hoi polloi — [[t]hɔ͟ɪ pəlɔ͟ɪ[/t]] N PLURAL If someone refers to the hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well educated, or upper class people. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep… … English dictionary
hoi polloi — [ˌhɔɪ pɒ lɔɪ] plural noun derogatory the common people. Origin C17: Gk, lit. the many . Usage Strictly speaking, the phrase hoi polloi translates as ‘the many’. Some traditionalists insist that it should not be used with the, since that would be… … English new terms dictionary