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Polynesia [‚pɒlɪ'ni:zjə]Polynésie f;∎ in Polynesia en Polynésie;∎ French Polynesia la Polynésie française -
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people ['pi:pəl]personnes ⇒ 1 (a) gens ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) on ⇒ 1 (b) peuple ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a) nation ⇒ 2 (a) population ⇒ 2 (b) peupler ⇒ 3∎ 500 people 500 personnes;∎ there were people everywhere il y avait des gens ou du monde partout;∎ how many people were there? combien de personnes y avait-il?;∎ there were a lot of people there il y avait beaucoup de monde;∎ some people think it's true certaines personnes ou certains pensent que c'est vrai;∎ a lot of people think that… beaucoup de gens pensent que…;∎ some people will believe anything! il y a des gens qui croiraient n'importe quoi!;∎ I've talked to several people about it j'en ai parlé à plusieurs personnes;∎ to have people skills avoir le sens du contact;∎ she's a real people person elle a vraiment le sens du contact;∎ many/most people disagree beaucoup de gens/la plupart des gens ne sont pas d'accord;∎ really, some people! il y a des gens, je vous jure!;∎ are you people coming or not? et vous (autres), vous venez ou pas?;∎ it's Meg, of all people! ça alors, c'est Meg!;∎ you of all people should know that! si quelqu'un doit savoir ça, c'est bien toi!∎ people say it's impossible on dit que c'est impossible;∎ I don't want people to know about this je ne veux pas qu'on le sache ou que cela se sache;∎ people won't like it les gens ne vont pas aimer ça(c) (with qualifier) gens mpl;∎ clever/sensitive people les gens mpl intelligents/sensibles;∎ rich/poor/blind people les riches/pauvres/aveugles mpl;∎ young people les jeunes mpl;∎ old people les personnes fpl âgées;∎ city/country people les citadins/campagnards mpl;∎ people who know her ceux qui la connaissent;∎ people like you les gens comme toi;∎ people of taste les gens mpl de goût;∎ people with large cars ceux qui ont de grandes voitures;∎ they are nice people ce sont des gens sympathiques;∎ nice people don't do that! les gens bien ou comme il faut ne font pas ce genre de chose!;∎ they are theatre/circus people ce sont des gens de théâtre/du cirque;∎ Danish people les Danois mpl;∎ the people of Brazil les Brésiliens mpl;∎ the people of Glasgow les habitants mpl de Glasgow;∎ the people of Yorkshire les gens mpl du Yorkshire;∎ I'll call the electricity/gas people tomorrow je téléphonerai à la compagnie d'électricité/de gaz demain;∎ the President's financial people les conseillers mpl financiers du Président∎ the people le peuple;∎ the people are behind her le peuple la soutient ou est avec elle;∎ power to the people! le pouvoir au peuple!;∎ a people's government/democracy un gouvernement/une démocratie populaire∎ her people emigrated in 1801 sa famille a émigré en 18012 noun∎ a seafaring people un peuple de marins(b) (ethnic group) population f;∎ the native peoples of Polynesia les populations fpl indigènes ou autochtones de Polynésie;∎ the French-speaking peoples les populations fpl francophones(usu passive) (inhabit) peupler;∎ peopled by peuplée de, habité par;∎ figurative the monsters that people his dreams les monstres qui hantent ses rêves►► people carrier (car) monospace m;people mover (car) monospace m; (transport) système m de transport automatique; (moving pavement) trottoir m roulant;people power pouvoir m populaire;the People's Republic of China la République populaire de Chine
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