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1 the common people
the common peopleo povo. -
2 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) povo -
3 the rest
1) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.) resto2) (all the other people, things etc: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.) os outros* * *the restos outros, os demais. -
4 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.) -
5 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) idosos -
6 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) o púplico em geral -
7 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) o público -
8 the story goes
(people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) segundo dizem -
9 people
['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) pessoa2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) as pessoas3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) povo•* * *peo.ple[p'i:pəl] n povo: 1 conjunto de habitantes de uma nação. 2 nação, tribo, raça. 3 gente, público. what will people say? / que dirão os outros? 4 multidão. 5 habitantes, cidadãos. 6 gentalha, ralé, plebe. 7 coll família, parentes. • vt 1 povoar, tornar habitado. 2 habitar. country people camponeses, campesinos. many people muita gente. my people minha família, meus parentes. some people alguns. the peoples of Europe os povos ou raças da Europa. we of all people justamente nós. -
10 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) alma de Deus -
11 the aged
['ei‹id] (old people: care for the aged.) idosos* * *the agedos velhos. -
12 the sick
(ill people: He visits the sick.) os doentes* * *the sickos/as doentes. -
13 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) -
14 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) -
15 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) os velhos -
16 the mass media
(those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people.) meios de comunicação -
17 the rank and file
1) (ordinary people.) plebe2) (ordinary soldiers, not officers.) soldados rasos -
18 the young
(young people in general.) os jovens -
19 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) sabedor* * *in the knowcoll bem informado. -
20 wrongdoer of the people
wrongdoer of the peopleinimigo da (ou prejudicial à) sociedade.
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