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1 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) pueblo -
2 to go to the people
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3 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.) el sistema1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el sistema, el poderexpr.• el establecimiento (Anglicismo) n.m.• establecimiento (Anglicismo) n.m. -
4 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) el gran público -
5 people
plural; see personpeople npl gente / personasone person, two people una persona, dos personastr['piːpəl]■ people say that... dicen que..., se dice que...■ power to the people! ¡poder para el pueblo!3 (family) familia, gente nombre femenino1 (nation, race) pueblo, nación nombre femenino1 poblar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLold people los viejos nombre masculino plural, los ancianos nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino mayorpeople carrier monovolumen nombre masculinopeople's republic república popularthe common people la gente nombre femenino corrienteyoung people los jóvenes nombre masculino plural, la juventud nombre femenino, la gente nombre femenino jovenpeople ns & pl1) people npl: gente f, personas fplpeople like him: él le cae bien a la gentemany people: mucha gente, muchas personasthe Cuban people: el pueblo cubanon.pl.• gente s.f.• mundo s.m.• nación s.f.• persona s.f.• personas s.f.pl.• pueblo s.m.v.• poblar v.
I 'piːpəl1) (+ pl vb, no art)a) ( in general) gente fwhat will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?
people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...
some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta
b) ( individuals) personas fplwell, really, some people! — hay cada uno!
c) ( specific group)tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos
young people — los jóvenes, la juventud
local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños
my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois
2)a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo
b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m
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transitive verb poblar*['piːpl]1. N1) (with pl vb)a) (seen as a mass) gente fwhat will people think? — ¿qué va a pensar la gente?
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country people — la gente del campo•
they don't mix much with the local people — no se tratan mucho con la gente del lugar•
what a lot of people! — ¡cuánta gente!•
old people — los ancianos, la gente mayor•
people say that... — dicen que..., la gente dice que...•
young people — los jóvenes, la gente jovenb) (=persons, individuals) personas fplmillions of people — millones mpl de personas
how many people are there in your family? — ¿cuántos sois en tu familia?
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he got a knighthood, him of all people! — le han nombrado sir, ¡precisamente a él!•
English people — los ingleses•
the gas people are coming tomorrow — los del gas vienen mañana•
people like you are not welcome — no queremos gente como tú•
many people think that... — mucha gente cree que..., muchos creen que...•
most people like it — a la mayoría de la gente le gusta•
several people have told me — me lo han dicho varias personas•
some people are born lucky — hay gente que nace de pie, hay gente con suerte•
they're strange people — son gente raralittle I, 2.•
what do you people think? — y ustedes ¿qué opinan?c) (=inhabitants) habitantes mplthe people of London — los habitantes de Londres, los londinenses
the people of Angola — los habitantes or la gente de Angola
d) (=citizens, public) pueblo mthe will of the people — la voluntad popular or del pueblo
the king and his people — el rey y su pueblo or sus súbditos
a people's army/democracy/republic — un ejército/una democracia/una república popular
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a man of the people — un hombre del pueblo- go to the peoplecommon 1., 1)e) (=family) gente f, familia fmy people come from the north — mi familia or mi gente es del norte
have you met his people? — ¿conoces a su familia?
f) (=colleagues)I asked one of our people in Boston to handle it — pedí a uno de los nuestros en Boston que se encargara de ello
Spanish-speaking peoples — los pueblos or las gentes de habla hispana
2.VT poblarthe country is peopled by nomads — el país está poblado or habitado por nómadas
his novels are peopled with outlandish characters — sus novelas están pobladas de personajes extravagantes
3.CPDpeople carrier N — monovolumen m
people mover N — (US) cinta f transbordadora, pasillo m móvil
people skills NPL —
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to have good people skills — tener habilidades socialesgood people skills are essential — fundamental tener facilidad para relacionarse, fundamental tener habilidades sociales
people trafficking N — tráfico m de personas
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I ['piːpəl]1) (+ pl vb, no art)a) ( in general) gente fwhat will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?
people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...
some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta
b) ( individuals) personas fplwell, really, some people! — hay cada uno!
c) ( specific group)tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos
young people — los jóvenes, la juventud
local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños
my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois
2)a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo
b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m
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transitive verb poblar* -
6 the common people
la gente nombre femenino corriente -
7 the great
adj.• magno, -a adj. -
8 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) los ancianos1 los ancianos nombre masculino plural -
9 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) el público1 el público -
10 the mob
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11 the story goes
(people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) según dicen -
12 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.)1 el resto■ I spent half of the money and put the rest in the bank gasté la mitad del dinero y metí el resto en el banco■ Tom came, but the rest stayed at home vino Tom, pero los demás se quedaron en casa -
13 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) valer su peso en oro, valer un Perú/Potosí, valer un imperio -
14 the aged
'ei‹id (old people: care for the aged.) ancianos, personas mayores, tercera edadlos ancianos nombre masculino plural -
15 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) las personas mayores, los ancianos1 las personas nombre femenino plural mayores, los ancianos nombre masculino plural -
16 the sick
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17 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) peste negra -
18 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) brecha entre generaciones, conflicto generacional -
19 the rank and file
1) (ordinary people.) la plebe, la gente común2) (ordinary soldiers, not officers.) soldados rasoslas bases nombre femenino plural -
20 the young
(young people in general.) los jóvenes, la juventud, la gente joven1 (humans) los jóvenes nombre masculino plural, la juventud nombre femenino, la gente nombre femenino joven; (animals) las crías nombre femenino plural
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