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people

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

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noun

Gens, personnes

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

Examples :

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

Il y avait tellement de gens au restaurant hier soir.

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Personnes, peuple

Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Examples :

"The school's student people are very diverse, coming from many different backgrounds. "

Les élèves de l'école sont très diversifiés, venant de milieux très différents.

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Employés, partisans, compagnons, sujets

A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

Examples :

"The school's student people were excited for the upcoming field trip. "

Les élèves de l'école étaient enthousiastes à l'idée de la prochaine sortie scolaire.

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Collègues, employés

One's colleagues or employees.

Examples :

"My colleagues and I are working together to finish the project by Friday. "

Mes collègues et moi travaillons ensemble pour terminer le projet d'ici vendredi.

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Ancêtres, parents, famille

A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

Examples :

"My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War."

Mes ancêtres ont survécu à la peste noire et à la guerre de Trente Ans.

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Peuple, population, masse

The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

Examples :

"The school principal addressed the people of the town at the annual meeting. "

Le directeur de l'école s'est adressé aux habitants de la ville lors de la réunion annuelle.

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verb

Peupler, habiter

To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

Examples :

"The town council is trying to people the new housing development. "

Le conseil municipal essaie de peupler le nouveau lotissement.

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verb

Peupler

To become populous or populated.

Examples :

"The small town is hoping to people its schools with new students. "

La petite ville espère peupler ses écoles de nouveaux élèves.

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verb

Peupler, habiter

To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

Examples :

"Many students people the classrooms each morning. "

De nombreux étudiants peuplent les salles de classe chaque matin.

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verb

Fréquenter, côtoyer

To interact with people; to socialize.

Examples :

"The students are peopleing at the school cafeteria during lunch break. "

Les élèves fréquentent la cafétéria de l'école pendant la pause déjeuner.

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Personne, individu

An individual; usually a human being.

Examples :

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Chaque personne est unique, tant mentalement que physiquement.

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Corps

The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

Examples :

"The athletes' people were very proud of their achievements. "

Les corps des athlètes étaient très fiers de leurs réalisations.

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Personnes, entités

Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

Examples :

"At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person."

En common law, une société ou une fiducie est légalement une entité.

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Pénis, verge

The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's people to determine the cause of the pain. "

Le médecin a examiné le pénis du patient pour déterminer la cause de la douleur.

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Personne grammaticale

(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.

Examples :

"My family and I are in people one. "

Ma famille et moi sommes à la première personne.

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noun

Pousse, bourgeon; polype; individu

A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Examples :

"The hydrangea plant had many small people emerging from its stems. "

La plante d'hortensia avait de nombreuses petites pousses émergeant de ses tiges.

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