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They were strolling along a deserted, wooded lane, one of those delightful dingle paths of the region, when, at a turning, they came upon three middle-class people out for a walk-father, mother, and daughter.Ils suivaient un chemin désert et boisé, un de ces délicieux chemins creux, lorsque, à un détour, ils tombèrent sur trois bourgeois en promenade, le père, la mère et la fille.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Avoid everybody, live in such a way that people shall be virtually ignorant of your existence, visit Rome in peace and quietness--that is the best course you can adopt to forward your interests."Evitez tout le monde, vivez sans qu’on sache que vous existez, visitez Rome en paix, c’est la meilleure façon d’avancer vos affaires. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
The light note of his picture, the bluish tinge that people had been railing at, flashed out among the other paintings also.La note claire de son tableau, ce bleuissement dont on se moquait, éclatait parmi les autres.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"Ah! poor people!" murmured Pierre, "they have a perfect right to do so."– Ah ! murmura Pierre, c’est bien légitime, les pauvres gens ! »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Royer would be landing at Dover, Sir Walter would be making plans with the few people in England who were in the secret, and somewhere in the darkness the Black Stone would be working.Royer allait débarquer à Douvres, sir Walter allait faire des projets avec les quelques personnes d'Angleterre qui étaient dans le secret, et quelque part dans l'ombre la Pierre-Noire travaillerait.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
"You will end by making people hoot us."Tu finiras par nous faire huer.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Launched at the start of this quadrennial plan, this programme proved popular with the NOCs and complements the IOA programme, since only a very small proportion of people interested in Olympism are actually able to travel to Olympia.Lancé lors de ce plan, ce programme a rencontré l'adhésion des CNO et complète tout naturellement celui de l'AlO, car seule une petite fraction des personnes intéressées par les travaux sur l'Olympisme a la possibilité de se rendre à Olympie.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 30.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 30.08.2011
It formed a regular bazaar of open stalls, encroaching on the pavements so as to tempt people to stop as they passed along.C’étaient de véritables bazars, des étalages ouverts empiétant sur le trottoir, raccrochant le monde au passage.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
They are a people bom for lying."C'est un peuple né pour le mensonge.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
They are good sort of people, and they are very fond of his reverence.Ce sont de braves gens, et qui aiment beaucoup monsieur le curé.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
And finally he disappeared, after casting but one glance at the people in raptures before his picture. Claude, who had looked and listened, was overwhelmed with sadness.Puis, il disparut, après avoir jeté, sur le peuple en extase devant son tableau, un seul coup d’œil. Claude, qui regardait et écoutait, sentit alors sa tristesse lui noyer le cœur.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Was there not some gallery where people grinned, some corner full of noise and banter, some gathering of jesting spectators, insulting a picture?N’y avait-il donc pas une salle où l’on riait, un coin de blague et de tumulte, un attroupement de public farceur injuriant une œuvre?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"I mean that there are people who carry their pride even here.– Je veux dire qu'il y a des gens qui sont fiers jusqu'ici.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
My people must go back and see to their own business.Il faut que mon peuple s’en retourne et prenne soin de ses affaires.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
There were not many people there as yet, and having gone to the end of the line their turn came after waiting some three or four minutes.Il n’y avait pas encore grand monde, ils se mirent à la queue, passèrent au bout de trois ou quatre minutes.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
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Collocations
poor people
pauvres
forest people
population forestière
people-centred
axé sur l'être humain
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
Mouvement pour la survie du peuple ogoni
Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
Programme d'assistance au peuple palestinien
Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
Deuxième Décennie internationale des peuples autochtones
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Journée internationale de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien
people's war
guerre populaire
Aboriginal peoples
peuples aborigènes
indigenous and tribal peoples
peuples autochtones et tribaux
Cambodian People's Party
Parti populaire cambodgien
House of Peoples
Chambre des peuples
People's Army
armée du peuple
People's Front for Democracy and Justice
Front populaire pour la démocratie et la justice
People's Participation Programme
Programme de participation populaire
Word forms
people
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | peopled |
Imperative | people |
Present Participle (Participle I) | peopling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | peopled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I people | we people |
you people | you people |
he/she/it peoples | they people |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am peopling | we are peopling |
you are peopling | you are peopling |
he/she/it is peopling | they are peopling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have peopled | we have peopled |
you have peopled | you have peopled |
he/she/it has peopled | they have peopled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been peopling | we have been peopling |
you have been peopling | you have been peopling |
he/she/it has been peopling | they have been peopling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I peopled | we peopled |
you peopled | you peopled |
he/she/it peopled | they peopled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was peopling | we were peopling |
you were peopling | you were peopling |
he/she/it was peopling | they were peopling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had peopled | we had peopled |
you had peopled | you had peopled |
he/she/it had peopled | they had peopled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been peopling | we had been peopling |
you had been peopling | you had been peopling |
he/she/it had been peopling | they had been peopling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will people | we shall/will people |
you will people | you will people |
he/she/it will people | they will people |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be peopling | we shall/will be peopling |
you will be peopling | you will be peopling |
he/she/it will be peopling | they will be peopling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have peopled | we shall/will have peopled |
you will have peopled | you will have peopled |
he/she/it will have peopled | they will have peopled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been peopling | we shall/will have been peopling |
you will have been peopling | you will have been peopling |
he/she/it will have been peopling | they will have been peopling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would people | we should/would people |
you would people | you would people |
he/she/it would people | they would people |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be peopling | we should/would be peopling |
you would be peopling | you would be peopling |
he/she/it would be peopling | they would be peopling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have peopled | we should/would have peopled |
you would have peopled | you would have peopled |
he/she/it would have peopled | they would have peopled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been peopling | we should/would have been peopling |
you would have been peopling | you would have been peopling |
he/she/it would have been peopling | they would have been peopling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am peopled | we are peopled |
you are peopled | you are peopled |
he/she/it is peopled | they are peopled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being peopled | we are being peopled |
you are being peopled | you are being peopled |
he/she/it is being peopled | they are being peopled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been peopled | we have been peopled |
you have been peopled | you have been peopled |
he/she/it has been peopled | they have been peopled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was peopled | we were peopled |
you were peopled | you were peopled |
he/she/it was peopled | they were peopled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being peopled | we were being peopled |
you were being peopled | you were being peopled |
he/she/it was being peopled | they were being peopled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been peopled | we had been peopled |
you had been peopled | you had been peopled |
he/she/it had been peopled | they had been peopled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be peopled | we shall/will be peopled |
you will be peopled | you will be peopled |
he/she/it will be peopled | they will be peopled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been peopled | we shall/will have been peopled |
you will have been peopled | you will have been peopled |
he/she/it will have been peopled | they will have been peopled |
people
noun, plural
Plural | |
Common case | people |
Possessive case | people's |
people
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | people | peoples |
Possessive case | people's | peoples' |