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# people — English to French

How English *people* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [people in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/people/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: people (538 681), peoples (153 130). By style: everyday 3 568 · literary 136 · biblical 1 846 · parliamentary 80 761 · legal and administrative 11 945 · UN documents 593 555.

## peuples

Used about 294 602 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 239 · literary ≈ 58 · biblical ≈ 1 692 · parliamentary ≈ 29 444 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 489 · UN documents ≈ 259 680). Forms: peuple, peuples.

- Iroquoian **peoples** lived there.
  Des **peuples** iroquoiens y habitaient.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#13924702](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13924702) [\#13924701](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13924701))

- All the **people** were staring and listening.
  Tout le **peuple** écoutait et regardait.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 482)

- which you have prepared before the face of all **peoples**;
  Salut que tu as préparé devant tous les **peuples**,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 2:31)

- Will you hand the **peoples** of Europe over to the CIA?
  Allez-vous livrer les **peuples** d’Europe à la CIA?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 751812)

- Bringing **peoples** closer together, mobility and migration
  Rapprochement entre les **peuples**, mobilité et migration
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4552721)

## personnes

Used about 104 527 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 694 · parliamentary ≈ 10 095 · legal and administrative ≈ 995 · UN documents ≈ 92 743).

- There are three **people** in the picture.
  Il y a trois **personnes** sur l'image.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#4328602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4328602) [\#8658848](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8658848))

- This is a good start to our preparatory work for the Year of Disabled **People**.
  C' est un bon début pour notre travail préparatoire en vue de l' année européenne des **personnes** handicapées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 263678)

- **PEOPLE** — PROGRAMME FOR THE MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS
  **PERSONNES** — PROGRAMME EN FAVEUR DE LA MOBILITÉ DES CHERCHEURS
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3101177)

- In 2005, for example, nearly 3 million **people** suffered from famine.
  Ainsi, par exemple, en 2005, près de 3 millions de **personnes** ont souffert de la famine.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22208810)

- Few **people** know about the plan.
  Peu de **personnes** ont connaissance du plan.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#33317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/33317) [\#588667](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/588667))

## populaire

Used about 41 079 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 3 982 · UN documents ≈ 37 097).

- China, **People**'s Republic of
  République **populaire** de Chine
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1575451)

- of the Democratic **People** &apos; s Republic of Korea
  démocratique **populaire** de Corée
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5389991)

- **People**’s Republic of China
  République **populaire** de Chine
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 662263)

- Among the participants were representatives of Bhutan, the Lao **People** &apos; s Democratic Republic and Nepal.
  Y ont notamment participé des représentants du Bhoutan, du Népal et de la République démocratique **populaire** lao.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29935841)

- China, **Peoples** Republic of
  Chine (République **populaire** de)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 391858)

## autochtones

Used about 31 661 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 747 · UN documents ≈ 30 914).

- Preferences for Canada's Aboriginal **Peoples**
  Préférences accordées aux populations **autochtones** canadiennes
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 290616)

- Intercultural research aims to restore indigenous and Afro-descendant **peoples** &apos; ability to produce knowledge.
  Les recherches interculturelles visent à restaurer la capacité des populations **autochtones** et des habitants d &apos; ascendance africaine à produire des connaissances.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27971607)

- Cooperation on indigenous **peoples** and other Central American ethnic groups
  Coopération en ce qui concerne les populations **autochtones** et autres groupes ethniques d'Amérique centrale
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 115641)

- the introduction in 2006 of tele-mental health and tele-diabetes, two specific health and health service concerns facing Aboriginal **people**; and
  :: La mise en place, en 2006, de télésanté mentale et de télédiabète, deux services de santé spécifiques concernant tous les **Autochtones**;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16944442)

- These regulate in some detail the various relationships between communities of small indigenous **peoples** and the State authorities.
  Ces textes encadrent de façon assez détaillée les différentes relations entre les communautés regroupant de petites minorités **autochtones** et les autorités gouvernementales.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 8944415)

## gens

Used about 15 126 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 041 · literary ≈ 18 · biblical ≈ 19 · parliamentary ≈ 1 683 · UN documents ≈ 12 366).

- I see dead **people**.
  Je vois des **gens** morts.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Leono and qdii · checked, community translation · [\#573901](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/573901) [\#595719](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/595719))

- **People** who are crushed do not look behind them.
  Les **gens** accablés ne regardent pas derrière eux.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 1324)

- So about three thousand men of the **people** went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
  Trois mille hommes environ se mirent en marche, mais ils prirent la fuite devant les **gens** d’Aï.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 7:4)

- We give our staunch support to a policy that outlaws war and military violence, banishing it from the lives of all **peoples**.
  Nous plaidons résolument pour une politique qui bannisse la guerre et l'agression militaire de la vie des **gens**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2001328)

- This creates an atmosphere not only of fear, but also of societal hypocrisy, because **people** conceal what they think and feel.
  Il en résulte un climat non seulement de crainte mais également de mensonge social, parce que les **gens** cachent leurs pensées et leurs sentiments.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 2958213)

## république

Used about 6 432 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 249 · UN documents ≈ 6 183).

- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region **Peoples** Republic of China Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower 700 Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong China
  CONGO, **République** démocratique du
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2979950)

- CCW/AP.II/CONF.7/NAR.38 National annual report of the **People** &apos; s Republic of China
  Rapport national annuel de la **République** de l &apos; Inde CCW/AP.II/CONF.7/NAR.38
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15069187)

- Deputy of the ‘Luhansk Economic Union’ in the ‘National Council’ of the ‘Luhansk **People**'s Republic’.
  Représentant de l'«Union économique de Lugansk» au sein du «Conseil national» de la «**République** de Lugansk» .
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3414778)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- **People** dress warmly in winter.
  En hiver, on s'habille chaudement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#8836775](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8836775) [\#1463154](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1463154))

- I love myself more and allow other **people** to love me.
  Je m'aime davantage et je permets aux autres de m'aimer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by josivangoncalves and josivangoncalves · checked, community translation · [\#8222207](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8222207) [\#8223630](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8223630))

- **People** that don't think Latin is the most beautiful language understand nothing.
  Ceux qui ne croient pas que le latin est le plus beau langage du monde ne comprennent rien.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ooneykcall and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#425452](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/425452) [\#425453](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/425453))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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