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people

/ˈpiː.pl̩/

Translation

n [pl]
gente
People are not interested
La gente no está interesada
personas
A lot of people turned up at the meeting
Asistieron a la reunión muchas personas
Es un nombre contable. Se dice: There are many people here - Hay mucha gente aquí. Incorrecto: There is many people here.
n [c]
pueblo
población
Véase tb: boat people
(Definition of people nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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