People in spanish
pronunciation: xente part of speech: noun
people1 = gente, personas.
Example: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.more:
» a cast of people = un grupo de gente variada.
Example: The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.» a man of the people = ser un hombre de gentes.
Example: He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.» a sea of + people = un mar de gente.
Example: I can be surrounded by a sea of people and still feel all alone.» assault on people's dignity = atentado contra la dignidad humana.
Example: The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'.» at other people's expense = a cuenta de otros, a costa de otros, a expensas de otros.
Example: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.» be all things to all people = serlo todo para todos.
Example: Traditionally, public libraries in the United States have attempted to be all things to all people.» be a woman of the people = ser una mujer de gentes.
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.» be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo = ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo.
Example: I am one of the last people in the world to be a devil's advocate for ISBD.» boat people = emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera.
Example: The writer considers the plight of the Vietnamese boat people.» business people = empresarios, gente de negocios, hombres de negocios.
Example: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.» Chinese People's Republic = República Popular China.
Example: This article reviews some of the current developments in copyright law in the European Communities, Spain, Singapore, Korea, Chinese People's Republic, Taiwan, Australia and Canada.» colonising people = colonizadores.
Example: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.» coloured people = personas de color, gente de color.
Example: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.» common people, the = gente común, la; gente común y corriente, la; pueblo, el; vulgo, el.
Example: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.» craftspeople = artesanos.
Example: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes architects, art directors, illustrators, calligraphers, craftspeople and photographers.» deafened people = sordos, los.
Example: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.» disabled people = discapacitados, los; impedidos físicos, los; minusválidos, los.
Example: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.» disturbed people = personas con problemas mentales, personas con trastornos emocionales.
Example: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.» draw + people = atraer gente.
Example: He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.» elderly people = ancianos, personas mayores, gente mayor.
Example: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.» famous people = gente famosa.
Example: There are relatively few famous people with schizophrenia because it typically strikes people when they are quite young.» flow of people = paso de la gente.
Example: Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.» handicapped people = minusválidos, discapacitados.
Example: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.» handle + people tactfully = tener mano izquierda con la gente, tener mano izquierda con las personas.
Example: You obviously don't know a goddamn thing about customer service and how to handle people tactfully.» handle + people with tact = tener mano izquierda con la gente, tener mano izquierda con las personas.
Example: You will need to be able to handle people with tact, as many of those you work with are experiencing problems in their lives.» hard-working people = gente muy trabajadora.
Example: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hard-working people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.» have + a way with people = tener don de gentes.
Example: 'I guess you have a way with people, they take what you say as true and never question it period' he said.» have + good people skills = tener don de gente.
Example: If you have good people skills then finding a career in one of these fields may prove personally and financially rewarding.» hear + other people's opinions = oír las opiniones de otras personas, oír las opiniones de otros, oír las opiniones de otra gente, escuchar las opiniones de otras personas, escuchar las opiniones de otros, escuchar las opiniones de otra gente.
Example: Though it is good to hear other people's opinions and their reasons, what really matters the most is yours in the end based on the information you have received.» hear + people's opinions = oír las opiniones de la gente, escuchar las opiniones de la gente.
Example: I want to hear people's opinions on controversial topics, like gay marriage and abortion.» high-level people = gente de alto nivel.
Example: The event was great -- and one of the great things was the support we had from high-level people.» homeless man [homeless people, -pl.] = vagabundo, vagamundo, persona sin hogar, persona sin techo.
Example: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.» homeless people = gente sin hogar, gente sin techo, vagabundos, vagamundos.
Example: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.» indigenous people = indígenas, población indígena.
Example: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.» influence + people = influir en la gente.
Example: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people.» intellectually disabled people = personas con discapacidades mentales.
Example: This article discusses experiences in the selection of materials for intellectually disabled people.» interested people = interesados.
Example: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.» invasion of people's right to + Nombre = violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre.
Example: This may be an invasion of people's right to privacy.» look down + Posesivo + nose at people = mirar por encima del hombro a la gente, menospreciar a la gente, mirar a la gente con desprecio.
Example: Well, the point is that we cannot exist looking down our noses at people and saying, 'You should like Trollope instead of Tarzan'.» manipulate + people's feelings = manipular los sentimientos de la gente, manipular los sentimientos de las personas.
Example: They believe that the elites construct national traditions, mythology, and iconography in order to be able to manipulate people's feelings.» manipulate + people's opinions = manipular la opinión de la gente, manipular la opinión pública, manipular la opinión.
Example: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.» mix with + people = mezclarse con la gente, alternar con la gente.
Example: The majority said that mixing with people is preferable to withdrawing from them.» most people = la mayoría de la gente, la mayoría de las personas, la mayoría del mundo.
Example: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader.» older people = personas mayores, las; gente mayor, la.
Example: Access to information will be improved by providing accommodation and facilities better suited for use by parents with children and older people = El acceso a la información se verá mejorado al proporcionar alojamiento e instalaciones mejor adaptadas a las necesidades de los padres con niños y las personas mayores.» old people = ancianos.
Example: The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats.» old people's day centre = hogar del pensionista.
Example: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.» old people's home = residencia de ancianos, asilo de ancianos, hogar de ancianos.
Example: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.» only a handful of people = sólo un puñado de personas, sólo unos cuantos, sólo unas cuantas personas, apenas cuatro gatos, apenas cuatro pelagatos.
Example: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.» ordinary people = gente común, la; gente corriente, la; gente normal, la; gente de apie.
Example: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.» people carrier = monovolumen, minivan.
Example: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.» people-centred = dirigido a la gente, orientado al servicio de la gente, dirigido a las personas, orientado al servicio de las personas.
Example: The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library.» people-centric = dirigido a la gente, orientado al servicio de la gente.
Example: People-centric, cultural issues are central to knowledge sharing.» people counter = contador de gente. [Dispositivo electrónico que se coloca en las entradas y/o salidas de la biblioteca para contar el número de personas que la visitan]
Example: A 'people counter', also called a 'memory counter' or 'patron counter,' is an electronic device mounted by a main doorway, which counts the number of people that enter/exit that doorway.» people-driven = orientado hacia la gente, dirigido a la gente, pensado para la gente, orientado hacia el pueblo, dirigido al pueblo, pensado para el pueblo.
Example: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.» people-friendly = amigable.
Example: A people-friendly information society in the UK should not just be global, but also local.» people from all walks of life = gente de todo tipo.
Example: She works with people from all walks of life and truly believes that home ownership is within anybody's reach.» people in charge, the = encargados, los; responsables, los.
Example: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.» people in high office = gobernantes, altos cargos.
Example: At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbears = En esos momentos, Estados Unidos ha seguido adelante, no sólo gracias a la pericia o la visión de quienes ocupaban el cargo, sino porque nosotros, el Pueblo, hemos permanecido fieles a los ideales de nuestros antepasados.» people on the go = gente en movimiento, la. [La gente que siempre está haciendo cosas y tiene poco tiempo que perder]
Example: Microwaving is a simple, convenient cooking option for people on the go.» people-oriented = dirigido a la gente, dirigido a las personas.
Example: However, a real solution cannot emerge until the social, economic and political foundations of society undergo a transformation which will allow the emergence of a people-oriented information service.» people-oriented task = tarea orientada hacia la gente.
Example: People-oriented tasks might include the relationship of the reference librarian to the library user, the attitude of the supervisor to subordinates, or the ability of the chief library manager to work with government or academic institutions.» people pleaser = persona muy servicial, persona demasiado servicial, persona muy complaciente, persona demasiado complaciente. [Tiene connotaciones positivas o negativas según el contexto]
Example: At the heart of every great people pleaser is the best of intentions of wanting to be liked by the other person.» people's dignity = dignidad de la gente, dignidad humana.
Example: Why compromise people's dignity by insisting that they must live, when they are ready to die and would prefer to do so?.» people's lawyer = abogado civil.
Example: By the spring of 1979, 'people's lawyers' were proclaimed indispensable elements of the judicial system.» people-watch = ver pasar a la gente, ver la gente pasar, ver el mundo pasar, ver pasar el mundo, observar pasar a la gente, observar la gente pasar.
Example: My favorite cafes, however, are the ones made for people-watching: where you can spend a full afternoon sitting, drinking coffee after coffee, carefully observing everyone who is in the cafe and who walks by.» powerful people = gente de poder, gente influyente.
Example: The ALA has been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us.» print disabled people = personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa.
Example: There is a proposal to set up a volunteer reading centre in the library providing access to print disabled people.» print handicapped people = personas con problemas de lectura.
Example: The aim is mainstream public library services for visually impaired and other print handicapped people.» raise + people's awareness = concienciar a la gente.
Example: Also, the mass media play an important role in raising people's awareness.» reading people = gente lectora, pueblo lector.
Example: The informality of the modern library provides one of the richest pasture lands of all for breeding reading people = La informalidad de la biblioteca moderna ofrece una de las tierras de pasto más ricas de todas para producir gente lectora.» Romani people = gente de etnia gitana.
Example: It is estimated that the Romani people left India about 1,000 years ago, passed the Caucasus Mountains and then moved across the southern coast of the Black Sea to Europe, where they branched off to different regions in the 13th century.» Roma people = gente de etnia gitana.
Example: Nobody knows for sure how many Roma people have come to Sheffield since Slovakia joined the EU in 2004.» rural people = población rural.
Example: In particular, rural people, who are already marginalized by harsh circumstances, are further deprived of access to information.» single people = gente soltera, personas solteras.
Example: Women are doing more than their fair share of recycling, while single people living alone are less likely to recycle.» socially deprived people = gente marginada socialmente.
Example: We would like to hear from people who can tell us of innovations in giving access to socially deprived people.» some people = algunas personas, algunos.
Example: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks.» Spanish-speaking people = hispanohablantes.
Example: The influx of large numbers of Spanish-speaking people has brought to the surface feelings of antagonism on the part established residents, who feel threatened by the 'encroachment' of 'have-nots' into their neighborhoods.» straight people = gente normal, heterosexuales. [Referido a la gente que no es homosexual]
Example: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes.» submissive people = gente sumisa.
Example: Submissive people don't necessarily like to be ordered around, and dominant people aren't necessarily hungry for power.» successful people = gente de éxito, gente con éxito, gente exitosa.
Example: While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.» surge of people = oleada de gente.
Example: As Europe tightens its borders, a growing surge of people from Africa seek new routes to flee poverty, war and persecution.» take on + people = contratar gente.
Example: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.» the majority of the people = la mayoría de la gente, la mayoría de las personas, la mayoría del mundo.
Example: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.» throng of people = gentío, muchedumbre, caterva, caterva de gente.
Example: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.» top-level people = gente de nivel superior.
Example: This testifies to the fact that even the top-level people can stoop very low in order to maintain themselves in power.» to some people = para algunas personas, para alguna gente.
Example: To some people the implications are revolutionary.» townspeople = ciudadanos, gente de la ciudad.
Example: One of the assignments was for students to interview townspeople about their use of the public library.» tradesperson [tradespeople, pl.] = comerciante.
Example: Town dwellers, burghers, and tradespeople were considered middle class.» transpeople = transexuales.
Example: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.» turn + people in on themselves = ensimismarse.
Example: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.» village people = pueblerinos, aldeanos, lugareños, habitantes del pueblo, vecinos del pueblo.
Example: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.» visually impaired people (VIPs) = personas con problemas de vista, las; deficientes visuales, los.
Example: This article describes the use of adaptive technologies for visually impaired people in libraries.» whatever they/people may do = hagan lo que hagan, haga lo que haga la gente.
Example: Whatever people may say, whatever they may do, I will most certainly protect you.» whatever they/people may say = digan lo que digan, diga lo que diga la gente.
Example: Whatever people may say, whatever they may do, I will most certainly protect you.» what people get up to = lo que la gente se inventa.
Example: This is what people get up to when they are left to their own devices = Esto es lo que la gente se inventa cuando se les deja de la mano de Dios.» win + people's hearts and minds = conquistarse a la gente, ganarse a la gente.
Example: To achieve a transformation, you need to win people's hearts and minds -- then the rest will follow.» working people = obreros, trabajadores, gente trabajadora.
Example: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.» young people = jóvenes.
Example: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.» young people's book = libro juvenil.
Example: Other topics include the establishment of a pool of resources for promoting reading, like lists of recommended children's and young people's books, travelling exhibitions as well as events for reading animation.people2 = pueblo, raza.
Example: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.more:
» enemy of the people = enemigo del pueblo.
Example: 'Enemies of the People' may be one of the most important films about Cambodia ever made = "Enemigos del pueblo" quizás sea una de las películas más importantes que jamás se ha hecho sobre Camboya.» People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the = República Popular Democrática de Corea, la.
Example: This international centre pools together efforts of Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Poland, Rumania, the USSR and Vietnam in developing national information industries.» People's Republic of China, The = República Popular China, La.
Example: The People's Republic of China has taken a giant leap toward modernisation of its medical ibraries and information centres.people3 = poblar, habitar.
Example: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.