What does peuple in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word peuple in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use peuple in French.

The word peuple in French means people, population, common, lots of people, masses of people, hordes of people, people, densely populated, very busy, full of life, populate, people, be populated, people, lower class, proletariat, be of the people, man of the people, worker, proletarian, there are a lot of people, community center, little people, the little people, the chosen people, What more could you ask for?, What more could you want?, have a hell of a nerve, subjugate a people. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word peuple

people, population

nom masculin (population)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le peuple français vit ensemble sur le même territoire.
The French people live together in the same territory.

common

adjectif invariable (péjoratif (populaire) (derogatory)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette décoration fait plutôt peuple.
This decoration is rather common.

lots of people, masses of people, hordes of people

nom masculin (familier (foule)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il y a du peuple pour voir le Tour de France.
There are lots of people there to see the Tour de France.

people

nom masculin (familier (tout le monde) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le peuple aime aller au cinéma.
People like going to the movies.

densely populated

adjectif (habité par beaucoup)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un quartier peuplé.

very busy

adjectif (très fréquenté)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce magasin reste peuplé le dimanche.

full of life

adjectif (vivant, chaleureux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je garde un bon souvenir de la maison peuplée des vacances de mon enfance.

populate

verbe transitif (occuper un lieu)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les Celtes peuplaient la Gaule avant la conquête romaine.
The Celts inhabited Gaul before the Roman conquest.

people

verbe transitif (être présent quelque part) (often passive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Des monstres extraterrestres peuplent souvent les romans de science-fiction.
Sci-fi novels are often full of alien monsters.

be populated

verbe pronominal (être occupé par des êtres vivants)

Les milieux désertiques ne se peuplent pas facilement.
Desert environments are not easily populated.

people

verbe transitif (littéraire (hanter) (figurative, often passive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les souvenirs de la dernière guerre peuplent ses nuits.
His night were peopled with memories of the last war.

lower class, proletariat

nom masculin (péjoratif (plèbe, petites gens) (potentially offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be of the people

locution verbale (faire partie de la plèbe)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

man of the people

nom masculin (citoyen ordinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

worker, proletarian

nom masculin (ouvrier, employé de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

there are a lot of people

(familier (il y a beaucoup de monde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
C'est jour férié, il fait beau, il y a du peuple dans les rues.

community center

nom féminin (maison communautaire) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maison du peuple est le nom donné au bâtiment servant de lieu de réunion aux ouvriers.

little people, the little people

nom masculin (péjoratif (population de bas niveau social) (lower classes: pejorative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

the chosen people

nom masculin (Biblique : peuple juif) (Judaism)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

What more could you ask for?, What more could you want?

locution conjonction (familier (c'est parfait)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
De la bonne bouffe, de bons copains : que demande le peuple ?
Good food, good friends; what more could you ask for?

have a hell of a nerve

(familier (se moquer du monde)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

subjugate a people

locution verbale (asservir une population)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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