Translation of 'people' - German English Dictionary
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| Volk {n} [soc.] | people of an area; people | |||
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| 1. | Völker {pl} | 1. | peoples | |
| 2. | alle Völker der Erde | 2. | all the peoples of the world | |
| Leute zusammenholen {vt} | to gather people; to bring people together | |||
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| 1. | Leute zusammenholend | 1. | gathering people; bringing people together | |
| 2. | Leute zusammengeholt | 2. | gathered people; brought people together | |
| viele; eine Menge; jede Menge [ugs.]; ein Haufen [ugs.] {pron} | many; a lot of; a lotta [coll.]; lots of [coll.]; a heap of [coll.]; scads of [coll.]; a heap of [Br.] [coll.]; heaps of [Br.] [coll.]; wads of [Br.] [coll.]; squads of [Am.] [Austr.] [coll.] | |||
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| 1. | viele Leute; eine Menge Leute | 1. | a lot of people | |
| 2. | so viel wie | 2. | as many as | |
| 3. | ziemlich viele | 3. | a good many | |
| 4. | sehr viele | 4. | a great many; a great deal | |
| 5. | ein Glas zu viel | 5. | one drink too many | |
| 6. | 500 drinnen und noch einmal so viele draußen | 6. | 500 inside and as many again outside | |
| 7. | Viele denken so. | 7. | A lot of people feel that way. | |
| 8. | Viele Leute wurden verletzt. | 8. | Many people were hurt. | |
| 9. | Jeder Tote ist ein Toter zu viel. | 9. | Every life lost is one life too many. | |
| 10. | Am Ende war es ein Risiko zu viel. | 10. | In the end, it was one risk too many. | |
| 11. | Es gibt nicht viele, die das können. | 11. | Not many people can do that.; Not a lot of people can do that. | |
| Menschentraube {f} | cloud of people; knot of people | |||
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| 1. | Menschentrauben {pl} | 1. | clouds of people; knots of people | |
| ausgerechnet; gerade {adv} | of all things / people / places / times etc.; just | |||
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| 1. | Muss das ausgerechnet heute sein? | 1. | Does it have to be today of all days? | |
| 2. | Warum willst du ausgerechnet häkeln lernen? | 2. | Why do you want to learn to crotchet of all things (to do)? | |
| 3. | Wieso hast du dir ausgerechnet ein gelbes Handy gekauft? | 3. | Why of all things did you buy a yellow mobile phone? | |
| 4. | Und das muss ausgerechnet mir passieren! | 4. | And this had to happen to me of all people! | |
| 5. | Warum ausgerechnet / gerade er? | 5. | Why he, of all people? | |
| 6. | Ausgerechnet nach Bangkok will er? | 6. | He wants to go to Bangkok, of all places? | |
| 7. | Ausgerechnet, als ich gehen wollte, klingelte das Telefon. | 7. | Just when I was about to leave the phone rang. | |
| 8. | Warum muss das ausgerechnet jetzt sein?; Warum gerade jetzt? | 8. | Why does it have to be now of all times?; Why now of all times? | |
| 9. | Musste sie auch ausgerechnet dann niesen? | 9. | Did she have to sneeze just then? | |
| 10. | Wieso sollte er gerade sie fragen? | 10. | Why would he have asked her, of all people? | |
| höchstens; maximal; allenfalls {adv} | at most; at the most | |||
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| 1. | höchstens 20 Leute; allenfalls 20 Leute | 1. | 20 people at most; at most 20 people; 20 people at the outside | |
| 2. | Sie kann allenfalls 10 Leute unterbringen. | 2. | She can accommodate 10 people at most. | |
| 3. | Ich kann Dir allenfalls die Unkosten ersetzen. | 3. | At the most I can reimburse you for your expenses. | |
| 4. | So (wie du aussiehst) bekommst du allenfalls Arbeit als Müllmann. | 4. | Looking like that you can only get a job as a refuse collector. | |
| 5. | Im Backofen maximal 15 Minuten warmhalten. | 5. | Keep warm in the oven for 15 min. at the most / for not longer than 15 min. | |
| Hungerleidende {pl} | people suffering from hunger; people facing hunger; people facing famine; famine victims | |||
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| Jingpo {pl}; Jingpho {pl}; Kachin {pl} [soc.] | Jingpo people; Jingpho people; Kachin people | |||
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| jds. Leute {pl} (Mitarbeiter, Unterstützer) [soc.] | sb.'s people (employees, supporters) | |||
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| 1. | Unsere Leute bemühen sich intensiv, den Schaden zu beheben. | 1. | Our people are working hard to repair the damage. | |
| 2. | Meine Leute beobachten das Lokal jetzt schon seit einiger Zeit. | 2. | My people have been watching the place for some time now. | |
| Menschenmenge {f}; Menschenansammlung {f}; Menschenauflauf {m}; Menschenschar {f} [geh.] | crowd; gathering of people | |||
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| 1. | Menschenmengen {pl}; Menschenansammlungen {pl}; Menschenaufläufe {pl}; Menschenscharen {pl} | 1. | crowds; gatherings of people | |
| 2. | Massenansammlung {f} | 2. | mass gathering | |
| 3. | Menschenmassen {pl} | 3. | crowds of people | |
| 4. | Zuschauermenge {f} | 4. | crowd of spectators | |
| 5. | Es bildete sich eine große Menschenansammlung. | 5. | A large crowd formed. | |