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People are drinking champagne. Mọi người uống rượu sâm banh. * 014
People are drinking wine and beer. Mọi người uống rượu vang và bia. * 014
A lot. The people are nice. Rất thích. Mọi người rất là dễ mến. * 023
Why didn’t the people come? Tại sao họ đã không đến? * 078
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die Leute ☊ người ☊ ☊
Leute ☊ 人们 ☊ rénmén
Leute brauchen Sport, um gesund zu bleiben und sich fit zu fühlen. ☊ Mọi người cần luyện tập thế thao đế giữ gìn sức khoẻ và luôn khoẻ mạnh. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 129)
Der Artikel war in der lokalen Zeitung und viele Leute waren am Sportzentrum interessiert. ☊ Bài báo đã được đăng trên tờ báo địa phương và nhiều người chú ý đến trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 383)
Er half jedem heraus und die Leute, die sich verletzt haben, sind jetzt im Krankenhaus. ☊ Họ giúp mọi người thoát ra và những người bị thương thì bây giờ đang ở trong bệnh viện. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 431)
Einige Leute haben eine Verletzung oder eine Wunde und verlieren Blut. ☊ Một vài người bị thương hoặc trầy xước và mất máu. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 454)
Als Gast in einem fremden Land interessiere ich mich mehr für die Leute dort und wie sie leben. ☊ Là một người khách trên mảnh đất lạ anh quan tâm về con người ở đó nhiều hơn và họ sống như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 56, Nr. 798)
Hier treffen sich die Fachleute. ☊ Các chuyên gia sẽ hội tụ tại đây. ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2299)
Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading. ☊ action ☊
advise sb to do sth: Police are advising people to stay at home. ☊ advise ☊
Young people of all ages go there to meet. ☊ age ☊
She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
All the people you invited are coming. ☊ all ☊
'They're off to Spain next week.' 'It's all right for some, isn't it?' (= some people are lucky) ☊ all right ☊
There are far too many people already. We can't take any more. ☊ already ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
We've had an enormous amount of help from people. ☊ amount ☊
it annoys sb when...: It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. ☊ annoy ☊
Please let me know how many people are coming, if any. ☊ any ☊
She keeps herself apart from other people. ☊ apart ☊
To all appearances (= as far as people could tell) he was dead. ☊ appearance ☊
Several people nodded in approval. ☊ approval ☊
There were several young people sitting around looking bored. ☊ around ☊
Stand aside and let these people pass. ☊ aside ☊
He took me aside (= away from a group of people) to give me some advice. ☊ aside ☊
We'd like as many people as possible to attend. ☊ attend ☊
How many people attend church every Sunday? ☊ attend ☊
I tried not to draw attention to (= make people notice) the weak points in my argument. ☊ attention ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
They suddenly became aware of people looking at them. ☊ aware ☊
He thinks it's clever to make fun of people. ☊ be ☊
Just because I don't complain, people think I'm satisfied. ☊ because ☊
Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy. ☊ belief ☊
Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people)? ☊ big ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
bury sb/sth + adj.: The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed. ☊ bury ☊
Certain people might disagree with this. ☊ certain ☊
to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor) ☊ charity ☊
I don't like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends). ☊ choice ☊
Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day. ☊ common ☊
You'd think he'd have the common courtesy to apologize (= this would be the polite behaviour that people would expect). ☊ common ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's. ☊ compare ☊
People often confuse me and my twin sister. ☊ confuse ☊
The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers). ☊ contact ☊
Firefighters are still trying to control the blaze. ☊ control ☊
We have invited 50 people, not counting the children. ☊ count ☊
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. ☊ curious ☊
decide sth: We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet. ☊ decide ☊
Some people disagree with this argument. ☊ disagree ☊
Only about half a dozen people turned up. ☊ dozen ☊
Some people believe that violence is an effective way of protesting. ☊ effective ☊
The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people. ☊ effort ☊
Emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). ☊ emotion ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land. ☊ estate ☊
expect (that)...: Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. ☊ expect ☊
Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. ☊ experiment ☊
A fair number of people came a long. ☊ fair ☊
Quite a few people are going to arrive early. ☊ few ☊
I recognized a few of the other people. ☊ few ☊
People were working in the fields. ☊ field ☊
The fire crews had problems fighting the blaze. ☊ fight ☊
find sth + noun: She finds it a strain to meet new people. ☊ find ☊
At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. ☊ at first ☊
He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in with the other people. ☊ fit in (with sb/sth) ☊
People used to think the earth was flat. ☊ flat ☊
I'm all for people having fun. ☊ for ☊
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school. ☊ foundation ☊
You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment). ☊ free ☊
Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). ☊ front ☊
It's cruel to make fun of people who stammer. ☊ make fun of sb/sth ☊
There are lots of fun things for young people to do here. ☊ fun ☊
gather sth: People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall. ☊ gather ☊
People's reaction to the film has varied greatly. ☊ greatly ☊
You're on dangerous ground (= talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make people angry) if you criticize his family. ☊ ground ☊
He's always handing out advice to people. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
It's hard on people who don't have a car. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
I hate it when people cry. ☊ hate ☊
I've heard about people like you. ☊ hear ☊
Hi guys! ☊ hi ☊
People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. ☊ horror ☊
It's funny how (= that) people always remember him. ☊ how ☊
I can't stand people with no sense of humour. ☊ humour ☊
It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others. ☊ impose ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
We interviewed ten people for the job. ☊ interview ☊
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. ☊ involved ☊
know (that)...: I know (that) people's handwriting changes as they get older. ☊ know ☊
I know of at least two people who did the same thing. ☊ know ☊
People came out of their houses and looked around. ☊ look around/round ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come. ☊ lot ☊
A lot of people are coming to the meeting. ☊ lot ☊
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists. ☊ mainly ☊
There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. ☊ mass ☊
That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time. ☊ matter ☊
Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste. ☊ matter ☊
'I think this is the best so far.' 'Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently). ☊ matter ☊
It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make). ☊ mistake ☊
Most of the people I had invited turned up. ☊ most ☊
a noisy protest (= when people shout) ☊ noisy ☊
People who commit such crimes aren't normal. ☊ normal ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ notice ☊
They're very odd people. ☊ odd ☊
Some people have to share an office. ☊ office ☊
The bus stopped and four people got on. ☊ on ☊
Only five people turned up. ☊ only ☊
There is a difference of opinion (= people disagree) as to the merits of the plan. ☊ opinion ☊
Opinion is divided (= people disagree) on the issue. ☊ opinion ☊
opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) ☊ opposition ☊
ordinary people like you and me ☊ ordinary ☊
I'll invite people if you can organize food and drinks. ☊ organize ☊
The only people there were ourselves. ☊ ourselves ☊
Two out of three people think the President should resign. ☊ out ☊
Word always gets out (= people find out about things) no matter how careful you are. ☊ out ☊
Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved. ☊ partly ☊
People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. ☊ patience ☊
I'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. ☊ pay sb back (for sth) ☊
There were a lot of people at the party. ☊ people ☊
He doesn't care what people think of him. ☊ people ☊
a meeting with business people and bankers ☊ people ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? ☊ personally ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. ☊ pronounce ☊
He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right). ☊ prove ☊
People were pushing and shoving to get to the front. ☊ push ☊
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off. ☊ put sb off ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it). ☊ recommend ☊
When are the removal men coming? ☊ removal ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
Jaime always talked to people without reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
She knows all the right people (= important people, for example those who can help her career). ☊ right ☊
There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess. ☊ rough ☊
People stood round waiting for something to happen. ☊ round ☊
He went round interviewing people about local traditions. ☊ round ☊
Time is running out for the trapped miners. ☊ run out ☊
People rushed to buy shares in the company. ☊ rush ☊
scared (to do sth): People are scared to use the buses late at night. ☊ scared ☊
Firefighters were on the scene immediately. ☊ scene ☊
scream out (in/with sth): People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror. ☊ scream ☊
Firefighters searched the buildings for survivors. ☊ search ☊
be seen to do sth: The government not only has to do something, it must be seen to be doing something (= people must be aware that it is doing sth). ☊ see ☊
'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' ☊ seem ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh). ☊ sense ☊
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. ☊ shelter ☊
shock sb (to do sth): She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. ☊ shock ☊
The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at). ☊ shoot ☊
show sb that...: Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. ☊ show ☊
Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers. ☊ similarly ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
Several people made speeches at the wedding. ☊ speech ☊
There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene. ☊ stage ☊
stand sb/sth doing sth: I can't stand people interrupting all the time. ☊ stand ☊
Stay tuned (= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television). ☊ stay ☊
People just don't stop to think about the consequences. ☊ stop ☊
You can't stop people from saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth doing sth: You can't stop people saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
People have strong feelings about this issue. ☊ strong ☊
You're supposed to buy a ticket, but not many people do. ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
She likes springing surprises on people. ☊ surprise ☊
You'd be surprised how many people voted for him. ☊ surprised ☊
It's surprising what people will do for money. ☊ surprising ☊
It's surprising how many people applied for the job. ☊ surprising ☊
The seamen went on strike in sympathy with (= to show their support for) the dockers. ☊ sympathy ☊
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a garage last night. ☊ tackle ☊
People tend to think that the problem will never affect them. ☊ tend ☊
There were fewer than twenty people there. ☊ than ☊
The people (that) I spoke to were very helpful. ☊ that ☊
The people I met there were very friendly. ☊ the ☊
There are two people waiting outside. ☊ there ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. ☊ tongue ☊
People arrived in twos and threes. ☊ in twos and threes ☊
It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). ☊ unknown ☊
Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder. ☊ unlucky ☊
The people on the bus waved and we waved back. ☊ wave ☊
I guessed that there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (= wrong by a large amount). ☊ way ☊
People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him. ☊ well ☊
It's one of the few countries where people drive on the left. ☊ where ☊
Some people work better to music while others do not. ☊ while ☊
The people who called yesterday want to buy the house. ☊ who ☊
The people (who) we met in France have sent us a card. ☊ who ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? ☊ why ☊
Her books are widely read (= a lot of people read them). ☊ widely ☊
They keep a list of people (who are) willing to work nights. ☊ willing ☊
People would willingly pay more for better services. ☊ willingly ☊
There was a long line of people at the box-office window. ☊ window ☊
worry (for/to sb): Mugging is a real worry for many old people. ☊ worry ☊
It's a friendly place—people come up to you in the street and start talking. ☊ you ☊