people 
Leute 
人民 ☊ → 民族 ☊ → 人 ☊ → 
people 
ทีละคน ☊ theeM laH khohnM 
monde ☊ 
người 
人们 
Leute 
I do not know that they are famous people. ☊ 
Tôi không biết họ là người nổi tiếng. ☊ Adjectives 1 They do not support rich people. ☊ Họ không ủng hộ người giàu. ☊ Adjectives 1 ten people ☊ Mười người ☊ Numbers one billion people ☊ Một tỷ người ☊ Numbers Seven billion people ☊ ☊ Numbers Seven billion people are enough. ☊ Bảy tỷ người là đủ. ☊ Numbers They do not want to be the last people. ☊ Họ không muốn là những người cuối cùng. ☊ Ordinal numbers Love the people around you! ☊ Yêu những người ở xung quanh bạn! ☊ Adverbs He is always generous with other people. ☊ Anh ấy luôn hào phóng với những người khác. ☊ Adjectives 2 Sometimes I am curious about other people. ☊ Đôi khi, tôi tò mò về những người khác. ☊ Adjectives 2 How many hands do ten people have? ☊ Mười người có bao nhiêu bàn tay? ☊ Medical Smart people usually study math well. ☊ Những người thông minh thường xuyên học môn toán tốt. ☊ Science This hospital has a special fund to help poor people. ☊ Bệnh viện này có một quỹ đặc biệt để giúp những người nghèo. ☊ Economics Black people protest for equal rights. ☊ Những người da đen biểu tình vì quyền bình đẳng. ☊ Verbs 5 However, many people criticize Confucianism because it is not suitable wit ☊ Tuy nhiên, nhiều người chỉ trích đạo Khổng vì nó không phù hợp với xã hội hiện đại. ☊ History Many people died in the civil war. ☊ Nhiều người đã chết trong nội chiến. ☊ History When their country was unified, millions of people smiled and millions of ☊ Khi quốc gia của họ được thống nhất, triệu người đã cười và triệungười khác đã khóc. ☊ History Many people believe in their propaganda. ☊ Nhiều người tin vào sự tuyên truyền của họ. ☊ History Do not be unconcerned with the pain of other people. ☊ Đừng dửng dưng với sự đau đớn của người khác. ☊ Reduplicative Words A lot. The people are nice. Rất thích. Mọi người rất là dễ mến. * 023 There are too many unemployed people in this country. Ở nước này có nhiều người thất nghiệp quá. * 057 Why didn’t the people come? Tại sao họ đã không đến? * 078 like: people → →
inferior people (in rank and status), lower status, subordinate, younger people ☊ bề dưới ☊ to fool people, hide from people one’s ☊ che mắt thế gian ☊ to let people know ☊ cho người ta biết ☊ there are only a few people (who) ☊ chỉ có những người ☊ the Vietnamese people (descendant of ☊ con hồng cháu lạc ☊ the Vietnamese people (children of the fairy and the dragon) ☊ con rồng cháu tiên ☊ that which is called, the thing people call ☊ cái mà họ gọi là ☊ men of old, the people of the very distant past ☊ cổ nhân ☊ wealthy people and strong country ☊ dân giàu nước mạnh ☊ relatives, people in the family, household staff ☊ gia thuộc ☊ encourage people to do good, encourage good actions ☊ khuyến thiện ☊ not as much as other people think ☊ không nhiều như người ta tưởng ☊ killing 9 people, causing 9 people to die ☊ làm cho 9 người bị chết ☊ portion reserved for the people who had brought engagement ☊ lại quả ☊ (form of address between people on a familiar basis) ☊ mình ơi ☊ some people believe (or say) that ~ ☊ một số người cho là ☊ a number of people fear that ☊ một số người e rằng ☊ it is said that, other people say ☊ nghe nói ☊ the people of those times ☊ người dân thời đó ☊ as many people believe ☊ như nhiu người tưởng ☊ make fun of people, teach people a lesson ☊ nhạo đời ☊ to stand with the people of Russia ☊ sánh vai cùng nhân dân Nga ☊ common people and intellectuals ☊ sĩ thứ ☊ few people know that ☊ ít ai biết là ☊ lords and ladies, people in high places, upper classes ☊ ông hoàng bà chúa ☊ to bring people closer together ☊ đưa con người lại gần nhau hơn ☊ to represent the people of VN ☊ đại diện cho dân Việt Nam ☊ 297
My job is very interesting. I meet a lot of people. ☊ Công việc của tôi rất thú vị. Tôi được gặp nhiều người. ☊ 308
I often forget people's names. ☊ Tôi thường không nhớ được tên mọi người. ☊ 326
They don't know many people. ☊ Họ không biết nhiều người. ☊ 578
We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. ☊ Chúng tôi nhảy nhiều và nói chuyện với nhiều người. ☊ 807
She's met a lot of interesting people. ☊ Cô ấy đã gặp được nhiều người thú vị. ☊ 1021
Two people were takto the hospital. ☊ Có hai người được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊ 1035
Three people were injured in the accident. ☊ Ba người bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 1443
People in the front seat of a car must wear a seat belt. ☊ Những người ngồi hàng ghế đầu trong xe hơi phải cài dây an ☊ 1493
I don't think people should smoke. ☊ Tôi nghĩ mọi người không nên hút thuốc. ☊ 1656
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren't many people here. ☊ Nhà hàng này rất yên tĩnh. Không có nhiều người ở đây. ☊ 1666
There are ve (5) people in my family: my parents, my two (2) sisters, and me. ☊ Có năm ngươi trong người trong gia đình tôi: bối mẹ tôi, hai em gái tôi và tôi. ☊ 1711
Were there many people at the meeting? — No, very few. ☊ Có nhiều người trong buổi họp không? Không, rất ít. ☊ 1871
It's reported that two (2) people were injured in the explosion. ☊ Người ta báo cáo là có hai người bị thương trong vụ nổ. ☊ 1894
I know lots of people. — You do? I thought you said you didn't know anybody. ☊ Tôi biết rất nhiều người. - Thế à? Tôi tưởng cậu bảo cậu không biết ai. ☊ 1910
How many people came to the meeting? ☊ Có bao nhiêu người tới cuộc họp? ☊ 1922
Who are those people? — I don't know who those people are. ☊ Những người kia là ai? > Tôi không biết những người kia là ai. ☊ They don't allow people to park in front of the building.'> 2008 They don't allow people to park in front of the building.'>
They don't allow parking in front of the building. > They don't allow people to park in front of the building. They don't allow people to park in front of the building.'> ☊ Họ không cho phép đỗ xe trước mặt toà nhà. > Họ không cho phép người ta đỗ xe trước mặt toà nhà. ☊ 2047
I love meeting people. > I love to meet people. ☊ Tôi thích gặp gỡ mọi người. > Tôi thích thú khi gặp mọi người. ☊ 2077
Many accidents are caused by people driving too fast. ☊ Nhiều vụ tai nạn là do người ta lái xe quá nhanh. ☊ 2080
She needs to work without people disturbing her. ☊ Cô ấy cần làm việc mà không bị ai làm phiền. ☊ 2125
People often have a lot of trouble reading my handwriting. ☊ Mọi người thường rất khó đọc được chữ viết tay của tôi. ☊ 2131
I have a problem remembering people's names. ☊ Tôi gặp vấn đề khi nhớ tên người ta. ☊ 2217
The people were injured in the accident. ☊ Người dân bị thương trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2254
We met a lot of interesting people at the party. ☊ Tôi đã gặp nhiều người trong bữa tiệc. ☊ 2264
Two people were taken to the hospital after the accident. ☊ Hai người được đưa đến bệnh viện sau tai nạn. ☊ 2279
The economy was bad, so a lot of people were out of work. ☊ Kinh tế khi ấy tồi tệ nên nhiều người không có việc làm. ☊ 2282
Some people are afraid of spiders. ☊ Một số người sợ nhện. ☊ 2284
Do you know the people who live next door? ☊ Cậu có biết những người sống ở nhà kế bên không? ☊ 2360
Some people are very sel sh. They think only of themselves. ☊ Một số người rất ích kỉ. Họ chỉ nghĩ đến mình họ. ☊ 2381
If people drove more carefully, there wouldn't be so many accidents. ☊ Nếu mọi người lái xe chịu cẩn thận thì sẽ không có nhiều tai nạn đến thế. ☊ 2422
Some people learn languages more easily than others. ☊ Một số người học các ngôn ngữ dễ dàng hơn những người khác. ☊ 2423
Some of the people I work with are not very friendly. ☊ Một số người tôi làm việc cùng không thân thiện lắm. ☊ 2472
We know a lot of people who live in the country. ☊ Chúng tôi biết nhiều người sống ở ngoại ô. ☊ 2502
I like the people I work with. ☊ Tôi thích những người tôi làm cùng. ☊ 2516
The people I work with are very nice. ☊ Những người tôi làm cùng rất tốt. ☊ 2521
A cemetery is a place where people are buried. ☊ Nghĩa trang là nơi người ta được chôn cất. ☊ 2528
Few of the people who applied for the job had the necessary quali cations. ☊ Ít người nộp đơn xin việc này đạt chất lượng cần thiết. ☊ 2535
Ten people applied for the job, none of whom were suitable. ☊ Mười người đã nộp đơn xin việc mà không một ai phù hợp. ☊ 2567
Two people were seriously injured in the accident. ☊ Hai người đã bị thương nghiêm trọng trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2572
EN Two people got seriously injured in the accident. ☊ Hai người đã bị thương nghiêm trọng trong vụ tai nạn. ☊ 2583
They are so nice. > They are such nice people. ☊ Họ khá là tốt. > Họ những người khá là tốt. ☊ 2692
We met some really nice people during our vacation. ☊ Chúng tôi đã gặp những người thực sự rất tốt trong suốt kì nghỉ. ☊ 2732
We went ON a cruise last week, and there weren't many people ON the ship. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đi trên một con du thuyền tuần trước và không có nhiều người trên tàu. ☊ 2757
Sometimes my job can be really stressful, but ON the whole I like the people and enjoy the job. ☊ Thỉnh thoảng công việc của tôi có thể rất căng thẳng nhưng trên hết tôi quý mọi người và thích công việc. ☊ 2884
The number of people su ering from heart disease has increased. > The number of heart disease su erers has increased. ☊ Số người bị bệnh tim đã tăng. > Số người mắc bệnh tim đã tăng. ☊ 2896
It's terrible that some people are dying of hunger while others eat too much. ☊ Thật kinh khủng khi một số người đang chết vì đói trong khi những người khác ăn quá nhiều. ☊ 2983
People used to carry pagers around, but they've completely fallen out of use. ☊ Người ta từng mang máy nhắn tin nhưng giờ họ đã hoàn toàn không dùng nó nữa. ☊ 2999
When you cause problems with the wrong people, those problems will come pay you back, or come back to haunt you. ☊ Khi cậu gây rắc rối với không đúng người, những rắc rối đó sẽ quay lại với cậu hoặc quay về ám cậu. ☊ it is accepted that...: It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success. ☊ accept ☊
Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ☊ active ☊
There are lots of people there who can actually help you. ☊ actually ☊
adapt sth for sth: Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. ☊ adapt ☊
people of no fixed address (= with no permanent home) ☊ address ☊
preparing young people for adult life ☊ adult ☊
People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane. ☊ in advance (of sth) ☊
They give advice to people with HIV and AIDS. ☊ advice ☊
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 ☊
It's amazing how quickly people adapt. ☊ amazing ☊
We've had an enormous amount of help from people. ☊ amount ☊
Many people never really express any anger. ☊ anger ☊
the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people ☊ anger ☊
The article concentrates on the human angle (= the part that concerns people's emotions) of the story. ☊ angle ☊
it annoys sb when...: It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. ☊ annoy ☊
We are grateful to all those people who answered our call for help with fund-raising. ☊ answer ☊
Please let me know how many people are coming, if any. ☊ any ☊
She keeps herself apart from other people. ☊ apart ☊
appeal (to sb) (for sth): Community leaders appealed for calm (= urged people to remain calm). ☊ appeal ☊
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 ☊
There are special arrangements for people working overseas. ☊ arrangement ☊
Stand aside and let these people pass. ☊ aside ☊
He took me aside (= away from a group of people) to give me some advice. ☊ aside ☊
assist in/with sth: We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work. ☊ assist ☊
financial assistance for people on low incomes ☊ assistance ☊
She works as a care assistant in an old people's home. ☊ assistant ☊
Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. ☊ associate ☊
How many people were there at the concert? ☊ at ☊
She's hopeless at managing people. ☊ at ☊
I've never seen two people so attached to each other. ☊ attached ☊
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 ☊
A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem (= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people). ☊ attitude ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ☊ average ☊
400 people a year die of this disease on average. ☊ average ☊
aware of sth: I don't think people are really aware of just how much it costs. ☊ aware ☊
They suddenly became aware of people looking at them. ☊ aware ☊
There's room for three people in the back. ☊ back ☊
There's room for three people in back = of a car, etc.. ☊ back ☊
baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports) ☊ baggage ☊
the language barrier (= when people cannot communicate because they do not speak the same language) ☊ barrier ☊
He thinks it's clever to make fun of people. ☊ be ☊
You shouldn't have to bear the blame for other people's mistakes. ☊ bear ☊
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 ☊
believe (that)...: People used to believe (that) the earth was flat. ☊ believe ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
She always brings out the best in people. ☊ best ☊
People are better educated now. ☊ better ☊
Fit people are better able to cope with stress. ☊ better ☊
Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people)? ☊ big ☊
blind and partially sighted people ☊ blind ☊
to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people) ☊ blood ☊
The new cuts will be seen as a crippling blow for people on low incomes. ☊ blow ☊
A large body of people will be affected by the tax cuts. ☊ body ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
breathe sth: Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air. ☊ breathe ☊
I am anxious not to build up false hopes (= to encourage people to hope for too much). ☊ build sth up ☊
Some people burn calories (= use food to produce energy) faster than others. ☊ burn ☊
Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire. ☊ burn ☊
I'd asked everybody but only two people came. ☊ but ☊
a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs) ☊ career ☊
In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment. ☊ case ☊
How do people celebrate New Year in your country? ☊ celebrate ☊
By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born. ☊ century ☊
Certain people might disagree with this. ☊ certain ☊
Computers have changed the way people work. ☊ change ☊
charge sb: Several people were arrested but nobody was charged. ☊ charge ☊
to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor) ☊ charity ☊
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum. ☊ cheat ☊
I don't like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends). ☊ choice ☊
choose to do sth: Many people choose not to marry. ☊ choose ☊
When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen. ☊ citizen ☊
civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country) ☊ civil ☊
the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue) ☊ climate ☊
a coach party (= a group of people travelling together on a coach) ☊ coach ☊
a college of further education (= providing education and training for people over 16) ☊ college ☊
He's more comfortable with computers than with people. ☊ comfortable ☊
Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day. ☊ common ☊
In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal. ☊ 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 ☊
Speech is the fastest method of communication between people. ☊ communication ☊
health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area) ☊ community ☊
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's. ☊ compare ☊
People often lose confidence when they are criticized. ☊ confidence ☊
People often confuse me and my twin sister. ☊ confuse ☊
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days. ☊ confused ☊
Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger. ☊ consequence ☊
You should consider other people before you act. ☊ consider ☊
The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers). ☊ contact ☊
two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other) ☊ contact ☊
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. ☊ cost ☊
We have invited 50 people, not counting the children. ☊ count ☊
count doing sth: Few people can count on having a job for life. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
It's good to meet people from different parts of the country. ☊ country ☊
the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area) ☊ cover ☊
The government plans to create more jobs for young people. ☊ create ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). ☊ criticism ☊
Crowds of people poured into the street. ☊ crowd ☊
I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. ☊ cruel ☊
Several people were crushed to death in the accident. ☊ crush ☊
popular culture (= that is enjoyed by a lot of people) ☊ culture ☊
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. ☊ curious ☊
There was a curious mixture of people in the audience. ☊ curious ☊
the unemployment-income curve (= a line on a graph showing the relationship between the number of unemployed people and national income) ☊ curve ☊
events affecting the daily lives of millions of people ☊ daily ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. ☊ deal with sb ☊
decide sth: We might be hiring more people but nothing has been decided yet. ☊ decide ☊
declare sth: Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. ☊ declare ☊
decrease sth: People should decrease the amount of fat they eat. ☊ decrease ☊
Some old people want help; others most definitely do not. ☊ definitely ☊
depend how, what, etc...: Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
describe (sb/sth) doing sth: Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky. ☊ describe ☊
design sth to do sth: The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time. ☊ design ☊
desire (sb/sth) to do sth: Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country. ☊ desire ☊
This device enables deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking. ☊ device ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
facilities for disabled people ☊ disabled ☊
Some people disagree with this argument. ☊ disagree ☊
double sth: Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people. ☊ double ☊
several dozen/a few dozen people ☊ dozen ☊
The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. ☊ dozen ☊
Only about half a dozen people turned up. ☊ dozen ☊
There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month. ☊ drop ☊
He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). ☊ ear ☊
He only behaves like that for effect (= in order to impress people). ☊ effect ☊
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 ☊
employ sb: How many people does the company employ? ☊ employ ☊
employ sb to do sth: A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work. ☊ employ ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. ☊ empty ☊
a new programme to enable older people to study at college ☊ enable ☊
Banks actively encourage people to borrow money. ☊ encourage ☊
She receives rent from all the people whose cottages are on estate land. ☊ estate ☊
At least 5 000 people were killed, and that's a conservative estimate (= the real figure will be higher). ☊ estimate ☊
example (of sth): She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. ☊ example ☊
An excited crowd of people gathered around her. ☊ excited ☊
He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people. ☊ exercise ☊
expect (that)...: Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. ☊ expect ☊
Double the expected number of people came to the meeting. ☊ expected ☊
In my experience, very few people really understand the problem. ☊ experience ☊
Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. ☊ experiment ☊
Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. ☊ experiment ☊
300 people were injured in the explosion. ☊ explosion ☊
people living in extreme poverty ☊ extreme ☊
The hotel has special facilities for welcoming disabled people. ☊ facility ☊
A fair number of people came a long. ☊ fair ☊
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. ☊ faith ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own. ☊ fault ☊
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. ☊ favour ☊
The programme has become a firm favourite with young people. ☊ favourite ☊
fear sb/sth + adj.: Hundreds of people are feared dead. ☊ fear ☊
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). ☊ feeling ☊
Few people understand the difference. ☊ few ☊
Quite a few people are going to arrive early. ☊ few ☊
I recognized a few of the other people. ☊ few ☊
I enjoy meeting people in other fields of business. ☊ field ☊
People were working in the fields. ☊ field ☊
A Disney film can always fill cinemas (= attract a lot of people to see it). ☊ fill ☊
find sth + noun: She finds it a strain to meet new people. ☊ find ☊
people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.) ☊ fine ☊
Five people died in a house fire last night. ☊ fire ☊
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) ☊
The government aims to make British industry leaner and fitter (= employing fewer people and with lower costs). ☊ fit ☊
people living on fixed incomes ☊ fixed ☊
People used to think the earth was flat. ☊ flat ☊
People seem to float in and out of my life. ☊ float ☊
Several people were hit by flying glass. ☊ fly ☊
Millions of people followed the trial on TV. ☊ follow ☊
I'm all for people having fun. ☊ for ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
it is forgotten that...: It should not be forgotten that people used to get much more exercise. ☊ forget ☊
You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment). ☊ free ☊
The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs. ☊ free ☊
Three people were freed from the wreckage. ☊ free ☊
Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake. ☊ freely ☊
Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). ☊ front ☊
Many people don't use their computers to their full potential. ☊ full ☊
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 ☊
This opinion is common among the general population (= ordinary people). ☊ general ☊
books of general interest (= of interest to most people) ☊ general ☊
Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
give sth to sb: We don't usually give presents to people at work. ☊ give ☊
The country is governed by elected representatives of the people. ☊ govern ☊
Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help... ☊ grateful ☊
Local people are gravely concerned. ☊ gravely ☊
People were arriving in great numbers. ☊ great ☊
The great majority of (= most) people seem to agree with this view. ☊ great ☊
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 ☊
a group activity (= done by a number of people working together) ☊ group ☊
He's always handing out advice to people. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
hard for sb (to do sth): It's hard for old people to change their ways. ☊ hard ☊
It's hard on people who don't have a car. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
I hate it when people cry. ☊ hate ☊
racial hatred (= between people from different races) ☊ hatred ☊
health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work) ☊ health ☊
I've heard about people like you. ☊ hear ☊
Many young people today are too heavy (= fat). ☊ heavy ☊
We were helped ashore by local people. ☊ help ☊
This charity aims to help people (to) help themselves. ☊ help ☊
She's one of the most helpful people I know. ☊ helpful ☊
a people with no sense of history ☊ history ☊
Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war. ☊ history ☊
The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history (= before people wrote about events). ☊ history ☊
Jamaica is home to over two million people. ☊ home ☊
Old people prefer to stay in their own homes. ☊ home ☊
Nowadays a lot of people work from home. ☊ home ☊
People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. ☊ horror ☊
horror of doing sth: Most people have a horror of speaking in public. ☊ horror ☊
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. ☊ hour ☊
household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it) ☊ household ☊
It's funny how (= that) people always remember him. ☊ how ☊
How many people were there? ☊ how ☊
Contact with other people is a basic human need. ☊ human ☊
human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world) ☊ human ☊
The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it). ☊ human ☊
Firefighters formed a human chain (= a line of people) to carry the children to safety. ☊ human ☊
The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them). ☊ human ☊
I can't stand people with no sense of humour. ☊ humour ☊
The film is only funny if you appreciate French humour (= things that cause French people to laugh). ☊ humour ☊
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. ☊ hundred ☊
He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
the mentally ill (= people with a mental illness) ☊ ill ☊
imply (that)...: The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought. ☊ imply ☊
This system imposes additional financial burdens on many people. ☊ impose ☊
It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others. ☊ impose ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people. ☊ impress ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly). ☊ impression ☊
People flocked in their thousands to see her. ☊ in ☊
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. ☊ including ☊
people on high/low incomes ☊ income ☊
Increasing numbers of people are using hand-held devices to access the Internet. ☊ increase ☊
donations from private individuals (= ordinary people rather than companies, etc.) ☊ individual ☊
the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful) ☊ industry ☊
infect sb/sth with sth: people infected with HIV ☊ infect ☊
influence how, whether, etc...: The wording of questions can influence how people answer. ☊ influence ☊
Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. ☊ injure ☊
There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured). ☊ injury ☊
intelligence sources (= people who give this information) ☊ intelligence ☊
interesting people/places/work ☊ interesting ☊
We interviewed ten people for the job. ☊ interview ☊
involve sb (in sth/in doing sth): We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. ☊ involve ☊
We'll make our decision and contact the people involved. ☊ involved ☊
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. ☊ involved ☊
When the factory closes, it will mean 500 people losing their jobs. ☊ it ☊
What gives you the right to judge other people? ☊ judge ☊
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. ☊ kill ☊
Three people were killed in the crash. ☊ kill ☊
Do people in Britain kiss when they meet? ☊ kiss ☊
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 ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) ☊ language ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
a large number of people ☊ large ☊
A large proportion of old people live alone. ☊ large ☊
The bomb blast left 25 people dead. ☊ leave ☊
He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
Commuting is a part of daily life for many people. ☊ life ☊
Her daily life involved meeting lots of people. ☊ life ☊
He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. ☊ life ☊
The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed). ☊ life ☊
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). ☊ life ☊
People with pale complexions should avoid wearing light colours. ☊ light ☊
The company's lines have been jammed (= busy) all day with people making complaints. ☊ line ☊
It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching). ☊ live ☊
He wrote loads and loads of letters to people. ☊ load ☊
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 ☊
Many people lost their lives (= were killed). ☊ lose ☊
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 ☊
Like all truly charismatic people, he can work his magic on both men and women. ☊ magic ☊
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists. ☊ mainly ☊
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. ☊ majority ☊
a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want) ☊ majority ☊
We need people who are good at managing. ☊ manage ☊
Many people feel that the law should be changed. ☊ many ☊
There were as many as 200 people at the lecture. ☊ as many as... ☊
I struggled through the mass of people to the exit. ☊ mass ☊
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 ☊
People have short memories (= they soon forget). ☊ memory ☊
He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him. ☊ memory ☊
a televised message from the President to the American people ☊ message ☊
The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous. ☊ message ☊
There were millions of people there. ☊ million ☊
'Drugs' are associated in most people's minds with drug abuse. ☊ mind ☊
minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) ☊ minority ☊
It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make). ☊ mistake ☊
people of mixed race ☊ mixed ☊
a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions) ☊ mixed ☊
More and more people are using the Internet. ☊ more and more ☊
Most of the people I had invited turned up. ☊ most ☊
It was the people with the least money who gave most generously. ☊ most ☊
I needed space to be myself (= not influenced by other people). ☊ myself ☊
The charity aims to provide assistance to people in need. ☊ need ☊
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 ☊
A large number of people have applied for the job. ☊ number ☊
The number of homeless people has increased dramatically. ☊ number ☊
a psychiatric nurse (= one who works in a hospital for people with mental illnesses) ☊ nurse ☊
The object is to educate people about road safety. ☊ object ☊
object (to sb/sth): Many local people object to the building of the new airport. ☊ object ☊
These figures give a reliable and objective indicator of changing trends in people's lifestyles. ☊ objective ☊
All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life). ☊ observe ☊
People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning. ☊ ocean ☊
They're very odd people. ☊ odd ☊
the people of Wales ☊ of ☊
a crowd of people ☊ of ☊
The photo may cause offence to some people. ☊ offence ☊
Some people have to share an office. ☊ office ☊
People are often afraid of things they don't understand. ☊ often ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
The bus stopped and four people got on. ☊ on ☊
We were the only people there. ☊ only ☊
Only five people turned up. ☊ only ☊
The competition is open to young people under the age of 18. ☊ open ☊
people working in the open air (= not in a building) ☊ open ☊
The men in prison would never cry openly (= so that other people could see). ☊ openly ☊
Some people can only operate well under pressure. ☊ operate ☊
legal/medical/political opinion (= the beliefs of people working in the legal, etc. profession) ☊ opinion ☊
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 ☊
Which is the better is a matter of opinion (= people have different opinions about it). ☊ opinion ☊
opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) ☊ opposition ☊
There are people without homes, jobs or family. ☊ or ☊
ordinary people like you and me ☊ ordinary ☊
I'll invite people if you can organize food and drinks. ☊ organize ☊
organized religion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules) ☊ organized ☊
people of German origin ☊ origin ☊
I don't know any French people other than you. ☊ other than ☊
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 ☊
They felt cut off from the outside world (= from other people and from other things that were happening). ☊ outside ☊
Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved. ☊ partly ☊
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help. ☊ pass ☊
People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. ☊ patience ☊
pay (with sth): Many people paid with their lives (= they died). ☊ pay ☊
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting). ☊ peace ☊
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. ☊ peace ☊
people of different religions living in peaceful coexistence ☊ peaceful ☊
Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006. ☊ peak ☊
At least ten people were killed in the crash. ☊ people ☊
There were a lot of people at the party. ☊ people ☊
Many young people are out of work. ☊ people ☊
He doesn't care what people think of him. ☊ people ☊
She tends to annoy people. ☊ people ☊
the French people ☊ people ☊
the native peoples of Siberia ☊ people ☊
the life of the common people ☊ people ☊
It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people. ☊ people ☊
a meeting with business people and bankers ☊ people ☊
These garments are intended for professional sports people. ☊ people ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
People's clothes are often an expression of their personality. ☊ personality ☊
Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? ☊ personally ☊
I felt completely out of place among all these successful people. ☊ out of place ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
Many people suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives. ☊ point ☊
areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live) ☊ population ☊
The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise. ☊ population ☊
port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country) ☊ port ☊
power (over sb/sth): The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. ☊ power ☊
I meet famous people practically every day. ☊ practically ☊
Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. ☊ preference ☊
There were 200 people present at the meeting. ☊ present ☊
the popular/tabloid press (= smaller newspapers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people) ☊ press ☊
According to French press reports, three people have been killed. ☊ press ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden. ☊ pride ☊
The government insists that 'prison works' and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime. ☊ prison ☊
the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) ☊ profession ☊
Most of the people on the course were professional women. ☊ professional ☊
Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. ☊ pronounce ☊
Be careful not to damage other people's property. ☊ property ☊
They were a proud and independent people. ☊ proud ☊
He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right). ☊ prove ☊
This latest scandal will not have done their public image (= the opinion that people have of them) any good. ☊ public ☊
Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)? ☊ public ☊
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 ☊
It's hard to find people with the right qualities for the job. ☊ quality ☊
'I almost think she prefers animals to people.' 'Quite right too,' said Bill. ☊ quite ☊
people of mixed race ☊ race ☊
This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world. ☊ race ☊
She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. ☊ rank ☊
officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers) ☊ rank ☊
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. ☊ rate ☊
People can react badly to certain food additives. ☊ react ☊
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life. ☊ real ☊
It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money. ☊ realistic ☊
people who, for whatever reason, are unable to support themselves ☊ reason ☊
a growing recognition that older people have potential too ☊ recognition ☊
The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it). ☊ recommend ☊
to have/pay/show little regard for other people's property ☊ regard ☊
it is regretted that...: It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications. ☊ regret ☊
Our product needs an image that people can relate to. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
People alter their voices in relationship to background noise. ☊ relationship ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? ☊ representative ☊
a radio request programme (= a programme of music, songs, etc. that people have asked for) ☊ request ☊
research (into/in/on sth): They're researching into ways of improving people's diet. ☊ research ☊
Jaime always talked to people without reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
to respect other people's property ☊ respect ☊
He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy. ☊ respect ☊
More than fifty people responded to the advertisement. ☊ respond ☊
We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied). ☊ response ☊
Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind). ☊ restore ☊
result sb/sth doing sth: These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship. ☊ result in sth ☊
Three riders (= people riding horses) were approaching. ☊ rider ☊
She knows all the right people (= important people, for example those who can help her career). ☊ right ☊
Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. ☊ rightly ☊
rise in sth: There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work. ☊ rise ☊
He called on the people to rise up against the invaders. ☊ rise ☊
You have no right to take risks with other people's lives. ☊ take a risk, take risks ☊
The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions. ☊ role ☊
There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess. ☊ rough ☊
These glasses suit people with round faces. ☊ round ☊
People stood round waiting for something to happen. ☊ round ☊
He went round interviewing people about local traditions. ☊ round ☊
In some cultures, people traditionally greet each other by rubbing noses. ☊ rub ☊
majority rule (= government by the political party that most people have voted for) ☊ rule ☊
Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered. ☊ rumour ☊
People rushed to buy shares in the company. ☊ rush ☊
It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together. ☊ sad ☊
one of the first people to sail around the world ☊ sail ☊
satisfy sb of sth: People need to be satisfied of the need for a new system. ☊ satisfy ☊
scare tactics (= ways of persuading people to do sth by frightening them) ☊ scare ☊
scared (to do sth): People are scared to use the buses late at night. ☊ scared ☊
scream out (in/with sth): People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror. ☊ scream ☊
The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday/vacation). ☊ season ☊
teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages) ☊ second ☊
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 ☊
Fifty thousand people saw the match. ☊ see ☊
The opera was the place to see and be seen (= by other important or fashionable people). ☊ see ☊
'He'll be there, then?' 'So it seems (= people say so).' ☊ seem ☊
People aren't always what they seem to be. ☊ 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 ☊
send sth to sb: What sort of message is that sending to young people? ☊ send ☊
The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people. ☊ sense ☊
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 ☊
sensitive to sth: She is very sensitive to other people's feelings. ☊ sensitive ☊
Several more people than usual came to the meeting. ☊ several ☊
Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet? ☊ shake ☊
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. ☊ shame ☊
share sth with sb: People often share their political views with their parents. ☊ share ☊
The group listens while one person shares (= tells other people about their experiences, feelings, etc.). ☊ share ☊
I'm looking for a flat share (= a flat that is shared by two or more people who are not related). ☊ share ☊
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 ☊
shoot sb/sth + adj.: Three people were shot dead during the robbery. ☊ shoot ☊
show sb that...: Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. ☊ show ☊
show (sb) how, what, etc...: This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements. ☊ show ☊
people on both sides of the Atlantic ☊ side ☊
hand signals (= movements that cyclists and drivers make with their hands to tell other people that they are going to stop, turn, etc.) ☊ signal ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
The apartments are ideal for single people living alone. ☊ single ☊
We need people with practical skills like carpentry. ☊ skill ☊
a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill) ☊ skilled ☊
There were twenty or so (= about twenty) people there. ☊ ... or so ☊
Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group). ☊ social ☊
social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another) ☊ social ☊
Some people find this more difficult than others. ☊ some ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) ☊ something ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven). ☊ soul ☊
Several people made speeches at the wedding. ☊ speech ☊
It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits. ☊ spirit ☊
There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene. ☊ stage ☊
People tend to work hard at this stage of life. ☊ stage ☊
stand sb/sth doing sth: I can't stand people interrupting all the time. ☊ stand ☊
people who are financially dependent on the state ☊ state ☊
families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor) ☊ state ☊
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 ☊
Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking). ☊ stove ☊
the problems of young people living on the streets ☊ (out) on the streets/street ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress. ☊ stress ☊
People have strong feelings about this issue. ☊ strong ☊
Substantial numbers of people support the reforms. ☊ substantial ☊
We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people). ☊ suggestion ☊
an organization that supports people with AIDS ☊ support ☊
Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal. ☊ support ☊
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 ☊
A surprising number of people came. ☊ surprising ☊
Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. ☊ survive ☊
You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way). ☊ suspicious ☊
The storms took the lives of 50 people. ☊ take ☊
teach sb to do sth: She taught me to be less critical of other people. ☊ teach ☊
a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players) ☊ team ☊
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 ☊
I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home. ☊ theory ☊
There are two people waiting outside. ☊ there ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
She took no interest in the people and things around her. ☊ thing ☊
Don't you ever think about other people? ☊ think about/of sb/sth ☊
There were thousands of people there. ☊ thousand ☊
When war threatens, people act irrationally. ☊ threaten ☊
The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. ☊ thus ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
today's young people ☊ today ☊
It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. ☊ tongue ☊
Cats sleep twice as much as people. ☊ twice ☊
People arrived in twos and threes. ☊ in twos and threes ☊
She mixes with all types of people. ☊ type ☊
She mixes with people of all types. ☊ type ☊
She is unconscious of the effect she has on people. ☊ unconscious ☊
an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed ☊ unemployed ☊
Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment. ☊ unemployment ☊
The tests discriminate unfairly against older people. ☊ unfairly ☊
Many people are deeply unhappy about the way the government has handled this matter. ☊ unhappy ☊
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 ☊
I can take up to four people (= but no more than four) in my car. ☊ up to sth ☊
upset sb/yourself: This decision is likely to upset a lot of people. ☊ upset ☊
The cat belongs to the people who live upstairs. ☊ upstairs ☊
Very few people know that. ☊ very ☊
People came from all over the world to view her work. ☊ view ☊
In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18. ☊ vote ☊
There are extra benefits for people on low wages. ☊ wage ☊
The area is famous for the warmth and hospitality of its people. ☊ warmth ☊
Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. ☊ warning ☊
The people on the bus waved and we waved back. ☊ wave ☊
They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). ☊ way ☊
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 ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
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 ☊
The whole country (= all the people in it) mourned her death. ☊ whole ☊
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 ☊
The festival attracts people from a wide area. ☊ wide ☊
Her books are widely read (= a lot of people read them). ☊ widely ☊
She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants). ☊ will ☊
They governed according to the will of the people. ☊ will ☊
They keep a list of people (who are) willing to work nights. ☊ willing ☊
Unemployment can be defined as the number of people who are willing and able to work, but who can not find jobs. ☊ willing ☊
People would willingly pay more for better services. ☊ willingly ☊
She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer. ☊ win ☊
There was a long line of people at the box-office window. ☊ window ☊
Increasing numbers of retired people are wintering abroad. ☊ winter ☊
wish to do sth: This course is designed for people wishing to update their computer skills. ☊ wish ☊
withdraw sth from sth: The drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects. ☊ withdraw ☊
Parents are the most important people in a child's world. ☊ world ☊
They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life). ☊ world ☊
worry (for/to sb): Mugging is a real worry for many old people. ☊ worry ☊
I've only broken my arm; other people are far worse off than me. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
Pressure can bring out the worst in people. ☊ bring out the worst in sb ☊
It's a friendly place—people come up to you in the street and start talking. ☊ you ☊
young people ☊ young ☊
monde ☊ notre ultime but est de reconstruire le monde ☊
personne ☊ il ne parlait à personne en particulier ☊
gens ☊ des gens sont venus me voir ☊
peuple ☊ ma vengeance va s’abattre sur votre peuple! ☊
autochtone ☊ nous pouvons répondre aux préoccupations des autochtones ☊