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Peule nom {f}

Fula◼◼◼(people)
noun
[UK: fjˈʊlə] [US: fjˈʊlə]

peuple nom {m}

people◼◼◼(the mass of community as distinguished from a special class)
noun
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]
We are the people. = Nous sommes le peuple.

people◼◼◼(a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]
We are the people. = Nous sommes le peuple.

third estate(commoners)
noun
[UK: ˈθɜːd ɪ.ˈsteɪt] [US: ˈθɝːd ə.ˈsteɪt]

peuplé adjectif

populated◼◼◼(with inhabitants)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɒ.pjʊ.leɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈpɑː.pjə.ˌle.təd]
The region is large, but sparsely populated. = La région est vaste, mais peu peuplée.

peuple nom

folk [folks]◼◼◻(inhabitants of a region)
noun
[UK: fəʊk] [US: foʊk]
The supercilious billionaire couldn't stand the idea of sharing public transit with the common folk. = Le milliardaire hautain ne pouvait pas supporter l'idée de partager les transports en commun avec le peuple commun.

peuple élu nom {m}

Chosen People◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈtʃəʊ.zən ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈtʃoʊ.zən ˈpiːp.l̩]

peuple Waswanipi nom propre

Waswanipi(people)
proper noun

peupler verbe

people [peopled, peopling, peoples]◼◼◼(to fill with people)
verb
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]
We are the people. = Nous sommes le peuple.

people [peopled, peopling, peoples]◼◼◼(to inhabit, to occupy)
verb
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]
We are the people. = Nous sommes le peuple.

populate [populated, populating, populates]◼◼◻(to live in)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒ.pjʊ.leɪt] [US: ˈpɑː.pjə.ˌlet]
The region is large, but sparsely populated. = La région est vaste, mais peu peuplée.

populate [populated, populating, populates]◼◼◻(to supply with inhabitants)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒ.pjʊ.leɪt] [US: ˈpɑː.pjə.ˌlet]
The region is large, but sparsely populated. = La région est vaste, mais peu peuplée.

peuplier nom {m}

poplar [poplars]◼◼◼(any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.plə(r)] [US: ˈpɑː.plər]

peur nom {f}

scare [scares]◼◼◼(minor fright)
noun
[UK: skeə(r)] [US: ˈsker]
We had a scare. = On a eu peur.

peur de rater quelque chose nom {f}

fear of missing out◼◼◼(form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities)
noun

peur rouge nom {f}

red scare◼◼◼(perceived threat from communism and leftist movements)
noun

peureux adjectif

fearful◼◼◼(frightened, filled with terror)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪə.fəl] [US: ˈfɪr.fəl]

fearful◼◼◼(tending to fear)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪə.fəl] [US: ˈfɪr.fəl]

eerie [eerier, eeriest](frightened)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪə.ri] [US: ˈɪ.ri]

peut-être adverbe

maybe◼◼◼(as a pro-sentence)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː] [US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

maybe◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː] [US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

perhaps◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: pə.ˈhæps] [US: pər.ˈhæps]

possibly◼◼◻adverb
[UK: ˈpɒ.sə.bli] [US: ˈpɑː.sə.bli]

peut-être verbe

may◼◼◼(possibly, but not certainly)
verb
[UK: meɪ] [US: ˈmeɪ]

might◼◼◼(indicator of conditional or possible actions)
verb
[UK: maɪt] [US: ˈmaɪt]

peut-être que [+ indicative] adverbe

maybe◼◼◼(indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː] [US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

peux-tu marcher ? phrase

do you think you can walk◼◼◼(do you think you can walk?)
phrase

[colloquial] un peu mon neveu phrase

and how(strong confirmation of preceding)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈhaʊ] [US: ænd ˈhaʊ]

[familiar] peux-tu m'aider ? phrase

can you help me(can you help me?)
phrase

à la vapeur adjectif

steamed◼◼◼(having been cooked by exposure to steam)
adjective
[UK: stiːmd] [US: ˈstiːmd]

à peu de choses près adverbe

pretty much◼◼◼(almost completely; very nearly; mostly)
adverb
[UK: ˈprɪ.ti ˈmʌtʃ] [US: ˈprɪ.ti ˈmʌtʃ]

à peu près adverbe

approximately◼◼◼(imprecise but close to in quantity or amount)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li] [US: ə.ˈprɑːk.sə.mət.li]

ish◼◼◼(about, approximately)
adverb
[UK: ˈɪʃ] [US: ˈɪʃ]

kind of◼◼◻(somewhat)
adverb
[UK: kaɪnd əv] [US: ˈkaɪnd əv]

à peu près adjectif

odd [odder, oddest]◼◼◻(about)
adjective
[UK: ɒd] [US: ˈɑːd]

à peu près

-ish◼◻◻(appended to numbers)

à toute vapeur nom

full blast(maximum capacity or effort)
noun
[UK: fʊl blɑːst] [US: ˈfʊl ˈblæst]

à voile et à vapeur (on windsail and on steam power) adjectif

AC/DC◼◼◼(bisexual)
adjective
[UK: ˌeɪ.siː.ˈdiː.siː] [US: ˌeɪ.siː.ˈdiː.siː]

accroître un peu verbe

eke out◼◼◼(to supplement)
verb
[UK: iːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːk ˈaʊt]

adipeux nom

adipose◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈæ.dɪ.pəʊs] [US: ˈæ.dɪpoʊs]

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