masses

las masas, el pueblo

La gente corriente como grupo numeroso, especialmente quienes carecen de riqueza o poder.

En inglés sencillo: Ordinary people considered as a large group, especially those without power or wealth.

• The leader spoke directly to the masses.
• Cheap books brought literature to the masses.
• Will this new policy win support among the masses?

Sinónimos: the public, ordinary people

Expresiones frecuentes: the masses, appeal to the masses, education for the masses

las masas, el pueblo

Las personas corrientes como grupo, especialmente quienes tienen poco dinero o poder.

En inglés sencillo: Ordinary people, especially those with little money or power, considered as a group.

• The ruler ignored the masses.
• Cheap books made knowledge available to the masses.
• The wealthy lived far from the struggling masses.

Sinónimos: the common people, the populace

Antónimos: the elite

Expresiones frecuentes: the masses, educate the masses, feed the masses

masas

Grandes cantidades de materia reunida en grupos o montones.

En inglés sencillo: Large amounts or groups of material gathered together.

• Huge masses of ice blocked the river.
• Warm air masses moved across the country.
• The scan showed two masses of abnormal tissue.

Cómo se usa: masses of something (Dense masses of cloud covered the mountain.)

Sinónimos: lumps, bodies

Expresiones frecuentes: masses of something, air masses, dense masses

las masas, la población

Todas las personas de una sociedad consideradas en conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: All the people in a society, considered together.

• The message reached the masses.
• Television brought the debate to the masses.
• Will these changes benefit the masses?

Sinónimos: the public, the population

Expresiones frecuentes: the masses, reach the masses, appeal to the masses