masses

les masses, le peuple

Les gens ordinaires considérés comme un grand groupe, surtout ceux qui n’ont ni richesse ni pouvoir.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : the public, ordinary people

Expressions courantes : the masses, appeal to the masses, education for the masses

les masses, le peuple

Les gens ordinaires pris ensemble, surtout ceux qui ont peu d’argent ou de pouvoir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : the common people, the populace

Contraires : the elite

Expressions courantes : the masses, educate the masses, feed the masses

masses

Grandes quantités de matière regroupée en blocs ou en tas.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : masses of something (Dense masses of cloud covered the mountain.)

Synonymes : lumps, bodies

Expressions courantes : masses of something, air masses, dense masses

les masses, la population

L’ensemble des personnes qui composent une société.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : the public, the population

Expressions courantes : the masses, reach the masses, appeal to the masses