gentes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gentes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

don de gentes N m

don de gentes

ability to get on well with people

don de gentes

good interpersonal skills form

tiene don de gentes

he gets on well with people

tiene don de gentes

he has a way with people

gente¹ ADJ LatAm

1. gente (de buenas maneras):

gente

respectable

es una familia muy o bien gente

they're a very decent o respectable family

2. gente (amable):

gente

kind

gente

good

gente² ADV Chil Mex

se portó muy gente conmigo

she was very good o kind to me

gente³ N f Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice there
Cuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday

1. gente (personas):

gente

people pl

había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente

there were a lot of/very few/so many people

¿qué va a decir la gente?

what will people say?

tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva

I want to meet some new people

estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente

I'm spending this Christmas with my family

estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente

I'm spending this Christmas with my folks inf

¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo?

how's everyone back home?

toda la gente del cine

everyone in the movie o film world

como la gente CSur inf regalo/camisa

decent inf

como la gente hablar

properly

metido a gente Chil inf es un roto metido a gente

he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstart

ser buena gente

to be nice (o kind etc.)

son muy buena gente

they're very nice

es buena gente LatAm

he's nice

ser gente AmS

to behave (properly)

2. gente <gentes fpl > liter (habitantes):

gentes

people pl

gente guapa Spain, gente linda N f

la gente guapa

the beautiful people pl

gente bien N f

la gente bien no actúa de esa manera

respectable people don't behave like that

solo se relaciona con la gente bien

she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain class

donde veranea la gente bien

where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation Am

donde veranea la gente bien

where posh people spend their summer holidays Brit

gente menuda N f

la gente menuda

the children pl

la gente menuda

the kids pl inf

gente gorda N f Spain inf

la gente gorda

the fat cats pl

la gente gorda

the bigwigs pl

gente de a pie N f

la gente de a pie

the man in the street

la gente de a pie

the ordinary citizen

usa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie

he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average person

Translations for gentes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he billeted his troops on local householders

alojó a sus tropas con las gentes del lugar

gentes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gentes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gente N f

1. gente (personas):

gente

people pl

gente de armas

men at arms

la gente joven/mayor

young/old people

gente menuda (niños)

children

a este partido le preocupa la gente

this party cares about people

tienes que tratar más con la gente

you should spend more time with other people

¿qué dirá la gente?

what will people say?

tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

2. gente (personal):

gente

staff

3. gente (tropa):

gente MIL

troop

gente NAUT

crew

4. gente inf (parentela):

gente

family

¿qué tal tu gente?

how are your folks?

5. gente LatAm (honrado):

gente

honest people

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tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

oleada de gente

throng of people

abarrotado de gente

crowded

un tumulto de gente

a crowd of people

Translations for gentes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to be socially inept

no tener don de gentes

to be a good mixer

tener don de gentes

gentlefolk

gente f de buena familia

chock-a-block with people

abarrotado de gente

country-folk

gente f de campo

gentes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

la plaza era un hormiguero de gente

the square was seething with people

había mogollón de gente en la fiesta

there were loads of people at the party

tener trato de gentes

to have a way with people

tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

un océano de gente salía del concierto

a huge throng of people left the concert

a este partido le preocupa la gente

this party cares about people

tienes que tratar más con la gente

you should spend more time with other people

tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

práctica de mencionar gente importante para impresionar

name-dropping

mucha gente de aquí es verdaderamente rica

many people here are very rich indeed