little people
Commoners; ordinary peopleCommoners; ordinary people.
» If Tom spoke a little slower, people would be able to understand him better.
Spräche Tom etwas langsamer, verstünde man ihn besser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(figuratively)Commoners; ordinary people.
(dated, plural, plural only, slang)The Vietnamese, particularly in the Vietnam War.
Examples
11 sentencesIf Tom spoke a little slower, people would be able to understand him better.
deSpräche Tom etwas langsamer, verstünde man ihn besser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He knew little about the people.
Він знав про людей мало. — SvetlanaSVD
If you don't start treating people with a little more respect, people may start avoiding you like the plague.
deWenn du nicht endlich anfängst, die Menschen ein wenig respektvoller zu behandeln, könnten die Menschen anfangen, dich zu meiden wie die Pest. — Manfredo
Little people watch big people.
I'm a little wary of people who punctuate their text messages.
Forms
plural: little peoples| Singular | little people |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.