Usage examples of "older people" in English with translation to French

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Older people often fear change. Les personnes âgées ont souvent peur du changement.
Older people still remember the Kennedy assassination. Les plus âgés se rappellent encore l'affaire Kennedy.
My older sister was grounded for coming home too late last night. Ma sœur aînée est privée de sorties pour être rentrée trop tard la nuit dernière.
Some people caricature gay men as limp-wristed and speaking with a lisp. Certaines personnes caricaturent les homosexuels masculins comme efféminés et parlant avec un zézaiement.
She is older and wiser now. Elle est plus âgée et plus sage, maintenant.
It's a special holiday for people who like detective stories. Ce sont des vacances spéciales pour les gens qui aiment les histoires policières.
The older we grow, the less we dream. Plus nous vieillissons, moins nous rêvons.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.
Tatoeba: We've got sentences older than you. Tatoeba : Nous avons des phrases plus vieilles que vous.
People regretted his sudden death deeply. Les gens regrettaient profondément sa mort soudaine.
She became more and more beautiful as she grew older. Les années passant, elle devenait de plus en plus belle.
Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.
He can't be older than I am. Il ne peut pas être plus vieux que moi.
Some people are working in the fields. Des gens travaillent aux champs.
My older brother is watching TV. Mon frère aîné est en train de regarder la télévision.
"I can't bear to be doing nothing!" you often hear people say. « Je ne supporte pas de ne rien faire ! » entend-on souvent les gens dire.
My older brother had a position in a large company. Mon frère cadet avait un poste dans une grande entreprise.
The people at SETI are looking for intelligent life in the universe because they haven't found it here on Earth! Les gens du RIET cherchent une vie intelligente dans l'univers parce qu'ils ne l'ont pas trouvée ici sur Terre !
He's three years older than me. Il a trois ans de plus que moi.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.
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