Usage examples of "nombre de gens" in French with translation to English

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Un assez grand nombre de gens le croient encore. Quite a number of people still believe it.
L'OMS a un projet de réduction de l'utilisation néfaste de l'alcool. Il inclue l'augmentation des taxes sur l'alcool, la réduction du nombre de points de vente d'alcool et l'augmentation de l'âge légal de consommation. Des fonctionnaires déclarent que d'autres mesures incluent des législations efficaces contre la conduite en état d'ivresse et l'interdiction des publicités pour les alcools. The WHO has a plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It includes raising taxes on alcohol, reducing the number of places to buy alcohol and raising the drinking age. Officials say other measures include effective drunk driving laws and banning some alcohol advertising.
À l'époque, peu de gens pouvaient voyager à l'étranger. In those days, few people could travel abroad.
Le nombre de cas de coqueluche est en hausse ces dernières années. The number of cases of whooping cough is on the rise in the last years.
Peu de gens admettent leurs erreurs. Few people will admit their faults.
En janvier, le nombre de chômeurs est tombé au plus bas depuis cinq ans. The unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low in January.
Des milliers de gens furent victimes de cette maladie. Thousands of people became victims of this disease.
Cette entreprise cherche à réduire le nombre de ses employés en mettant à disposition beaucoup d'argent pour les départs volontaires. That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies.
Chaque année, des millions de gens meurent de faim. Millions of people starve to death every year.
Une grosse bombe tomba, et un grand nombre de personnes perdirent la vie. A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.
Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident. Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident.
Récemment le nombre de voitures a considérablement augmenté. Recently the number of cars has greatly increased.
Personne ne sait vraiment combien de gens ont trouvé la mort. No one is sure how many people died.
J'ai connu intimement un grand nombre de personnes impliquées dans les arts. I have known intimately a great many persons who were absorbed in the arts.
De plus en plus de gens sont en rupture de paiement de leurs emprunts. More and more people are falling behind in their mortgage payments.
Un temps chaud et humide augmente le nombre de crimes. Warm and humid weather increases the number of crimes.
Peu de gens vivent jusqu'à cent ans. Few people live to be one hundred years old.
Je connais un certain nombre de personnes qui ne mangent pas de viande. I know quite a few people who don't eat meat.
La rue grouillait de gens faisant leurs courses. The street was bustling with shoppers.
La récente pénurie de café a donné lieu à un grand nombre de problèmes. The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
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