hoi polloi

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von hoi polloi im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

ayak takımı

avam

ayaktakımı

yaygara

gürültü

velvele

Relevante Übersetzungen

hoipolloi

ayaktakım

hoipolloi

avam

the hoi polloi

avam

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von hoi polloi im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The common people; the masses

The elite (hoi oligoi)

the masses, the throng, the common people, "the many" (Greek)

If someone refers to the hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well-educated, or upper-class people. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay. an insulting word for ordinary people

Türkische aussprache

hoy päloy

Synonyme

canaille, common people, great unwashed, herd, many, masses, multitude, peasantry, proletariat, rabble, rank-and-file, riffraff, working class, middle america, commonality

Antonyme

elite

Aussprache

/ˈhoi ˌpäˈloi/ /ˈhɔɪ ˌpɑːˈlɔɪ/

Etymologie

() From Ancient Greek οἱ (hoi, “the (plural)”), and πολλοί (polloi, “many”).