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    Masses (en. Masses)

    /mas/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A large group of people.
    The masses gathered for the demonstration.
    Les masses se sont rassemblées pour la manifestation.
    A large quantity, a significant volume.
    There was a lot of work to be done.
    Il y avait des masses de travail à faire.
    The matter regarded as a whole.
    The masses of this material are difficult to measure.
    Les masses de ce matériau sont difficiles à mesurer.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'massa', meaning a mass or a heap.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    the popular masses
    Groups of people who follow a movement.
    les masses populaires
    in the masses
    Within a large group of people.
    dans les masses
    working masses
    The workers or the working class.
    masses laborieuses

    Related Words

    mass
    A volume or quantity of a substance.
    masse
    massive
    Having great solidity or density.
    massif
    to massify
    To make something or a group more massive.
    massifier

    Slang Meanings

    A large group of people without distinction.
    It was just the masses waiting at the entrance.
    C'était juste les masses qui attendaient à l'entrée.
    Ordinary people, often in a negative context.
    He doesn't want to address the masses.
    Il ne veut pas s'adresser aux masses.