bas peuple

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba pœpl/ ~ /bɑ pœpl/ === Noun === bas peuple m (uncountable) (often derogatory) the little people, the populace, the plebs, the great unwashed, the unwashed masses, the lower orders, the masses, hoi polloi (the lower class) Synonyms: plèbe, populace, prolétariat, vulgum pecus, petites gens, gens de peu ==== Usage notes ==== Always used with the definite article le.