I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld]NThe irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.
I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl]N(nation)gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.
and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n]CONJWhen used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue. and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc). For examples and other uses, see the entry below.