les Viets

Vietnamese people

→ viet
noun · masculine plural Rare #40,805
Vietnamese people Plural of “Viet”; can sound dated or politically charged depending on context.
FR: Ce livre raconte l’histoire des Viets pendant la guerre.
EN: This book tells the story of the Vietnamese during the war.

Les Viets avaient pas droit à ça.

The Viet Minh weren't entitled to that.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Les Viets en avaient bavé plus d'une fois.

The Viets had been through the wringer more than once.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Des Viets?

Vietnamese?

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Pour que les Viets sachent qui a fait ça.

So that the Viet Cong would know who did this.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

C'est tenu par les Viets.

It's held by the Viet Minh.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)