a mucha gente

many people

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phrase Uncommon #17,391

many people The a can mean “to” with an indirect object, but is often not translated when it marks a person as a direct object.

SP: A mucha gente le encanta la música.

EN: Many people love music.

Puede traer problemas a mucha gente.

It can cause problems for many people.

— Rebeca (1940)

Han disparado a mucha gente.

They have shot a lot of people.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Si ves a tu alrededor, vas a ver a mucha gente haciendo lo mismo.

If you look around, you’ll see a lot of people doing the same thing.

Han dejado atrás a mucha gente.

They have left many people behind.

— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)

He matado a mucha gente.

I have killed many people.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Eso le dio esperanzas a mucha gente.

That gave hope to many people.

La obra de Markofferson había atraído a mucha gente a la ciudad.

Markofferson's work had drawn a lot of people to the city.

A mucha gente le gusta viajar.

Many people like to travel.

¿Has traído aquí a mucha gente?

Have you brought a lot of people here?

— Stalker (1979)

A mucha gente no le gustan los hospitales.

Many people don't like hospitals.

Y debería molestarle a mucha gente.

And it should bother a lot of people.

— La Máquina: The Smashing Machine (2025)

No se la enseñes a mucha gente.

Don't show it to too many people.

— Realmente amor (2003)

Eso molestará a mucha gente.

That will upset a lot of people.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Asustas a mucha gente.

You scare a lot of people.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Y lo peor es que esos tipos le llenan la cabeza a mucha gente.

And the worst part is that those guys fill a lot of people's heads with nonsense.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Tom es la clase de persona que a mucha gente simplemente no le gusta.

Tom is the kind of person a lot of people simply don't like.

La investigación del físico ayudará a mucha gente.

The physicist's research will help many people.

Sus críticas siempre dan en el blanco y eso incomoda a mucha gente.

His criticisms are always spot on, and that makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

Y de pronto sentí esa estupidez que por lo visto le da a mucha gente.

And suddenly I felt that stupid feeling that apparently a lot of people get.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Usted perjudicó a mucha gente, Frank.

You harmed a lot of people, Frank.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

¿Es cierto, Johnston, que ahí fuera a mucha gente le han cortado la cabeza?

Is it true, Johnston, that a lot of people have had their heads cut off out there?

— El último emperador (1987)