popular

popular

popular(poh-poo-lahr)

adjective

1. (well known)

a. popular

Jessica es la niña más popular de su escuela.

Jessica is the most popular girl in her school.

2. (of the people)

a. popular

El país llevó a cabo sus primeras elecciones verdaderamente populares en su historia.

The country carried out their first truly popular elections in their history.

3. (mass)

a. popular

En algunas regiones, existe la creencia popular de que andar descalzo provoca enfermedades.

In some regions there is a popular belief that going barefoot will make you sick.

4. (poor)

a. working class

Ernesto me advirtió que no visitara los barrios populares de Cali.

Ernesto warned me not to visit the working class neighborhoods of Cali.

5. (traditional)

a. folk (art, music)

Disfrutamos escuchando música popular en vivo en nuestro viaje a la sierra de Chiapas.

We enjoyed listening to live folk music on our trip to the mountains of Chiapas.

6. (language)

a. colloquial

El lenguaje popular de la gente del pueblo de mi esposa puede ser difícil de entender.

The colloquial language of the people in my wife's home town can be difficult to understand.

popular

adjective

1. (del pueblo)

a. popular

2. (arte, música)

a. folk

3. (lenguaje)

a. colloquial

la voluntad popularthe will of the people

4. (famoso aceptado)

a. popular

hacerse popularto catch on

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popular

adjective

1 (del pueblo) [+cultura, levantamiento] popular; [+música] popular; folk; [+tradiciones] popular; folk; [+lenguaje] popular; colloquial

el tribunal popular the people's court

2 (de clase obrera)

un barrio popular a working-class neighbourhood o neighborhood; (EEUU)

3 (muy conocido) popular

es un actor muy popular he is a very popular actor; es la más popular de su clase she's the most popular child in her class