What does popular in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word popular in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use popular in Spanish.

The word popular in Spanish means popular, popular, popular, poor, working-class, popular, common, popular acclaim, popular support, shantytown, poor neighborhood, working-class neighborhood, neighborhood pharmacy, public outcry, public backlash, popular referendum, plebiscite, public unrest, popular front, common tongue, folk medicine, pop music, PP, common knowledge, popular knowledge, popular sovereignty, popular subject, popular character, popular tradition, community college, low-income housing, popular vote, universal and direct vote. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word popular

popular

adjetivo (célebre, conocido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Aura es el libro más popular de Carlos Fuentes.
Aura is the most popular book by Carlos Fuentes.

popular

adjetivo (relativo al pueblo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cualquier dicho popular que encierra una enseñanza.
Every popular saying contains a lesson.

popular

adjetivo (querido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es una estudiante muy popular en la universidad.
She is a very popular student at the university.

poor, working-class

adjetivo (barato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los inmigrantes viven en una zona muy popular de la ciudad.
Immigrants tend to live in a poor area of the city.

popular, common

adjetivo (común)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pasear los domingos en la plaza es una costumbre popular del lugar.
A popular pastime was to spend Sundays in the town square.

popular acclaim

(unanimidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fue elegido como representante de España por aclamación popular.

popular support

(raigambre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shantytown

locución nominal masculina (zona humilde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

poor neighborhood

(zona humilde) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes de conseguir este trabajo vivía en un barrio pobre.
Before getting this job I lived in a poor neighborhood.

working-class neighborhood

locución nominal masculina (zona modesta) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

neighborhood pharmacy

locución nominal femenina (DO (pequeña farmacia)

Me gusta comprar en la botica popular de mi barrio.

public outcry, public backlash

(de una multitud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El clamor popular impide el cierre del hospital.
The public outcry stopped the hospital from being shut down.

popular referendum, plebiscite

(decisión por votación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se llevó a cabo una consulta popular sobre la posibilidad de votar a los 16 años.
A popular referendum was carried out on the possiblity of voting at 16 years old.

public unrest

(enojo de ciudadanos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nuevo aumento del precio de la gasolina despertó el descontento popular.
The new rise in the price of gas has caused popular discontent.

popular front

(partidos de izquierda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En varios países han surgido frentes populares.
Popular fronts have emerged in many countries.

common tongue

(lengua del pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El lenguaje popular está lleno de dichos y refranes.

folk medicine

nombre femenino (tradicional, empírica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La medicina popular no utiliza fármacos.

pop music

(del gusto de la mayoría)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan toca en una banda de música popular.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This station only plays easy listening music.

PP

nombre masculino (sigla: Partido Popular) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se declara votante del PP.
He declared himself a PP voter.

common knowledge, popular knowledge

(sabiduría tradicional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

popular sovereignty

locución nominal femenina (der: poder en el pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

popular subject, popular character

(de comunidad, sociedad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

popular tradition

locución nominal femenina (de un país, pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

community college

(institución educativa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La universidad popular ofrece talleres y cursos de oficios.
The community college offers workshops and vocational courses.

low-income housing

(para bajos ingresos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

popular vote

locución nominal femenina (elección de primer grado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

universal and direct vote

locución nominal femenina (elección de primer grado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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