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Demokratische
dünn besiedelt [ bevölkert]
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English
German
German
to be sparsely populated
dünn besiedelt sein
German
German
English
English
dünn besiedelt [o. bevölkert]
sparsely populated
spärlich bevölkert
sparsely populated
menschenarm
sparsely populated
dünn besiedelt
sparsely [or thinly] populated
dünn besiedelt
sparsely [or thinly] populated
diese Region ist dünn besiedelt
this region is sparsely populated
dicht [o. stark]/dünn/schwach [o. kaum] besiedelt
densely/thinly/sparsely populated
die Steppe ist nur wenig bevölkert
the steppes are only sparsely populated
diese einsame Gegend ist kaum bewohnt
this lonely region is sparsely populated
sparse·ly [ˈspɑ:sli, Am ˈspɑ:r-] ADV
1. sparsely (thinly):
sparsely
spärlich
the plain is sparsely covered with some shrubs
in der Ebene wachsen nur hier und da ein paar Sträucher
to be sparsely populated
dünn besiedelt sein
2. sparsely (meagrely):
sparsely
dürftig
sparsely furnished
dürftig eingerichtet
popu·late [ˈpɒpjəleɪt, Am ˈpɑ:p-] VB trans
1. populate usu passive (inhabit):
to be populated
bevölkert sein
to be populated island by/with
bewohnt sein von +dat
the river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish
in dem Fluss sind vor allem kleinere Fischarten heimisch
a very sparsely/densely populated area
eine sehr dünn/dicht besiedelte Gegend
2. populate (provide inhabitants):
to populate sth
etw besiedeln
Eastern Canada was initially populated by the French
in Ostkanada ließen sich ursprünglich die Franzosen nieder
to populate a stream with trout
in einem Bach Forellen ansiedeln
3. populate COMPUT:
to populate sth
etw bestücken
OpenDict entry
populate VB
the table column will be automatically populated with data
die Tabellenspalte wird automatisch mit Daten ausgefüllt
populated ADJ
populated
bevölkert
populated
bewohnt
populate VB
populate
bevölkern
Present
Ipopulate
youpopulate
he/she/itpopulates
wepopulate
youpopulate
theypopulate
Past
Ipopulated
youpopulated
he/she/itpopulated
wepopulated
youpopulated
theypopulated
Present Perfect
Ihavepopulated
youhavepopulated
he/she/ithaspopulated
wehavepopulated
youhavepopulated
theyhavepopulated
Past Perfect
Ihadpopulated
youhadpopulated
he/she/ithadpopulated
wehadpopulated
youhadpopulated
theyhadpopulated
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The village was re-populated for a time in the 1970s by hippy communities, and in recent years the population has been steadily increasing.
en.wikipedia.org
Unlike the spines, the surface of the soma is populated by voltage activated ion channels.
en.wikipedia.org
Suddenly, music festivals weren't terrifyingly countercultural events populated by drug-demented anarchists straight from the pages of the tabloid press, but an all-the-family affair.
thequietus.com
With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country, after Vatican City.
en.wikipedia.org
These neighborhoods are populated by deeply unromantic people who just happen to make the country go.
www.irishcentral.com

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