popular in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for popular in the English»French Dictionary

popular [Brit ˈpɒpjʊlə, Am ˈpɑpjələr] ADJ

1. popular (generally liked):

popular actor, singer, politician

populaire (with, among parmi)

popular profession, hobby, sport

répandu (with, among chez)

popular food, dish

prisé (with, among par)

popular product, resort, colour, design

en vogue (with, among chez)

John is very popular

John a beaucoup d'amis

Smith was a popular choice as chairman

le choix de Smith comme président a été très apprécié

she's popular with the boys

elle a du succès auprès des garçons

I'm not very popular with my husband at the moment

je n'ai pas tellement la cote auprès de mon mari en ce moment inf

2. popular (of or for the people):

popular music, song

populaire

popular entertainment, TV programme

grand public

popular inv science, history etc

de vulgarisation

popular enthusiasm, interest, support

du public

popular discontent, uprising

du peuple

popular movement

populaire

to have popular appeal

avoir du succès auprès du public

contrary to popular belief

contrairement à ce qu'on pense généralement

the popular image of sth

l'image qu'on se fait généralement de qc

the popular view or perception of sth

l'opinion générale sur qc

by popular demand or request

à la demande générale

the popular press

la presse populaire

popular front N

popular front

Front m populaire

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to be enduringly popular

rester populaire

immensely complicated, popular, useful

extrêmement, infiniment

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paralittérature

popular literature

la croyance collective ou populaire

popular belief

démocratie parlementaire/populaire

parliamentary/popular democracy

couru (courue) restaurant, musée, villégiature

popular

populaire littérature, art, roman

popular

le bon sens populaire

popular wisdom

populaire

popular (chez, parmi with)

populaire révolte, mouvement

popular

populaire (utilisé par le peuple)

popular

se populariser

to become very popular

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Translations for popular in the English»French Dictionary

popular [ˈpɒpjʊləʳ, Am ˈpɑ:pjəlɚ] ADJ

1. popular (liked, understood by many people):

popular

populaire

popular brand

courant(e)

to be popular

être apprécié de tous

to be popular with the students

être populaire auprès des étudiants

you won't be popular if you say that

ça na va pas te rendre populaire de dire ça

2. popular (widespread):

popular

étendu(e)

a popular misconception

une idée fausse largement répandue

3. popular (of or by the people):

popular culture, tradition

populaire

popular feeling

du peuple

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imagerie populaire

popular imagery

belote

popular card game

java

popular dance

fréquenté(e) promenade

popular

ce lieu est bien fréquenté (quantitatif)

this is a popular place

populaire

popular

populaire personne

popular

avoir la cote avec [ou auprès de] qn inf

to be popular with sb

vulgaire

popular

raï

rai (popular style of youth music from Algeria)

bal musette

popular dance with a band led by the accordion

popular Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be popular

être apprécié de tous

to be popular with the students

être populaire auprès des étudiants

you won't be popular if you say that

ça na va pas te rendre populaire de dire ça

a popular misconception

une idée fausse largement répandue

the legend originates with a popular custom

la légende tire son origine d'une coutume populaire

ever-vigilant/-popular

toujours vigilant/populaire

rai (popular style of youth music from Algeria)

raï

to be very popular with sb

jouir d'une grande faveur auprès de qn

Popular Front (leftwing government coalition elected in 1936)

Front populaire

popular dance with a band led by the accordion

bal musette

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Popular traditional arts are mainly in pottery, basketry (such as Tonga baskets), stools, fabrics, mats, wooden carvings, ivory carvings, wire craft and copper crafts.

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Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations.

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They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish.

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Bol itself is a very popular tourist destination and has a number of harbourside bars and restaurants.

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The videos are action-packed and embrace popular culture in order to capture the attention of students.

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Other popular trends included hoodies, jean shorts, khaki cargo pants, baggy basketball shorts, and chinos.

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A market that's down by 90 per cent is arithmetically 90 per cent more attractive than it was when it was popular.

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Although wind power is a popular form of energy generation, the construction of wind farms is not universally welcomed, often for aesthetic reasons.

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It is a popular picnic site with groups of mature trees.

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Now popular with independent film makers, crowdfunding involves the pooling of money and other resources to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.

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