B1🔤 Letters O & P
Italian word
popolare
of the people, working-class; popular (well-liked); to populate
Looks like
popular
liked by many people
⚠️ The trap
'Quartiere popolare' does NOT mean a popular (trendy) neighbourhood — it means a working-class district. 'Popolare' in Italian often carries the class connotation. To say something is well-liked, Italians more often say 'molto amato' or 'molto apprezzato'.
To say "liked by many people" in Italian:
popolare (covers multiple meanings)
"popolare" in English means:
of the people, working-class; popular (well-liked); to populate
Example
"Abita in un quartiere popolare della città."
"He lives in a working-class neighbourhood of the city."
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