population

population

Ensemble des personnes qui vivent dans un lieu donné.

En anglais simple : All the people who live in a particular place.

• The town has a small population.
• The population has doubled in twenty years.
• Most of the population lives near the coast.

Comment l'utiliser : population of somewhere (The population of the island is falling.)

Synonymes : inhabitants, residents

Expressions courantes : local population, population growth, population of something

population

Ensemble des personnes ayant une caractéristique commune.

En anglais simple : All the people who share a particular feature.

• The student population is growing.
• The survey focused on the adult population.
• The city has a large population of Spanish speakers.

Comment l'utiliser : population of someone (The region has a growing population of retired people.)

Synonymes : group

Expressions courantes : student population, elderly population, population of something

population

Groupe d’êtres vivants de la même espèce, vivant généralement dans une même zone.

En anglais simple : A group of living things of the same kind, usually living in the same area.

• The fish population is falling.
• Scientists counted the island’s bird populations.
• A small population of wolves lives in this forest.

Comment l'utiliser : population of something (We found a healthy population of frogs.)

Expressions courantes : fish population, wild population, population of something