population

población

Todas las personas que viven en un lugar determinado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: population of somewhere (The population of the island is falling.)

Sinónimos: inhabitants, residents

Expresiones frecuentes: local population, population growth, population of something

población

Todas las personas que comparten una característica determinada.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: population of someone (The region has a growing population of retired people.)

Sinónimos: group

Expresiones frecuentes: student population, elderly population, population of something

población

Grupo de seres vivos de la misma especie que suelen vivir en una misma zona.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: population of something (We found a healthy population of frogs.)

Expresiones frecuentes: fish population, wild population, population of something