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un·pop·u·lar

 (ŭn-pŏp′yə-lər)
adj.
Lacking general approval or acceptance.
un′pop·u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.
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unpopular

(ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə)
adj
not popular with an individual or group of people
unpopularity n
unˈpopularly adv
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un•pop•u•lar

(ʌnˈpɒp yə lər)

adj.
1. not popular; disliked or ignored by the public.
2. in disfavor with a particular person or group.
[1640–50]
un`pop•u•lar′i•ty, n.
un•pop′u•lar•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approvalunpopular - regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war"
popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
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unpopular

adjective disliked, rejected, unwanted, avoided, shunned, unwelcome, undesirable, unattractive, detested, out of favour, unloved, out in the cold, cold-shouldered, not sought out, sent to Coventry (Brit.) I was unpopular in high school.
popular, liked, wanted, loved, welcome, favoured, desirable
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Translations
غَيْر شَعْبي، غَيْر مَحْبوبغَيْرُ مَحْبُوب
neoblíbenýnepopulární
upopulær
epäsuosittu
nepopularan
népszerűtlen
óvinsæll
人気のない
인기가 없는
nemėgstamasnepopuliarumasnepopuliarus
necienītsnepopulārs
neobľúbenýnepopulárny
nepriljubljen
impopulär
ไม่เป็นที่นิยม
không được ưa chuộng

unpopular

[ˈʌnˈpɒpjʊləʳ] ADJ (gen) → impopular, poco popular; (= unacceptable) → inaceptable, mal visto
it was an unpopular decision → fue una decisión impopular
she's an unpopular child → tiene muy pocos amigos
it is unpopular with the miners → los mineros no lo aceptan, los mineros lo ven mal
to make o.s. unpopular → hacerse impopular
you will be very unpopular with me → no te lo agradeceré
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unpopular

[ʌnˈpɒpjʊlər] adj
[person] → impopulaire
to be unpopular with sb [person] → ne pas être aimé(e) par qn, ne pas être apprécié(e) par qn
He was unpopular with most of the teachers
BUT La plupart de ses professeurs ne l'aimaient pas pas.; La plupart de ses professeurs ne l'appréciaient pas.
to make o.s. unpopular with sb → se rendre impopulaire auprès de qn
to make sb unpopular → rendre qn impopulaire
to make sb unpopular with sb → rendre qn impopulaire auprès de qn
[decision, scheme, choice, policy] → impopulaire
to be unpopular with sb [scheme, policy] → être impopulaire auprès de qn
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unpopular

adj person → unbeliebt (with sb bei jdm); decision, move, measures, tax → unpopulär; to make oneself unpopular (with somebody) → sich (bei jdm) unbeliebt machen; I’m unpopular with him just now → zur Zeit bin ich bei ihm nicht gut angeschrieben (inf)
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unpopular

[ʌnˈpɒpjʊləʳ] adj (gen) → impopolare
to be unpopular with sb (person, law) → non riscuotere l'approvazione di qn
to make o.s. unpopular (with) → rendersi antipatico/a (a) (subj, politician) → alienarsi le simpatie (di)
I'm unpopular with the boss at the moment → non sono nelle grazie del capo in questo momento
he's unpopular with the rest of the class → è mal visto dal resto della classe
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unpopular

(anˈpopjulə) adjective
generally disliked. an unpopular person/law; He was unpopular at school.
unˌpopuˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) noun
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unpopular

→ غَيْرُ مَحْبُوب neoblíbený upopulær unbeliebt μη δημοφιλής impopular epäsuosittu impopulaire nepopularan impopolare 人気のない 인기가 없는 onpopulair upopulær niepopularny impopular непопулярный impopulär ไม่เป็นที่นิยม popüler olmayan không được ưa chuộng 不受欢迎的
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