Level B2 (Upper Intermediate)
The French Word of the Day lesson covers the adjective “peuplé,” meaning “populated”. We also touch on “le peuple“, meaning “people”.
Meaning
Pronunciation with IPA
Example sentences
Related lessons
Meaning
- Peuplé is a French adjective that translates to “populated” or “densely populated.”
- La population refers to “the population.”
- Le peuple can mean “the people” or “population” of a country or region.
- The terms peu peuplé mean “sparsely populated,” while très peuplé mean “densely populated.”
Pronunciation
Example sentences
For this first sentence, l’état le moins peuplé (the least populated state) is an example of the French superlative (the most, the least, etc.). Students often have a difficult time with the pronunciation of the United States in French: Les États-Unis.
Le Wyoming est l’état le moins peuplé des États-Unis.
Wyoming is the least populated state in the United States.
For this second sentence, note that pays (country) has two syllables: pays or “pay-ee”.
La Chine et l’Inde sont les pays les plus peuplés du monde.
China and India are the most populated countries in the world.
This final sentence includes the year 2024. Students often have hard time with years in French.
Selon Wikipedia, la population de la France a atteint soixante-huit million en deux mille vingt-quatre.
According to Wikipédia, the population of France reached 68 million in 2024.
Related lessons and words related to peuplé
- Les gens vs. les personnes: people
- Le pays: country
- Populeux (adjective): populous
- Surpeuplé (adjective): overpopulated
- La démographie (noun): demography
