folk

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folk
[fəʊk]
sustantivo plural
1gente (f) (familiar) (people)
  • the folk I work with -> la gente con la que trabajo
  • my/your folks -> mi/tu familia, mi/tu gente; (family) mis/tus padres (parents) (Estados Unidos)
adjetivo
2(traditional)
  • folk dance -> baile (m) popular or regional
  • folk (music) -> música (f) folk or popular
  • folk singer -> cantante (sustantivo masculino) de folk
  • folk song -> canción (f) folk
  • folk tale -> cuento (m) popular

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folk [fouk]
sustantivo
1Gente, personas, el género humano. (Familiar) (m)
2Nación, raza, tribu, pueblo (raramente usado en plural). (m)
3 (plural) (m)
sustantivo
4E. (Estados Unidos) (m)
  • Old folks -> viejos o gente vieja
  • I never saw such folks -> nunca he visto gente semejante
  • What will folks say -> ¿Qué dirá la gente
  • Folk tale -> cuento popular
La gente; (faU.) parentesco, parientes, los que son de la misma familia.

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folk [fəʊk]
noun
1 (people) gente; (f)
country/city folk la gente de campo/ciudad; ordinary folk la gente llana; they're strange folk here aquí la gente es algo rara; the common folk el pueblo; my folks (informal) (parents) mis viejos; (informal) (m) (family) mi familia
the folks back home
the old folks los viejos; hello folks! ¡hola, amigos!
2
folk music See culture box in entry folk.
modifier
of ordinary people
folk art (n) artesanía popular tradicional; (f)or
folk dance (n) baile popular; (m)
this is a well-known folk dance called...
folk dancing (n) danza folklórica; (f)
my hobbies are folkdancing, pottery...
folk music (n) (traditional) música tradicional folklórica; (f)or (contemporary) música folk; (f)
folk rock (n) folk rock; (m)
folk singer (n) cantante de música folk; (m)
folk song (n) canción tradicional; (f)
folk tale (n) cuento popular; (m)
folk wisdom (n) saber popular; (m)

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