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folk Noun, pl 1. people in general, esp. those of a particular group or class: ordinary folk 2. Also: (folks) Informal members of one's family; relatives Noun 1. Informal short for folk music 2. a people or tribe Adjective originating from or traditional to the common people of a country: folk art [Old English folc] Folk people in general; members of a family. See also kinsfolk. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
folk Translationsadj → popular, folklórico; folks npl → familia, parientes mpl cpd → folklorique; folks npl (inf) (= parents); famille f, parents mpl cpd → Volks-; my folks (parents) → meine alten Herrschaften cpd → popolare; folks npl → famiglia |
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However, gentle reader, or simple reader, whichever you may be, lest you should be led to waste your precious time upon these pages, I make so bold as at once to tell you the sort of folk you'll have to meet and put up with, if you and I are to jog on comfortably together. Dame Eliza looked doubtfully at him, as though fearing some other stratagem, but, as he made no demand for ale, she finally brought the paints, and watched him as he smeared on his background, talking the while about the folk round the fire. said the fisher folk on the shore, whispering a prayer as they turned to go home. |
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