folk

folk
noun
, pl. same or folks
1) (a people) Volk, das
2) in pl.

folk[s] — (people) Leute Pl.; (people in general) die Leute

[the] rich/poor folk — die Reichen/Armen

old folk[s] — alte Leute

3) in pl. folks (coll., as address): (people, friends) Leute Pl. (ugs.)
4) in pl. folks (coll.): (one's relatives) Verwandte Pl.; Leute Pl. (ugs.)
5) attrib. (of the people, traditional) Volks-
* * *
[fouk] 1. noun plural
((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) die Leute (pl.)
2. adjective
((of the traditions) of the common people of a country: folk customs; folk dance; folk music.) Volks-...
- academic.ru/101267/folks">folks
- folklore
* * *
folk
[fəʊk, AM foʊk]
I. n
1. pl (people) Leute pl
farming \folk Landvolk nt
old/ordinary \folk alte/normale Leute
2. no pl (music) Folk m
II. n modifier
1. (art) [art, club, singer] Folk-
2. (traditional) [customs, culture, religion] Volks-
* * *
[fəʊk]
pl
1) ( inf: people) Leute pl; (= people in general) die Leute, man

a lot of folk(s) believe ... — viele (Leute) glauben ...

there were a lot of folk at the concert — es waren eine Menge Leute bei dem Konzert

come on, folks (inf)na los, Leute!

the young/old folk — die Jungen/Alten

old folk can't ... — alte Menschen können nicht ...

2) (inf
= relatives also folks)

my folks — meine Leute

the old folk(s) stayed at home — die alten Herrschaften blieben zu Haus

* * *
folk [fəʊk]
A pl folk, folks s
1. pl Leute pl:
poor folk;
some folk are never satisfied;
folks say die Leute sagen, man sagt
2. pl (nur folks) umg
a) meine etc Leute pl oder Verwandten pl oder Angehörigen pl
b) (besonders als Anrede) Leute pl, Herrschaften pl:
well, folks, shall we go tonight?
3. Volk n (Träger des Volkstums)
4. obs Volk n, Nation f
5. Folk m (Volksmusik)
B adj Volks…:
folk art (dance, etymology, hero, medicine, music, etc);
folk-etymological volksetymologisch
* * *
noun
, pl. same or folks
1) (a people) Volk, das
2) in pl.

folk[s] — (people) Leute Pl.; (people in general) die Leute

[the] rich/poor folk — die Reichen/Armen

old folk[s] — alte Leute

3) in pl. folks (coll., as address): (people, friends) Leute Pl. (ugs.)
4) in pl. folks (coll.): (one's relatives) Verwandte Pl.; Leute Pl. (ugs.)
5) attrib. (of the people, traditional) Volks-

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