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1 folk
folk [fəʊk]∎ they're good folk ce sont de braves ou de bonnes gens;∎ most folk just want a quiet life la plupart des gens veulent avoir une vie tranquille;∎ what will folk think? qu'est-ce que les gens vont penser?, qu'est-ce qu'on va penser?;∎ the old folk les vieux mpl;∎ the young folk les jeunes mpl;∎ city/country folk les gens mpl de la ville/de la campagne(b) (race, tribe) race f, peuple m2 noun(music → traditional) musique f folklorique; (→ contemporary) musique f folk, folk m(concert, festival) de folk∎ my folks are from Chicago ma famille est de Chicago∎ the old folks les vieux□ mpl;∎ the young folks les jeunes□ mpl;∎ hi folks! bonjour tout le monde!□►► folk art art m populaire, arts mpl populaires;folk dancing danse f folklorique;folk etymology étymologie f populaire;folk hero héros m populaire;folk medicine (UNCOUNT) remèdes mpl de bonne femme;folk memory tradition f populaire;folk rock folk-rock m;folk singer (traditional) chanteur(euse) m,f de chansons folkloriques; (contemporary) chanteur(euse) m,f folk;folk tale conte m folklorique;folk wisdom la sagesse populaireⓘ That's all folks! Les dessins animés de Bugs Bunny se terminaient généralement avec ces mots qui s'inscrivaient sur l'écran. On utilise aujourd'hui cette phrase ("c'est fini, les amis!") en allusion au dessin animé, pour indiquer à un auditoire que l'on a terminé. -
2 folk
A n1 ( people) (+ v pl) gens mpl ; country/city folk les gens de la campagne/des villes ; old/young/poor folk les vieux/jeunes/pauvres ;C modif1 ( traditional) [dance, dancing, song, singer, music, tale] folklorique ; [art, culture, tradition] populaire, folklorique ; -
3 calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) calypso
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folk song — n. [calque of Ger volkslied, loan transl. (by Johann Gottfried von Herder, 1771) of E popular song] 1. a song made and handed down among the common people: folk songs are usually of anonymous authorship and often have many versions 2. a song… … English World dictionary
Folk song — Folk Folk (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
folk-song — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS mus. canzone, canto popolare americano {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1967. ETIMO: comp. di folk folk e song canzone … Dizionario italiano
folk song — folk songs also folksong N COUNT A folk song is a traditional song that is typical of a particular community or nation … English dictionary
folk song — folk ,song noun count 1. ) a traditional song from a particular region or community, especially one that was developed by people who were not professional musicians 2. ) a modern popular song developed from traditional songs that has a simple… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
folk-song — /folkˈsɔn(g), ingl. ˈfəlkˌsoŋ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «canto popolare»] s. m. inv. canto popolare … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
folk song — folk′ song n. mad a song originating among the people of an area, passed by oral tradition from one generation to the next • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
Folk-Song — Musique folk La musique folk désigne trois genres musicaux proches, mais distincts : La folk music désignait d abord dans les pays où la langue anglaise domine (États Unis, Angleterre, Irlande, Écosse, Canada), la musique populaire… … Wikipédia en Français
folk song — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms folk song : singular folk song plural folk songs 1) a traditional song from a particular region or community, especially one that was developed by people who were not professional musicians 2) a modern popular… … English dictionary
folk song — noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture • Syn: ↑folksong, ↑folk ballad • Hypernyms: ↑folk music, ↑ethnic music, ↑folk, ↑song, ↑vocal … Useful english dictionary
Folk song (disambiguation) — Folk song or folk songs may refer to: * a song in the folk music genre * Folk Songs, a 1964 suite by Luciano Berio * Folk Song, a song by The Sundays from their 1997 album Static and Silence … Wikipedia