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1 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 ; -
2 folk
folk [fəʊk]• a lot of folk believe... beaucoup de gens croient...• what will folk think? qu'est-ce que les gens vont penser ?► folk singer noun (traditional) chanteur m, - euse f de chansons folkloriques ; (contemporary) chanteur m, - euse f folk inv* * *[fəʊk] 1.1) ( people) (+ v pl) gens mplold/young folk — les vieux mpl/jeunes mpl
2) Music (+ v sg) folk m2.folks plural noun1) (colloq) ( parents) parents mpl, vieux (colloq) mpl2) (colloq) ( addressing people)3.that's all, folks! — (colloq) c'est tout, messieurs-dames! (colloq)
noun modifier1) ( traditional) [ dance etc] folklorique3) [ hero] populaire -
3 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. -
4 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) maison; habitat2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patrie3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) foyer4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) foyer5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) maison2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) du foyer2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) du pays3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) qui reçoit, à domicile3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) chez (soi)2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) à fond; au but•- homeless- homely - homeliness - homing - home-coming - home-grown - homeland - home-made - home rule - homesick - homesickness - homestead - home truth - homeward - homewards - homeward - homework - at home - be/feel at home - home in on - leave home - make oneself at home - nothing to write home about
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