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01. When his friends arrived at the party, Greg said, "Come on in, [folks]!"
02. [Folk] and classical arts are an important part of traditional life in Indonesia.
03. After going out with Ashley for a few weeks, Daniel figured it was time he introduced her to his [folks].
04. [Folks] that live in this part of the country don't think much of [folks] that live back east.
05. I haven't spoken to my [folks] in a while; I should give them a call.
06. Well, it's getting late [folks]; I think it's about time to call it a night.
07. Western medicine could learn a lot from traditional Chinese [folk] medicine.
08. The band's music can't really be classified; it's both jazz and rock, with a little bit of [folk] thrown in the mix.
09. We saw a wonderful exhibition of Mexican [folk] dancing at last week's cultural presentation.
10. Robin Hood, one of the great English [folk] heroes, may never have actually existed.
11. The singer integrated a number of [folk] songs from different countries into his performance.
12. Josh Billings once suggested that some [folks] as they grow older grow wise, but most [folks] simply grow stubborner.
13. A Danish proverb notes that fools are like other [folks] as long as they are silent.
14. A Chinese proverb suggests that the ties between gentle [folk] are as pure as water.
15. Allan Massie once stated that a soldier is the chap who makes it possible for civilized [folk] to despise war.
16. H. L. Mencken once claimed that the only really happy [folk] are married women and single men.
17. Thomas Hardy once wrote that some [folk] want their luck buttered.
18. William Burroughs once suggested that most of the trouble in this world has been caused by [folks] who can't mind their own business.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • folk — [ fɔlk ] n. m. et adj. • v. 1960; angl. folk song « chanson populaire traditionnelle » ♦ Anglic. Musique traditionnelle populaire modernisée. Chanteur de folk. ⇒ country. Adj. Des groupes folks. N. et adj. FOLKEUX, EUSE , 1980 . ● folk nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • folk — folk; folk·ish; folk·lor·ic; folk·lor·ish; folk·lor·ism; folk·lor·ist; folk·moot; kin·folk; mer·folk; folk·lor·is·tics; folk·ie; nor·folk; suf·folk; folk·ish·ness; folk·lor·is·tic; folk·mote; …   English syllables

  • folk — as an ordinary word for people in general is tending to fall out of use in BrE, except in northern parts of the country and occasionally elsewhere to denote a greater degree of affection than the word people does: • Even folk who know little… …   Modern English usage

  • folk — fȍlk [b] (II)[/b] m DEFINICIJA glazb. vrsta pop glazbe nadahnute narodnom muzikom SINTAGMA folk glazba glazba koja oponaša narodni stil, koja je u znaku narodnjačke umjetnosti; narodna glazba; folk music (izg. folk mjùzik) = folk glazba; folk… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • folk — s.n., adj. invar. 1. Stil în muzica uşoară contemporană care utilizează motive din muzica populară. 2. adj. invar. Care aparţine folkului (1). – Din engl. folk. Trimis de zaraza joe, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  folk s. n …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 group of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Folk — 〈[ foʊk] m.; s; unz.; Mus.〉 meist englischsprachige, volkstümliche Musik mit Elementen der Rockmusik u. des Blues [engl., eigtl. „Volk“] * * * Folk [foʊk ], der; [s] [engl. folk, eigtl. = Volk]: meist vokale englische, schottische, irische od.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • folk — agg.inv., s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. agg.inv., di fenomeno culturale, che si rifà alla tradizione popolare: arte folk, musica folk; abiti folk 2. s.m.inv. TS mus. → folk music {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1967. ETIMO: ingl. folk propr.… …   Dizionario italiano

  • folk — 1. Voz tomada del inglés folk, que se usa, como adjetivo o como sustantivo masculino, con el sentido de ‘[música moderna] que está inspirada en temas o motivos de la música folclórica’: «Irlanda es una potencia mundial en la música, y no solo en… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • folk — 1. adj. Dicho de la música moderna: Que está inspirada en temas o motivos de la música folclórica. 2. Perteneciente o relativo a la música folk. Un grupo folk. 3. m. Música folk …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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