Engelsk navneord: folk | |||
1. | folk (om gruppe) people in general (often used in the plural) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They're just country folk. Folks around here drink moonshine. The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | common people, folks | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | people | ||
Mere specifikke termer | country people, countryfolk, gentlefolk, grass roots, home folk, rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff | ||
Tilhører disse specifikke termer | pleb, plebeian | ||
2. | folk (om gruppe) a social division of (usually preliterate) people | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | tribe | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | social group | ||
Mere specifikke termer | phyle | ||
Tilhører disse specifikke termer | moiety | ||
3. | folk (om gruppe) people descended from a common ancestor | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dynasty, gens, homefolk, house, name, people | ||
4. | folk (om kommunikation) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ethnic music, folk music | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | popular music, popular music genre | ||
Mere specifikke termer | C and W, country and western, country music, folk ballad, folk song, folksong, gospel, gospel singing, schottische, square-dance music | ||