folk

folklorique, traditionnel

Indique qu’une musique, une histoire ou une forme d’art vient des traditions des gens ordinaires.

En anglais simple : Used before music, stories, or art to show they come from the traditions of ordinary people.

• She enjoys folk music.
• We learned a folk dance at school.
• His grandmother told him old folk tales.

Synonymes : traditional

Expressions courantes : folk music, folk dance, folk tales, folk art

parents, famille

Tes parents ou d’autres proches de ta famille ; en anglais, on dit généralement «your folks».

En anglais simple : Your parents or other close family members, usually called your folks.

• My folks live nearby.
• I visited my folks last weekend.
• How are your folks doing?

Comment l'utiliser : someone’s folks (Her folks live in Bristol.)

Synonymes : parents, family

Expressions courantes : my folks, your folks, visit the folks

gens

Personnes, notamment les gens ordinaires ou ceux qui appartiennent à un groupe particulier.

En anglais simple : People, especially ordinary people or people belonging to a particular group.

• The local folk were friendly.
• Young folk often leave the village for work.
• This book explains science to ordinary folk.

Synonymes : people

Expressions courantes : ordinary folk, local folk, country folk

populaire

Fondé sur les croyances ou les explications des gens ordinaires plutôt que sur des recherches approfondies de spécialistes.

En anglais simple : Based on ordinary people’s beliefs or explanations rather than careful study by experts.

• Folk beliefs can survive for centuries.
• The researcher compared folk psychology with scientific accounts of memory.
• That explanation of the word is a folk etymology.

Synonymes : popular, lay

Expressions courantes : folk psychology, folk etymology, folk linguistics