country folk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for country folk in the English»French Dictionary

country/city folk

les gens de la campagne/des villes

Translations for country folk in the French»English Dictionary

les gens de la campagne

country people ou folk

Translations for country folk in the English»French Dictionary

I.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] N

1. folk (people):

folk + vb pl

gens mpl

country/city folk

les gens de la campagne/des villes

old folk

les vieux mpl

young folk

les jeunes mpl

poor folk

les pauvres mpl

2. folk MUS:

folk + vb sing

folk m

II.folks N npl inf

1. folks (parents):

folks

parents mpl

folks

vieux mpl inf

2. folks (addressing people):

that's all, folks inf!

c'est tout, messieurs-dames! inf

III.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] ADJ attr

1. folk (traditional):

folk dance, dancing, song, singer, music, tale

folklorique

folk art, culture, tradition

populaire, folklorique

2. folk (modern):

folk music, concert, song, singer

folk

folk inv club, group

de musique folk

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

1. country (nation, people):

country

pays m

developing/Third World country

pays en voie de développement/du tiers-monde

to go to the country Brit POL

appeler le pays aux urnes

2. country (native land):

country

patrie f

to die for one's country

mourir pour sa patrie

the old country

le pays natal

3. country:

country, a. countryside (out of town)

campagne f

across country

à travers la campagne

in the country

à la campagne

in the country attr person, road, life

de campagne

in the country scene

campagnard

4. country (area):

country

région f

fishing/walking country

une région bonne pour la pêche/la marche

cattle country

une région d'élevage de bétail

Brontë country

le pays des Brontë

cowboy country

la terre des cowboys

5. country MUS:

country, a. country music

country (music) f

country, a. country music attr music, singer

de country (music)

it's a free country!

on est en république!, on est libre de faire ce qu'on veut!

it's my line of country

ça me connaît

it's not really my line of country

ce n'est pas vraiment mon fort

country folk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for country folk in the English»French Dictionary

country folk N + pl vb

country folk

gens mpl de la campagne

Translations for country folk in the English»French Dictionary

I.folk [fəʊk, Am foʊk] N

1. folk pl (specific class/group of people):

folk

gens mpl

farming folk

agriculteurs mpl

old folk

personnes fpl âgées

ordinary folk

gens mpl ordinaires

2. folk pl inf (parents):

folk

vieux mpl

3. folk no pl MUS:

folk

folk m

II.folk [fəʊk, Am foʊk] ADJ MUS

folk

folklorique

folk music

folk inv

folk hero, tale

populaire

folk medicine

traditionnel(le)

I.country [ˈkʌntri] N

1. country no pl (rural area):

country

campagne f

in the country

dans la campagne

2. country <-ies> (political unit):

country

pays m

native country

patrie f

the whole country

l'ensemble du pays

to go to the country Brit form

appeler le pays à voter

3. country (area of land):

country

région f

marshy country

région f marécageuse

open country

rase campagne f

rough country

région f sauvage

4. country (music style):

country

country f

II.country [ˈkʌntri] ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

campagnard(e)

2. country (in the countryside):

country people, manners

de la campagne

country road

de campagne

country life

à la campagne

3. country (relating to music style):

country

country inv

country singer

de country

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These farmers' castles provided protection for country folk from marauding bands of troops.

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In the work of reclaiming the soil, they were assisted by the country folk.

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Many were dealt the fatal blow by the freedom loving country folk.

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The country folk, in short, saw military conscription as an invasion of their rights, and they rebelled in an attempt to keep the government from taking away their sons.

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The little money he earned was from drawing portraits, particularly death-bed sketches, greatly esteemed by country folk before photography.

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Pressured by financial sponsors, he began to produce sentimental theme portraits pertaining to the bucolic life of country folk.

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Many of the artists described as country folk are respected more in mainstream country circles for their song writing abilities.

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The poem was intended to ridicule country folk for their simplicity.

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Her main themes are country folk, family life and bible stories.

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This, and subsequent more clearly country-influenced albums, have been seen as creating the genre of country folk, a route pursued by a number of, largely acoustic, folk musicians.

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