folk song in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for folk song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk song N C or U

1. folk song (traditional):

folk song

canción f popular

folk song

canción f tradicional

2. folk song (modern):

folk song

canción f folk

Translations for folk song in the Spanish»English Dictionary

guajira

Cuban folk song

ranchera

Mexican folk song

vidala

Argentinian folk song

guateque

folk song (from Veracruz)

galerón

Venezuelan folk song/dance

corrido

Mexican folk song

cante

Andalusian folk song

Translations for folk song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

song [Am sɔŋ, Brit sɒŋ] N

1. song C (piece):

song

canción f

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos una canción!

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos algo!

to burst into song U

ponerse a cantar

the Song of Songs, the Song of Solomon BIBL

el Cantar de los Cantares, el Cantar de Salomón

to buy/sell sth for a song inf

comprar/vender algo por una bicoca inf

2. song U (of bird):

song

canto m

the song of the nightingale

el canto del ruiseñor

3. song (digression) Am:

song inf

vaguedad f

See also sing

I.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB intr

1.1. sing person/bird:

sing

cantar

to sing alto/bass

tener voz de tenor/de bajo

a mother was singing to her child

una madre le cantaba a su hijo

she sings to (the accompaniment of) the guitar

canta acompañada de la guitarra

1.2. sing wind/kettle:

sing

silbar

my ears are singing

me zumban or me silban los oídos

2. sing (turn informer):

sing sl

cantar sl

sing sl

desembuchar sl

II.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB trans

1. sing song/tune/chorus:

sing

cantar

sing

entonar

sing me a song

cántame una canción

to sing sb to sleep

cantarle a alguien para que se duerma

to sing sb to sleep

arrullar a alguien cantando

a sung mass

una misa cantada

to sing a different song or tune if you were seventy, you'd be singing a different tune

si tuvieras setenta años, no opinarías lo mismo

2. sing (celebrate) liter:

sing hero/exploits/beauty

cantar

folk [Am foʊk, Brit fəʊk] N

1.1. folk < a. folks, pl > (people):

folk inf

gente f

some folk(s) are never satisfied

hay gente que nunca se queda conforme

young/city folk(s)

gente joven/de la ciudad

it was full of old folk(s)

estaba lleno de viejos

you folks

ustedes

you folks

vosotros Spain

hi folks!

hola ¿qué tal? inf

1.2. folk:

folk a. folks, pl folks, pl esp Am inf (relatives)

familia f

folk (parents)

padres mpl

folk (parents)

viejos mpl inf

2.1. folk + pl vb (specific group, profession):

media folk

gente f de los medios de comunicación

2.2. folk ANTHROPOL:

folk + pl vb

pueblo m

folk attr art/medicine/legend

popular

folk dancing

folklórico

folk dancing

tradicional

folk museum

museo m de tradiciones locales

3. folk U MUS:

folk

folk m

folk song in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk song N

folk song

canción f popular

Translations for folk song in the Spanish»English Dictionary

aire popular

folk song

canción popular

folk song

Translations for folk song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song MUS (piece of music):

song

canción f

to give sb a song

cantar para alguien

2. song (action of singing):

song

canto m

Phrases:

song and dance Brit pej inf

numerito m

song and dance Am inf (untrue justification)

rollo m

to make a song and dance about sth

montar un número por algo

(to go) for a song

venderse a precio de saldo

to be on song

estar en forma

folk [fəʊk, Am foʊk] N pl

folk

pueblo m

farming folk

gente f de campo

the old folk

los viejos

ordinary folk

gente f corriente

ordinary folk folk memory

memoria f colectiva

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He started to be interested in music early in his childhood and jotted down his first folk song in 1908.

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He is reserved most of the time, but at one point sings a soft, tuneful folk song.

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Part of the lyrics are based on an old Egyptian folk song about homesickness and celebrating the Egyptian nation.

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Her unique voice was considered to be suited for peppy numbers in the movies, be it a dance tune, folk song or a devotional track.

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It has been said that this movement captures the infectious ebullient spirit of the folk song.

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Its baffling title quotes a verse from a fresh folk song about a woman striving to accomplish impossible feats.

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One sample of folk song is given below.

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It starts like a rock version of a folk song and as you settle into the groove comes the list, which sounds like a fishmonger's list of goods.

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A westernised folk song, jazz, melodies, a poem and a kuthu... an album could not ask for more variety and DSP has delivered.

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The pair amassed one of the most representative folk song collections of any culture.

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