folk wisdom in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for folk wisdom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk wisdom N U

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

Translations for folk wisdom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

Translations for folk wisdom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wisdom [Am ˈwɪzdəm, Brit ˈwɪzdəm] N U

1. wisdom (of person):

wisdom

sabiduría f

a person of great wisdom

una persona de gran sabiduría

the boy shows great wisdom for his age

el chico es muy maduro para su edad

in his wisdom, he refused to sign

muy prudentemente or sabiamente se negó a firmar

the government, in their wisdom, had ignored these reports iron

el gobierno, en su infinita sabiduría, había hecho caso omiso de estos informes iron

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

2. wisdom (of action, decision):

I'd question the wisdom of that decision

no me parecería una decisión acertada or prudente

they doubt the wisdom of changing the law

dudan que sea acertado reformar la ley

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 wisdom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk wisdom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

folk wisdom

sabiduría f popular

Translations for folk wisdom in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] N no pl

1. wisdom (state of being wise):

wisdom

sabiduría f

with the wisdom of hindsight

con la sabiduría que da la experiencia

wisdom comes with age

la madurez llega con la edad

2. wisdom (sensibleness):

wisdom

prudencia f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The following uses include some supported by science and some backed by folk wisdom.

www.mnn.com

It has been folk wisdom within medicine that using benzodiazepines for a long time is a bad idea.

www.cnn.com

Ancient folk wisdom, rediscovered or repackaged, always resold, is unlikely to match the output of a modern scientific laboratory.

machinedesign.com

The "6 feet from a spider" saying is a bit of folk wisdom that actually has some truth to it.

www.wired.com

Though factually incorrect, there is folk wisdom here.

jamaica-gleaner.com

Too many cooks may or may not spoil the broth -- the jury's still out on that bit of folk wisdom.

www.businessnewsdaily.com

Some of the most popular faux verses are pithy paraphrases of biblical concepts or bits of folk wisdom.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

Folk wisdom is right -- tax policy is mundane, but it is a serious worry for some municipalities.

www.greenfieldreporter.com

Folk wisdom judges those who venture high rather sympathetically.

www.ghanaweb.com

This refers to a clich that is a commonly used phrase, or folk wisdom, sometimes used to quell cognitive dissonance.

en.wikipedia.org