Meaning of folk | Babel Free
/fɔlːk/Definitioner
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people neuter, uncountable
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a people (larger social unit, often the people of a nation) countable, neuter
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people (most people or the common people, sometimes also in terms of culture, traditions, etc.) neuter, uncountable
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ordinary, reasonable people neuter, uncountable
Ekvivalenter
Exempel
“Det var mycket folk på Stigs fest”
There were a lot of people at Stig's party
“Det står en massa folk där borta”
There is a bunch of people standing over there
“komma bort i folkhavet”
get lost in the sea of people
“vanligt folk”
common people
“fint folk”
people of high social standing, gentlefolk
“båtfolk”
boat people (people into boating)
“folk och fä”
people and animals (idiomatic)
“Han är väl som folk är mest”
I guess he's like most people [like people are mostly – slightly unusual phrasing, but idiomatic in "som group är mest"]
“Folket har talat. Nisses kebabsås vann omröstningen.”
The people have spoken. Nisse's kebab sauce won the vote.
“det amerikanska folket”
the American people
“de nordiska folken”
the Nordic peoples
“orsaka en folkstorm”
cause a public outcry
“folk och herrar”
people and lords
“folkets fiender”
the enemies of the people
“Folket reste sig mot adeln och kungamakten”
The people rose up against the nobility and royalty
“folkmusik”
folk music
“folkdräkt”
folk costume
“Du verkar stressad, Nisse. Ta dig en sup så att du blir som folk.”
You seem stressed out, Nisse. Have a drink to straighten yourself out [so that you become like people].
“Uppför dig som folk!”
Act like a civilized person [like people]!
“Hon borde växa upp och bli som folk”
She should grow up and become a responsible adult [become like people]
CEFR-nivå
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.