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Meanings of folks in English

Portuguese
vulgo
Catalan
poble
Spanish
pueblo

People in general (often used in the plural)

vulgo

A cultural community connected by the same language and ancestory.

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Examples for "folk"
Examples for "folk"
1
Of course, some folk might want to adopt only healthy baby critters.
A Wiccan Bible
2
Here was solitude indeed; a dozen neighbours in all, simple labouring folk:
The Quest of the Simple Life
3
New summer folk, he says, should bring their own help with them.
Reuters
4
Can you imagine what the good folk of Mystique would have said?
Dead air
5
Particular interests are looked to, not the general well-being of the folk.
William of Germany
1
That works since the ad uses a common word for common people.
Wired
2
They are held in high reverence by the common people in Ireland.
Castle Rackrent
3
The common people were their retainers-followersin war and servants in peace.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
4
She had in her veins the irascible blood of the common people.
Yvette
5
The conceptions of the common people in regard to deity are chaotic.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
Usage of folks in English
1
The Sea Shepherd folks have their own LRAD; they haven't used yet.
Wired
2
The Free State is a flipping dodgy place to do business, folks.
The South African
3
In fact, this is the form of justice these young folks knew.
Feminist dot com
4
The old folks in my day had real influence in the valley.
Judith of the Godless Valley
5
Young folks: just write the best book that only YOU can write.
The Guardian
6
I've been speaking with a lot of folks working on this problem.
Wired
7
First the shoes for the folks in the house, then the workers.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
8
Lots of victims and folks who witness crimes can't recall specific details.
Truths unveiled
9
Are young drivers the culprits; are the older folks just as guilty?
Wired
10
Some folks said he drowned himself in that place in the cellar.
Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories
11
I've been itching for trouble all this year, but folks wouldn't help.
The lord of the rings
12
Niggers has got more sense than trying to interfere with white-folks' business.
Tobacco Road
13
A week later Regis Philbin checked with the folks at Whaley House.
Ghosts
14
Indeed, Hancock's music has long inspired creative folks working in various mediums.
Ebony
15
Companies that export pay workers higher wages than folks who don't export.
The Guardian
16
New four-door takes aim at folks rejecting the trend toward high-riding SUVs.
News.com.au
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Translations for folks
Spanish
pueblo
Folks through the time
Folks across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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