gang

[US]/ɡæŋ/
[UK]/ɡæŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en gruppe organiserte kriminelle; en gruppe arbeidere organisert for et bestemt formål

vt. å forme til en gruppe

vi. å handle som en gruppe; å angripe som en gruppe
Word Forms
Past Participleganged
Present Participleganging
Past Tenseganged
Pluralgangs
Third Person Singulargangs

Phrases & Collocations

gang violence

gangvold

gang member

medlem av en gang

gang of four

gruppen av fire

criminal gang

kriminell gang

gang up

gang opp

gang boss

gjengsjef

gang saw

gangså

gang rape

gangvold

gang war

gangkrig

street gang

gategang

Example Sentences

a gang of chisels.

en gruppe av borer.

the gang had made their escape.

gruppen hadde flyktet.

a city leery of gang violence.

en by som var forsiktig med gruppevold.

The gang are planning a robbery.

Gjengen planlegger et ran.

a gang fight between two rival teenage gangs

en gjengkamp mellom to rivaliserende ungdomsgjenger

A criminal gang terrorized the neighbourhood.

En kriminell gruppe terroriserte nabolaget.

The whole gang from the office went to a clambake.

Hele gruppen fra kontoret gikk til en clambake.

street gangs hassling passersby.

gaterymmer som plager passere.

a gang of masked gunmen.

en gruppe av maskerte skytter.

marauding gangs of looters.

røvere i grupper som ransacker.

I once put a gang to rout.

Jeg satte en gruppe i flukt en gang.

he was attacked by a gang of youths.

han ble angrepet av en gruppe unge.

gang one's ain (=own) gait

gang en sin egen gang

Two of the gang are serving time for murder.

To av gjengen soner straffen for drap.

The gang were / was planning a robbery of a bank.

Gjengen planla et ran av en bank.

A whole gang of builders is there tonight.

En hel flok byggere er der i kveld.

The foreman ganged the men together.

Løpen gjenforente mennene.

Children like to gang each other.

Barn liker å gjenforene hverandre.

The boys ganged together.

Jentene gjenforente seg.

They ganged towards the door.

De gjenforente seg mot døren.

Real-world Examples

Oh, thanks, but I think she'd feel like we're ganging up on her.

Åh, takk, men jeg tror hun ville føle seg som om vi samarbeider mot henne.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He gets help from the Wash House gang.

Han får hjelp fra Wash House-gangen.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

She stopped the gang with alien weapons.

Hun stoppet gangen med fremmede våpen.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

I know it seems like we're ganging up on you.

Jeg vet det virker som om vi samarbeider mot deg.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

This is a very very cheap gang to join.

Dette er en veldig, veldig billig gang å bli med i.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Officials say five other biker gangs were involved.

Myndighetene sier at fem andre biker-ganger var involvert.

Source: AP Listening Collection July 2015

The victims were members of outlaw biker gangs, say authorities.

Ofrene var medlemmer av prostituerte biker-ganger, sier myndighetene.

Source: AP Listening May 2023 Collection

We have both left the gangs.

Vi har begge forlat gangene.

Source: Global Slow English

But something her family was familiar with was gang violence.

Men noe som hun familien var kjent med var gangvold.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The blockade was established in mid-September by a powerful Haitian gang.

Blokkaden ble etablert i midten av september av en sterk haitisk gang.

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

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