gangs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gangs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gang [Am ɡæŋ, Brit ɡaŋ] N

1.1. gang (of criminals):

gang

banda f

gang

pandilla f

1.2. gang (of youths):

gang

pandilla f

1.3. gang (of workmen):

gang

cuadrilla f

1.4. gang (of children):

gang

pandilla f

gang

panda f

1.5. gang (clique):

gang inf

grupo m

the same old gang running things

el grupito de siempre dirigiendo el cotarro inf

2. gang (of tools):

gang

juego m

3. gang (large number) Am:

gang inf

montón m inf

gang inf

pila f inf

I.gang rape [Am ˈɡæŋ ˌreɪp, Brit] N U or C

gang rape

violación f en grupo

gang rape

capote m Chil inf

II.gang-rape VB trans

gang-rape

violar en grupo

gang-rape

darle un capote a Chil inf

I.press gang [Am ˈprɛs ˌɡæŋ, Brit] N HISTORY

press gang

leva f

press gang

destacamento m de enganche

II.press-gang VB trans

to press-gang sb into sth/-ing

obligar or forzar a alguien a algo/ +infin

gang together VB [Am ɡæŋ -, Brit ɡaŋ -] (v + adv)

gang together (join forces)

apandillarse

gang together (gather)

juntarse en pandillas

gang up VB [Am ɡæŋ -, Brit ɡaŋ -] (v + adv)

gang up (unite in opposition) inf:

to gang up against or on sb the kids in my class are ganging up on me

los chicos de mi clase la tienen tomada conmigo inf

the press seems to have ganged up against them

la prensa parece estar confabulada contra ellos

chain gang N (in US)

chain gang HISTORY

cuerda f de presos

chain gang HISTORY

cadena f de presos

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cambote

gang inf

las pintadas de las distintas pandillas

the graffiti drawn/scrawled by the different gangs

cayapa

gang

caer en cayapa Ven inf

to gang up inf

patulea

gang

patulea

gang

gangs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gangs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gang [gæŋ] N

1. gang (criminal group):

gang

banda f

2. gang (organized group):

gang

cuadrilla f

gang of workers

brigada f

chain gang

grupo m de presidiarios encadenados

3. gang inf (group of friends):

gang

pandilla f

gang

barra f LatAm

gang

trinca f And, CSur

II.gang [gæŋ] VB intr

to gang up on

unirse contra

gang warfare N no pl

gang warfare

guerra f entre bandas

press-gang [ˈpresgæŋ] VB trans

to press-gang sb into doing sth

forzar a alguien a hacer algo

Translations for gangs in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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camada

gang

bandada

gang

brigada

gang

cuadrilla

gang

peña (de jóvenes)

gang

pandilla de ladrones

gang of thieves

trinca

gang

gangs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

chain gang

cuerda f de presos

to press-gang sb into doing sth

forzar a alguien a hacer algo

chain gang

grupo m de presidiarios encadenados

to gang up on

unirse contra

they have broken up a gang of pickpockets

han desarticulado una red de carteristas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are no mafias or criminal gangs operating the beggary racket as such.

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He quickly learned to build contacts with the gangs who ran them and to take bribes.

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Other, generally older locomotives, handle fuel trains, track trainloads of track, ash trains and permanent way gangs.

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It also blamed the city's hoodlums and gangs for the lawlessness preceding the event, and claimed that they set up an ambush of the soldiers.

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He began operating undercover, a relatively new technique at the time, and infiltrated gangs of robbers and rustlers, making over one hundred arrests.

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For example, he called for prisoner chain gangs to clean up litter on state highways.

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Youth gangs tend to emerge during times of rapid social change and instability.

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The basic push mower mechanism is also used in gangs towed behind a tractor.

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You've got gangs of youths playing at being gangsters who have turned the area into a no-go zone.

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Its layout made it difficult to police, and consequently an ideal drug market and frequent battleground for street gangs.

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