gangs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gangs in the English»French Dictionary

gang [Brit ɡaŋ, Am ɡæŋ] N

1. gang (group):

gang (of criminals)

gang m

gang (of youths) pej

bande f

in gangs

en bande

to join a gang

entrer dans une bande

the Gang of Four HISTORY

la Bande des Quatre

2. gang (of friends etc):

gang

bande f

to be one of the gang

faire partie de la bande

3. gang (team of workmen, prisoners):

gang

équipe f

4. gang TECH (of tools):

gang

jeu m

gang-rape N

gang-rape

viol m collectif

gang together VB [Brit ɡaŋ -, Am ɡæŋ -]

gang together

se grouper (to do pour faire)

chain gang N

chain gang

chaîne f de forçats

gang leader N

gang leader

chef m de bande

gang fight N

gang fight

bagarre f entre bandes

gang up VB [Brit ɡaŋ -, Am ɡæŋ -]

gang up

se coaliser (on, against contre, to do pour faire)

gang bang [Brit, Am ˈɡæŋˌbæŋ] N vulg sl

gang bang

viol m collectif

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

press gang + vb sing ou pl

racoleurs mpl

II.press-gang VB trans

press-gang trans HISTORY:

press-gang

racoler

to press-gang sb into the navy

recruter qn de force dans la marine

to press-gang sb into doing fig

forcer qn à faire

section gang N Am

section gang

équipe f de cheminots

gangs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gangs in the English»French Dictionary

I.gang [gæŋ] N

1. gang (organized group):

gang

bande f

gang of workers

équipe f

chain gang

chaîne f de forçats

2. gang pej (criminal group):

gang

gang m

3. gang inf (group of friends):

gang

bande f

II.gang [gæŋ] VB intr pej

to gang up on sb

se liguer contre qn

to gang up with sb

s'allier à qn

press-gang VB trans

to press-gang sb into doing sth

faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qc

gang warfare N no pl

gang warfare

guerre f des gangs

gang bang N inf

1. gang bang (rape):

gang bang

viol m collectif

2. gang bang (orgy):

gang bang

gang bang m

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chain gang

chaîne de forçats

break up gang

démanteler

Translations for gangs in the French»English Dictionary

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escouade (groupe)

gang

par escouades

in gangs

gang

gang

embrigader qn dans qc

to press-gang sb into sth

bande

gang

gangs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

chain gang

chaîne f de forçats

to gang up on sb

se liguer contre qn

to gang up with sb

s'allier à qn

to press-gang sb into doing sth

faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qc

chain gang

chaîne de forçats

gangs Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for gangs in the French»English Dictionary

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tournante

gang rape

caïd

gang leader

filière d’immigration clandestine

gang of people smugglers

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This district had the most number of active naxalite gangs.

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Many of the larger gangs break up into smaller groups, cliques or sub-sets.

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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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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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Often the perpetrators of these crimes are gangs of street children.

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Others are forced to eke out an existence on the outside, where fearful gangs battle for dominance.

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Although gangs were disproportionately confined to lower-income inner-city sections, fear knew no boundaries citywide.

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

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Thousands of freedmen became tenant farmers or sharecroppers rather than hire out to labor gangs.

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