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masculine

/ɡɑ̃ɡ/

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Translation

gang

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'gang' in the twentieth century, largely through American crime films. The English word goes back to Old English gang ('a going, a journey'), which came to mean a set of people going together.

Origin
English
Root
gang
English cognates
gang, gangway

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgangs

Examples

.

The police arrested three members of the gang.

l' ' Chicago.

The film tells the story of a Chicago gang.

.

A gang of thieves was operating in the neighbourhood.

.

He left the gang at twenty.

.

The two gangs were fighting over the same street.

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This word is part of lesson 33.