gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 4300
bűnbanda, banda, bűnözői csoport, haveri kör, társaság, brigád, munkacsapat, munkásbrigád
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a gang of [people]
The police arrested several members of the street gang.
A rendőrség letartóztatta az utcai banda több tagját.
Gang violence has been increasing in the city.
A városban egyre nő a bandákhoz köthető erőszak.
He joined a gang when he was a teenager.
The rival gang controls the other side of town.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The gang robbed a bank.
A banda kirabolt egy bankot.
A gang fights with another gang.
Egy banda harcol egy másik bandával.
The police stopped the gang.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
ਅਰਥ
Group of criminals
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
crime
|society
|law
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A group of people who do crimes together.
A group of people who work together to commit crimes or engage in illegal activities.
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
INFORMAL
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
the gang [verb] together
I’m meeting up with the old gang this weekend.
A hétvégén találkozom a régi bandával.
The gang always goes to that café on Fridays.
A banda péntekenként mindig abba a kávézóba jár.
Let's invite the whole gang to the party.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I play soccer with my gang.
A bandámmal szoktam focizni.
The gang meets every week.
A banda minden héten találkozik.
I like my gang.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
ਅਰਥ
Group of friends
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A group of friends who like to be together.
A group of friends or people who regularly spend time together.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a gang of [workers]
A gang of builders is working on the new road.
Egy építőbrigád dolgozik az új út építésén.
The railway gang repaired the tracks overnight.
A vasúti brigád éjszaka megjavította a síneket.
He joined a maintenance gang at the factory.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
A gang builds the road.
Egy brigád építi az utat.
The gang works in the factory.
A brigád a gyárban dolgozik.
I see a gang fixing the bridge.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
ਅਰਥ
Group of workers or team
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
work
|labor
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A group of people working together on a job.
A group of workers or a team organized to perform a particular job together.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
gang (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
a one-man gang
1/ə wˈʌn mˈæn ɡˈæŋ/
idiom
informal
One person doing group's work
One person who does as much work as many people would do together.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He fixed the car, painted the house, and cooked dinner—he’s a one-man gang.
- With her energy, she’s like a one-man gang at the office.
gang together
1/ɡˈæŋ təɡˈɛðɚ/
phrasal verb
Form group for goal
To join with others to do something together.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Local businesses ganged together to protest the new tax.
- They ganged together to help their neighbor.
gang up on
1/ɡˈæŋ ˈʌp ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Join to attack one person
To join with others to attack or be unkind to one person.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.