gang

/ɡɑ̃ɡ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les gangs

Meaning

  1. gang

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

meute

Close — both describe a group with a leader/hierarchy, a gang and a pack.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

quadrilha

quadrilha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gang."

Practice

1 What does gang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ contrôle le quartier.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gang?

noun

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