gang

coalizzarsi, allearsi

Unirsi ad altre persone per opporsi a qualcuno o attaccarlo, di solito in modo ingiusto.

In inglese semplice: To join other people in opposing or attacking someone, usually unfairly.

• They always gang up on me.
• The children ganged up against their new teacher.
• Why are you all ganging up on her?

Come si usa: gang up on someone (The older children ganged up on him.); gang up against someone/something (Several neighbours ganged up against the proposal.)

Sinonimi: band together, team up

Espressioni comuni: gang up, gang up against, gang up on

banda, gang

Gruppo di persone che commettono reati insieme.

In inglese semplice: A group of people who commit crimes together.

• Police arrested the gang’s leader.
• Two rival gangs fought over the area.
• He joined a street gang when he was young.

Espressioni comuni: criminal gang, gang member, street gang, armed gang

comitiva, gruppo

Gruppo di amici o persone che passano tempo insieme; anche un modo amichevole di rivolgersi a loro.

In inglese semplice: A group of friends or people who spend time together; also a friendly way to address them.

• The whole gang came to dinner.
• Hey, gang, shall we go outside?
• I met the old gang after work.

Sinonimi: group, crowd

Espressioni comuni: the whole gang, our gang, hey gang, gang of friends