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bangs (ˈbæŋz Pronunciation for bangs ) 

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plural noun

  1. (US(= fringe) frange feminine

bang (ˈbæŋ Pronunciation for bang ; ˈbæŋ Pronunciation for bang ) 

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noun

  1. (= noise)
    1. [of gun, firework, explosion] détonation feminine
    2. [of door] claquement masculine ⇒ I heard a loud bang. J'ai entendu une forte détonation. ⇒ She slammed the door with a bang. Elle a violemment claqué la porte.

    to go with a bang [event, party] être un succès

    to begin with a bang très bien commencer

    to go out with a bang finir sur une bonne note

    to go out with a bang not a whimper finir sur une bonne note plutôt qu'une mauvaise

  2. (= knock, blow) coup masculine (violent)

    a bang on the head un coup sur la tête

exclamation

  1. pan!

transitive verb

  1. (making a noise)
    1. [+ door, window] claquer
    2. [+ table] frapper sur
    3. [+ drum] battre ⇒ She banged his dinner on the table. Elle posa son dîner violemment sur la table.
    see also drum
  2. (= knock)

    to bang one's elbow se cogner le coude ⇒ I banged my head. Je me suis cogné la tête.

intransitive verb

  1. (= make a noise)
    1. [gun, firework] détoner
    2. [door, window] claquer

    to bang at the door or to bang on the door cogner à la porte

    to bang shut [door, window] claquer

adverb

  1. (informal(= exactly)

    to be bang on time être à l'heure pile

    bang in the middle au beau milieu

    to bring sth bang up to date remettre qch au goût du jour

    see also bang-on

  2. bang goes ... fini(e) ..., adieu ... ⇒ Bang goes my chance of promotion! Finie ma chance de promotion!, Adieu ma chance de promotion!

Similar Words

= explosion, report, shot, pop, clash, crack, blast, burst, boom, slam, discharge, thump, clap, thud, clang, peal, detonation
= blow, hit, box, knock, stroke, punch, belt, rap, bump, bash, sock, smack, thump, buffet, clout, cuff, clump, whack, wallop, slosh, tonk, clomp
= resound, beat, crash, burst, boom, echo, drum, explode, thunder, thump, throb, thud, clang
= slam, crash, thump
= bump, knock, elbow, jostle
= hit, pound, beat, strike, crash, knock, belt, hammer, slam, rap, bump, bash, thump, clatter, pummel, tonk, beat or knock seven bells out of
= exactly, just, straight, square, squarely, precisely, slap, smack, plumb
= completely, quite, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, every inch, a hundred per cent, one hundred per cent, down to the ground
= suddenly, promptly, instantly, abruptly, all of a sudden, all at once, without warning, in a flash, in an instant, on the spur of the moment

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