bang

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bang
[bæŋ]
sustantivo
1golpe (m) (noise); explosión (f) (explosion)
  • the door shut with a bang -> la puerta se cerró de un portazo
  • to go with a bang (sentido figurado) -> salir redondo(a) (party, event)
2golpe (m) (blow)
  • to get a bang on the head -> darse un golpe en la cabeza
adverbio
también:
  • to go bang -> explotar ruidosamente
  • bang went my hopes of a quiet weekend (familiar) -> adiós a mi esperado fin de semana tranquilo
3(familiar) (exactly)
  • bang in the middle -> justo en medio
  • bang on time -> justo a tiempo
interjección
4¡pum! (sound of gun); ¡bum! (explosion)
verbo transitivo
5golpear (hit)
  • to bang one's head -> golpearse la cabeza
verbo intransitivo
6batir, dar golpes (door, window)
  • the door banged shut -> la puerta se cerró de un portazo
  • to bang at or on the door -> aporrear la puerta
  • to bang into something -> chocar con algo

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bang [b{Î][bang]
1Lanzar, arrojar, golpear (strike).
  • She banged her forehead on the shelf -> se golpeó la frente con el estante
  • He was banging his fist on the table -> golpeaba la mesa con el puño
  • He banged the door -> dio un portazo
2Cascar, dar a uno con la mano, dar de puñadas, sacudir, zurrar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Hacer estrépito; dar una cosa contra otra. (n)
  • To bang into something -> darse contra alog
  • The gate was banging in the wind -> la puerta daba golpes, o se golpeaba con el viento
  • He was banging about the kitchen -> andaba por la cocina haciendo ruido
4Saltar. (n)
va. (slam). (Strike) To bang on something, golpear algo. (Slam) Cerrarse de golpe, dar un portazo. (move noisily).
va. Cortar el cabello de la frente al través casi en línea recta.
sustantivo
1Puñada, golpe que se da con el puño.
2Ruido de un golpe, estrépito (loud noise), explosión, estallido (explosion).
  • To go over -> off with a bang/To go with a ser todo un éxito
  • She returned to politics with a volvió a la política a lo grande. (Pleasure) To get a bang out of something -> disfrutar como loco con algo
3(Bangs) El cabello corto.
(Blow) Golpe, trancazo, golpetazo.(fringe en Inglaterra). Flequillo, chasquilla, capul, fleco, pollina.
adverbio
1Con un golpe violento; estrepitosamente, estruendosamente.
  • Bang went our holiday -> nuestras vacaciones se fueron al garete o al diablo
  • To be bang up to date -> estar muy al día
  • Bang on time -> a la hora justa o exacta
  • To be bang on -> dar en el blanco, acertar de lleno
(Gun) To go dispararse, hacer ¡bang! o ¡pum! (As intensifier) Bang in the middle, justo o exactamente en el medio.
interjección
1¡pum!
, ¡bang! (Used to or by children) Bang!bang! you’re dead!, ¡pum! ¡pum!, ¡te maté!

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bang [bæŋ]
noun
(noise) [of explosion] estallido; (m) [of door] portazo; (m) [of blow] porrazo; (m) golpe; (m)
the door closed with a bang la puerta se cerró de golpe
to go with a bang (informal)
it went with a bang fue todo un éxito
not with a bang but a whimper no con un estallido sino con un sollozo
to get more bang for the buck more bangs for your bucksor especially (US) (informal) llevarse más por el mismo precio
adverb
1
to go bang hacer ¡pum!; estallar; bang went £10 (informal) adiós 10 libras
2 (informal) justo; exactamente
bang in the middle justo en (el) medio; I ran bang into a traffic jam me encontré de repente en un embotellamiento; it hit him bang on the ear le dio justo en la oreja; le dio en toda la oreja; (informal) bang on! ¡acertado!; the answer was bang on (Britain) la respuesta dio en el blanco; bang on time (Britain) a la hora justa; it was bang on target (Britain) dio justo en el blanco; bang up to date totalmente al día; to keep bang up to date mantenerse totalmente al día; this production is bang up to date este montaje está de rabiosa actualidad
Although plays have been written about the mining industry, this production is bang up-to-date as it's set eight years after the miners' strike She has studied word-processing to make sure her skills remain bang up-to-date Hare's version also seeks to bring the play bang up to date with lots of four-letter words Apart from smuggling in this extraordinary sort of revisionist theology under the guise of an innocent children's programme, the BBC is keeping bang up to date in other ways too
verb:transitive
1 (strike) golpear
to bang the door dar un portazo; to bang one's head (on sth) dar con la cabeza (contra algo); he banged himself against the wall se dio contra la pared; to bang one's fist on the table dar un puñetazo en la mesa
2 (vulgar) (have sex with) echarse un polvo con; (vulgar) tirarse; (vulgar)
verb:intransitive
(explode) explotar; estallar; (slam) [+door] cerrarse de golpe
downstairs a door banged abajo se cerró de golpe una puerta; to bang at on sthor dar golpes en algo
interjection
¡pum!; (of a blow) ¡zas!;

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Verb Conjugation for "bang"

Imperative
  • bang
  • you bang
  • he/she bangs
  • we bang
  • you bang
  • they bang
Preterite
  • I banged
  • you banged
  • he/she banged
  • we banged
  • you banged
  • they banged
Present Continuous
  • I am banging
  • you are banging
  • he/she is banging
  • we are banging
  • you are banging
  • they are banging
Present Perfect
  • I have banged
  • you have banged
  • he/she has banged
  • we have banged
  • you have banged
  • they have banged
Past Continuous
  • I was banging
  • you were banging
  • he/she was banging
  • we were banging
  • you were banging
  • they were banging
Past Perfect
  • I had banged
  • you had banged
  • he/she had banged
  • we had banged
  • you had banged
  • they had banged
Future
  • I will bang
  • you will bang
  • he/she will bang
  • we will bang
  • you will bang
  • they will bang
Future Perfect
  • I will have banged
  • you will have banged
  • he/she will have banged
  • we will have banged
  • you will have banged
  • they will have banged
Future Continuous
  • I will be banging
  • you will be banging
  • he/she will be banging
  • we will be banging
  • you will be banging
  • they will be banging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been banging
  • you have been banging
  • he/she has been banging
  • we have been banging
  • you have been banging
  • they have been banging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been banging
  • you will have been banging
  • he/she will have been banging
  • we will have been banging
  • you will have been banging
  • they will have been banging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been banging
  • you had been banging
  • he/she had been banging
  • we had been banging
  • you had been banging
  • they had been banging
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