banger
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banger(
bahng
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guhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (culinary) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la salchicha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'll have the bangers and mash and a pint of the lager, if you please.Me gustarían las salchichas con puré de papas con una cerveza rubia, por favor.
a. el petardo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the students has just set off a banger in the toilet.Uno de los alumnos acaba de encender un petardo en el baño.
3. (colloquial) (decrepit car) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el cacharro (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That banger's not going to make it the edge of town, much less get us all the way to London.Con ese cacharro no vamos a llegar al borde del pueblo y mucho menos hasta Londres.
b. la carcacha (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
This old banger broke down on the highway, and I had to walk until I found a mechanic.Esta vieja carcacha se descompuso en la carretera y tuve que caminar hasta encontrar un mecánico.
4. (colloquial) (good song)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el temazo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Have you heard Shakira's new song? It's a banger!¿Ya oíste la nueva canción de Shakira? ¡Es un temazo!
b. la rolona (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Wow, listen! I can't stop dancing when they play this banger!¡Vaya, escucha! ¡No puedo parar de bailar cuando tocan esta rolona!
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