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♦ bang /bæŋ/A n.2 forte rumore secco; botto; fracasso; bang: The door closed with a bang, la porta si chiuse con fracasso3 scoppio; esplosione; detonazione; colpo; botto5 ( slang USA) divertimento; piacere; eccitazione; gusto; goduria: to get a bang out of st., provarci gusto (o godere) a fare qc.10 (comput.) punto esclamativoB avv.1 (GB) esattamente; dritto; proprio; in pieno: The snowball hit me bang on the forehead, la palla di neve mi ha colpito in piena fronte; bang in the middle, proprio al centro; nel bel mezzo (di qc.); bang on time, puntualissimo; in perfetto orario; spaccando il secondo; (fam.) bang on, esatto; azzeccato; perfetto; centratoC inter.bang!; bum!● ( slang) bang for one's (o the) buck, convenienza; rapporto costo/beneficio: We got the biggest bang for our buck, abbiamo fatto un vero affare □ (fam. GB) bang to rights, in flagrante, con le mani nel sacco; ( anche) sistemato, a posto □ to go bang, esplodere; scoppiare; fare bum: Bang went the gun, bum! fece il fucile; (fam.) Bang go my hopes of a pay rise!, addio speranze di un aumento di stipendio! □ (fam.) with a bang, di colpo; ( anche) in modo spettacolare, a meraviglia, col botto (fam.): to go off (o over) with a bang, riuscire a meraviglia; avere un successo strepitoso □ not with a bang but a whimper (da un verso di T. S. Eliot), senza fare grande impressione; in modo anonimo.(to) bang /bæŋ/A v. t.1 colpire; dare un colpo su; battere; urtare; picchiare: He banged the table with his fist, batté un pugno sul tavolo; I banged my head against a beam, ho picchiato la testa (o ho dato una testata) contro una trave2 sbattere; sbatacchiare: He went out banging the door, se ne è andato sbattendo la porta; to bang pots, sbatacchiare pentole; to bang a drawer shut, chiudere un cassetto con fracasso; to bang down the phone, sbattere giù il telefono; Jean banged the book down on the table, Jean sbatté il libro sul tavolo4 (volg.) sbattere; chiavare; scopareB v. i.2 scoppiare; esplodere3 sbattere; urtare (contro qc.): There is a shutter banging somewhere, c'è una persiana che sbatte da qualche parte: to bang open, aprirsi con fracasso ( sbattendo contro il muro); My elbow banged against the table, il mio gomito ha urtato il tavolo4 (con compl. di direzione) muoversi rumorosamente: to bang about a room, muoversi rumorosamente in una stanza6 ( Borsa, fin.) deprimere, far crollare: to bang the market, far crollare il mercato ( con la vendita di un elevato quantitativo di merci o di titoli) □ (fig.) It's just like banging your head against a brick wall, è come battere la testa nel muro.
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bang to rights — 1. Orig, caught red handed (criminal sl) 2. Certainly, absolutely, no doubt (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑bang * * * bang (or dead) to rights informal (of a criminal) with positive proof of guilt we ve … Useful english dictionary
bang to rights — adj, adv British caught red handed, without hope of escape. This 19th century expression (paralleled in American English by dead to rights) is usually heard in the form caught bang to rights or we ve got him/ her bang to rights (i.e. helpless,… … Contemporary slang
bang to rights — 1. adjective caught red handed; in a guilty state. Mad Pierre sarcastically responded that the spammer was correct. “Damn, youve got us bang to rights. Syn: dead to rights 2 … Wiktionary
bang to rights — Phrs. Caught red handed. Police/criminal vernacular often heard used jocularly … English slang and colloquialisms
have (got) someone bang to rights — british very informal phrase to have enough evidence to prove that someone is guilty of a crime Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym Main entry: right … Useful english dictionary
bang to Byrites — adj British (of a male) dressed in poor taste/cheap clothing. The phrase is a play on the expression bang to rights (guilty or caught in the act) and Mr Byrite, the name of a now defunct chain of men s clothing stores. Caught wearing cheap… … Contemporary slang
bang (or N. Amer. dead) to rights — informal (of a criminal) with positive proof of guilt. → right … English new terms dictionary
Bang music — Infobox Company name = Bang Music LLC type = Independent foundation = 1989 location city = New York, NY location country = USA location = 3 locations: NY, LA and Norway locations = key people = Lyle GreenfieldBrian JonesBrad StrattonSara Iversen… … Wikipedia
(bang) dead to rights — mod. in the act; [guilty] without question. □ We caught her dead to rights with the loot still on her. □ There he was, bang dead to rights with the gun still smoking … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dead to rights — adverb : without possibility of escape, excuse, or palliation (as from a charge of guilt) : red handed we had him dead to rights caught dead to rights on a bribery charge * * * informal in the act of doing something wrong; red handed … Useful english dictionary
dead bang — adv, adj American caught in flagrante or red handed. An American police version of dead to rights or the British bang to rights. I got you dead bang for breaking into Eddie s apartment. (The Rockford Files, US TV crime series, 1979) … Contemporary slang