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bang [bæŋ]1 noun(a) (loud noise → explosion) détonation f; (→ clatter) fracas m; (→ slam) claquement m; (→ supersonic) bang m;∎ the door shut with a bang la porte s'est refermée en claquant;∎ to shut the door with a bang claquer la porte;∎ there was a big bang il y a eu une forte détonation ou une explosion∎ familiar the show went (off) with a bang le spectacle a eu un succès fou;∎ he got a nasty bang on the head il s'est cogné la tête assez violemment2 adverb∎ familiar bang go my chances of winning! envolées, mes chances de gagner!;∎ familiar bang goes another £10! et pan, encore 10 livres de parties!∎ bang in the middle au beau milieu, en plein milieu;∎ the missile was bang on target le missile a atteint sa cible en plein dans le mille;∎ bang on time pile à l'heure;∎ I walked bang into him je suis tombé en plein sur lui;∎ my desk is bang against the wall mon bureau est contre le mur;∎ his flat is bang in the middle of town son appartement est en plein centre-ville(a) (hit → table, window) frapper violemment;∎ he banged his fist on the table il a frappé la table du poing;∎ I banged my head on the ceiling je me suis cogné la tête contre le ou au plafond;∎ figurative we're banging our heads against a brick wall nous perdons notre temps, nous nous dépensons en pure perte(b) (slam → door, window) claquer;∎ she banged the door shut elle a claqué la porte∎ to bang the market faire baisser les prix, écraser le marché∎ the door banged shut la porte s'est refermée en claquant;∎ to bang at or on the door frapper à la porte à grands coups;∎ to bang on the table with one's fist taper du poing sur la table(b) (detonate → gun) détonerAmerican frange f;∎ to have bangs porter une frange(books, crockery) cogner les uns contre les autres□ ; (person) tabasser, cogner□faire du bruit□, faire du pétard(a) (detonate → guns) tonner(b) (keep firing → soldier) tirer sans arrêt; (keep hammering → workmen) faire du vacarme; figurative (keep working) continuer à travailler;∎ he was banging away on his typewriter il tapait sans arrêt sur sa machine à écrire∎ he banged the receiver down il a raccroché brutalement;∎ she banged down the lid elle a violemment rabattu le couvercle(collide with) se cogner contre, heurter∎ he's always banging on about it il n'arrête pas de bassiner tout le monde avec ça;∎ he's always banging on about his personal problems il n'arrête pas de bassiner tout le monde avec ses problèmes personnelscogner l'un contre l'autre;∎ I could have banged their heads together! j'aurais pu prendre l'un pour taper sur l'autre!∎ to get banged up être mis en taule ou à l'ombre
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