Meaning of gång | Babel Free
/ɡɔŋ/Definitioner
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a gang neuter
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walking common-gender
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a time (occasion of a particular thing happening or being the case) common-gender
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a group, a bunch neuter
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manner of walk, gait common-gender, uncountable
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a bunch (of items) colloquial, neuter
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a path, a walkway (in a park or garden) common-gender
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an aisle (corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale) common-gender
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a passage, a corridor (tunnel-like passage or narrow corridor) common-gender
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race walking common-gender, uncountable
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the continuous running of something, such as a machinery or time common-gender, uncountable
Exempel
“Efter en timmes gång kom de fram”
After an hour of walking, they arrived
“Om tusen gående personer går förbi så kommer man se mycket gång (gående is more idiomatic)”
If a thousand walking people walk by, you will see a lot of walking
“Coordinate term: gångbana (“pedestrian path; pavement”)”
“grusgång”
gravel path
“underjordiska gångar”
underground passages
“en hemlig gång”
a secret passage
“Han gjorde det inte en gång, utan tre gånger”
He did it not once [one time], but three times
“En gång är ingen gång, två gånger en vana”
One time is no time, two times a habit
“Är det första gången du är här?”
Is this your first time here?
“Nej, jag har varit här två gånger tidigare”
No, I have been here two times before
“Vi besökte museet två gånger. Ena gången gick vi, andra gången tog vi bussen.”
We visited the museum twice [two times]. [The] one time we walked, the other time we took the bus.
“Jag försökte en gång till, och den här gången gick det”
I tried once more [one more time], and this time [definite is used with "den här/där" (this/that)] it worked ["and this time it went" – compare "that won't go" in English]
“Det var en gång ett troll som bodde i en grotta”
Once upon a time, there was a troll who lived in a cave
“En gång i tiden var byn en idyllisk plats, men det var innan fabriken byggdes”
Once upon a time [one time in [the] time], the village was an idyllic place, but that was before the factory was built
“ett kriminellt gäng”
a criminal gang
“Vi är ett gäng killar som brukar gå dit”
We're a group of guys who often go there
CEFR-nivå
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.