Gang

corridor

noun GANG Less Common

Also means

gear

Usage Note

Gang is wonderfully polysemous: a hallway, a gear in a car (den ersten Gang einlegen), a course in a meal (ein Menü mit drei Gängen), and a person's gait or walk. The idiom etwas in Gang bringen means 'to get something going'. Note a separate borrowed die Gang (feminine) means a criminal gang.

Examples

"Das Büro liegt am Ende des Gangs."

Natural Translation

The office is at the end of the corridor.

Literal Translation

The office lies at the end of-the corridor.

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