Gank

Lëtzebuergesch
English
walk; errand; course [of a meal]
Français
démarche [manière de marcher]; course [démarche, commission]; plat [d'un menu gastronomique]
Deutsch
Gang [Gangart]; Erledigung [Besorgung]; Gang [einer Speisenfolge]
Type
SUBST M
Plural
Gäng

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ɡɑŋk]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Meaning 2

Deutsch
Gang (Flur, Stollen)
Français
couloir (corridor, passage)
English
hall; hallway
Português
corredor; passadiço
Nederlands
gang (doorloop, passage)

Meaning 3

Deutsch
Gang (eines Getriebes)
Français
vitesse (d'une boîte de vitesses)
English
gear (of a car transmission)
Português
velocidade (de uma caixa de velocidades)
Nederlands
gang (versnelling)

Meaning 4

Deutsch
in die Gänge kommen
Français
s'y mettre; se mettre en route; démarrer (commencer)
English
to get going; to get cracking
Português
pôr mãos à obra; começar (um trabalho, uma tarefa)
Nederlands
op gang komen; op dreef komen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • an d'Gäng kommen
  • Gäng
  • Gank

Example sentences

  1. looss deng knaschteg Schong am Gank stoen!

    Meaning 2: hall; hallway

  2. d'Buerg ass duerch ënnerierdesch Gäng mat der Stad verbonnen

    Meaning 2: hall; hallway

  3. vill nei Autoen hunn haut sechs Gäng

    Meaning 3: gear

  4. ech brauch moies mäi Kaffi, fir an d'Gäng ze kommen

    Meaning 4: to get going; to get cracking

  5. et gëtt Deeg, do kommen ech einfach net an d'Gäng

    Meaning 4: to get going; to get cracking

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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