gangster
To act like a gangsterTo act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.
» I'm not a gangster.
Я не бандит. — marafon
Я не гангстер. — Ooneykcall
Я не бандит. — deniko
Я не гангстер. — deniko
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1 sensesTo act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.
Examples
51 sentencesI'm not a gangster.
Я не бандит. — deniko
ruЯ не бандит. — marafon
Spying on gangsters was a dangerous venture.
A group of gangsters stole the money.
ruГруппа бандитов украла деньги. — Lenin_1917
deEine Gangsterbande hat das Geld gestohlen. — al_ex_an_der
He's being threatened by a certain gangster.
I watch a lot of gangster movies.
ruЯ смотрю много гангстерских фильмов. — marafon
deIch sehe viele Ganovenfilme. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Proto-West Germanic *-astrijāProto-West Germanic *-astrijā
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Forms
gangsters, gangstering, gangstered, gangstered| Base form | gangster · to gangster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gangsters |
| Present participle | gangstering |
| Past simple | gangstered |
| Past participle | gangstered |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle