Was heißt »bang« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv bang lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • fearful
  • afraid

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Ihm wurde bang und bänger.

He was getting increasingly anxious.

Mir war wirklich angst und bange.

I was really scared.

Menschen auf der ganzen Welt bangen um den Frieden.

People all over the world are anxious for peace.

Sie sah ihn mit bangen Augen an.

She stared at him with frightened eyes.

Tom wartete bang.

Tom waited anxiously.

Ihm ist bange.

He is afraid.

He's afraid.

Wenn ich es donnern höre, wird mir angst und bange.

When I hear thunder, I get very scared.

Ich bin nicht bang zu sagen, was ich denke.

I'm not afraid to say what I think.

Synonyme

be­sorgt:
anxious
apprehensive
worried
klein­mü­tig:
despondent
faint-hearted

Englische Beispielsätze

  • I'm afraid you can't help me.

  • Our cat is afraid of everything. The other day, it even ran away from a mouse.

  • Everyone in the village treated her well, but still she was afraid to leave her home.

  • I haven't got any money on me today, I'm afraid.

  • I'm afraid I don't have any money with me today.

  • I'm afraid I haven't got any money with me today.

  • "Mum, can I go to bed tonight without cleaning my teeth?" "I'm afraid I can't allow that."

  • I'm afraid I have to ask you to come back tomorrow.

  • I'm afraid he's out of the office at the moment. Can I take a message?

  • Deep in conversation with friends, I completely lost track of time and forgot about the lonely tract of woodland I was afraid to walk through in the dark.

  • Tom, afraid of being denounced himself, informed on his best friend.

  • Tom, afraid of being denounced himself, shopped his best friend.

  • Every time you come to me at night my heart almost stops, and I'm afraid that I'm just dreaming all this, that it won't be true when I wake up.

  • We're afraid of dogs.

  • I'm afraid we're in the minority.

  • "Is Mr Miller back yet?" "No, I'm afraid he's not." "But he said he'd be back at about four." "He's not home yet. Can I do anything else for you?" "No, thanks."

  • He is afraid of blood.

  • I am afraid that we have left the keys on the door.

  • You mustn't be afraid of making mistakes when you're learning a language.

  • Tom is still afraid of the boogyman.

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: bang. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: bang. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 975998, 1556374, 1995003, 2193232, 2239139, 2506801, 10106959, 11046044, 11804793, 11781024, 11759173, 11695253, 11695252, 11695251, 11685180, 11636881, 11632933, 11593559, 11590694, 11590691, 11588078, 11584302, 11550996, 11537714, 11497114, 11491891, 11477233 & 11453516. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR