No. 810 in Dutch
bang
Afraid.
In a sentence
Ik ben bang voor spinnen.
I am afraid of spiders.
Here, 'bang' expresses fear or being scared of something, in this case of spiders.
Wees niet bang; het komt goed.
Don't be afraid; it will be fine.
In this example, 'bang' reassures someone not to feel fear or worry in the given situation.
De kinderen waren bang gemaakt door het enge verhaal.
The children were frightened by the scary story.
In this context, 'bang' is used as part of a phrase to denote that the children were made to feel frightened.
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