rang

Meaning

1. row or line of things placed side-by-side
2. rank or position in a series or hierarchy
3. a knitting course
4. a series of land plots narrower than deep, running perpendicular to a river or road
5. the road serving such a series of plots
6. the non-officers of an army, taken as a group

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ranc, from Old French renc, reng, ranc, rang, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”). Cognate with Dutch ring, German Ring, English ring.

Sentences

Par la même occasion , elle passe du au rang mondial de l'histoire.

At the same time, it goes from the world rank of history.

Le roi la récompensa en l'élevant au rang de ville libre royale .

The king rewarded Sopron by elevating it to the rank of free royal town.

Il reprend la piste au troisième rang , derrière Räikkönen et Massa .

He returned to the track in third place, behind Räikkönen and Massa.

La ville voisine de Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, est au sixième rang .

The nearby town of Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, is sixth.

Lui et Onogawa sont honorés simultanément d'un rang spécial appelé yokozuna cette même année .

He and Onogawa were honored simultaneously with a special rank called yokozuna that same year.