strip; tape; gang; crew
Ni la bande, ni le pneu, ils ne m'ont pas parlé.
Neither the band nor the tire spoke to me.
— Blow Out (1981)
Petit à petit, la bande devient notre famille.
Little by little, the group became our family.
— Tigre & Dragon (2000)
Il dit que la bande ne vaut rien sans ça.
He says the band is worthless without it.
— Blow Out (1981)