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colgar (conjugate colgar) verbo transitivoa) ‹cuadro› to hang, put up;‹lámpara› to put up; ‹ropa lavada› to hang (out); colgar algo de algo to hang sth on sth;◊ el abrigo estaba colgado de un gancho the coat was hanging on a hookb) (ahorcar) to hangc) ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down;◊ tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hookverbo intransitivoa) (pender) to hang;◊ colgaba del techo it was hanging from the ceiling;el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one sideb) (Telec) to hang up;◊ no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please, please hold;me colgó he hung up on me colgarse verbo pronominal (refl) 1a) (ahorcarse) to hang oneselfb) (agarrarse, suspenderse):◊ no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there;no te cuelges de mí don't cling on to me; se pasa colgada del teléfono (fam) she spends her time on the phone 2 (Chi, Méx) (Elec):◊ colgarse del suministro eléctrico to tap into the electricity supply
colgar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuadro) to hang (up) (tender la ropa) to hang (out)
2 (suspender) to fail
3 (ahorcar) to hang
4 (el teléfono) to hang up o put down
II verbo intransitivo
1 to hang [de, from]
2 Tel (cortar la comunicación) to hang up 'colgar' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahorcarse - chinchorro - hilo - sambenito - suspender - colgado - hamaca English: dangle - hang - hang up - line - put up - replace - ring off - sling - string up - put - ring - shoulder - string
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.