cling

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cling
(pt & pp clung [klʌŋ])
[klɪŋ]
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to cling to -> aferrarse a (rope, person)
  • to cling to an opinion (sentido figurado) -> aferrarse a una idea

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cling [kling]
participio pasivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1CLUNG). (n)
2Adherirse, pegarse, unirse, fuertemente una cosa a otra. (n)
3Adherirse, unirse o amistarse por interés o afecto. (n)
4Prov.) Secarse, consumirse: To cling to something/somebody, estar aferrado a algo/alguien. (n)
  • She still clings to that hope/belief -> sigue aferrada a esa esperanza/creencia
  • The boy clung on to her hand -> el niño no le soltaba la mano
  • To cling to somebody -> pegársele a alguien (be dependent)
  • To cling to something -> pegarse o adherirse a algo (stick) -va
5Ant.) Encoger, estrechar. (n)
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cling [klɪŋ] clung (past)
verb:intransitive
1 (hold on) (to person) pegarse;to a; (affectionately) agarrarse; aferrarse;to a; (to rope) agarrarse;to a, de; (to belief, opinion) aferrarse; seguir fiel;to a
they clung to one another no se desprendían de su abrazo
2 (stick) [+clothes] (to skin) pegarse;to a;
a dress that clings to the figure un vestido que se pega al cuerpo; the smell clung to her clothes la ropa se quedó impregnada del olor
3 (stay close) (to friend, mother etc) no separarse;to de
to cling together no separarse (ni un momento)

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Verb Conjugation for "cling"

Imperative
  • cling
  • you cling
  • he/she clings
  • we cling
  • you cling
  • they cling
Preterite
  • I clung
  • you clung
  • he/she clung
  • we clung
  • you clung
  • they clung
Present Continuous
  • I am clinging
  • you are clinging
  • he/she is clinging
  • we are clinging
  • you are clinging
  • they are clinging
Present Perfect
  • I have clung
  • you have clung
  • he/she has clung
  • we have clung
  • you have clung
  • they have clung
Past Continuous
  • I was clinging
  • you were clinging
  • he/she was clinging
  • we were clinging
  • you were clinging
  • they were clinging
Past Perfect
  • I had clung
  • you had clung
  • he/she had clung
  • we had clung
  • you had clung
  • they had clung
Future
  • I will cling
  • you will cling
  • he/she will cling
  • we will cling
  • you will cling
  • they will cling
Future Perfect
  • I will have clung
  • you will have clung
  • he/she will have clung
  • we will have clung
  • you will have clung
  • they will have clung
Future Continuous
  • I will be clinging
  • you will be clinging
  • he/she will be clinging
  • we will be clinging
  • you will be clinging
  • they will be clinging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been clinging
  • you have been clinging
  • he/she has been clinging
  • we have been clinging
  • you have been clinging
  • they have been clinging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been clinging
  • you will have been clinging
  • he/she will have been clinging
  • we will have been clinging
  • you will have been clinging
  • they will have been clinging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been clinging
  • you had been clinging
  • he/she had been clinging
  • we had been clinging
  • you had been clinging
  • they had been clinging
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