hang on

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hang on
verbo intransitivo
1esperar (familiar) (wait)
2resistir, aguantar (survive)
verbo transitivo con partícula
3depender de (depend on)
  • everything hangs on his answer -> todo depende de su respuesta

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hang on
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1
she hung on his arm iba agarrada de su brazo
to hang on sb's arm
to hang on sb's every word
hang on sb's words
estar pendiente de todo lo que dice algn; no perder detalle de lo que dice algn
it made me gasp to see this successful, hard old farmer hanging on the words of the Reverend Mr. Ellis the youngsters hang on his every word They hang on his every word, looking at him in awe he drew round him a small band of younger men, boys really, who hung on his every word and gesture I found myself hanging on her words. She was very pretty
2 (depend on) depender de
everything hangs on his decision todo depende de su decisión; everything hangs on whether he saw her or not todo depende de si la vio o no
much hangs on the success of the collaboration between the Group of Seven governments and Brasil [time] hangs heavy on him
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (grip, hold)
to hang on (to sth) agarrarse (a de algo);or hang on to the branch agárrate a de la rama;or hang on tight agárrate fuerte
he hangs on tightly, his arms around my neck she was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail a flight stewardess who helped save the life of a pilot by hanging onto his legs you must hang on to all you hold dear I was hanging on to the thought that this would all be over next week
to hang on (to sth) for dear life agarrarse (a algo) como si fuera la vida en ello
I slithered over the edge, hanging on for dear life Once the nurse found him sitting at the edge of the bed, holding on to his mattress for dear life and struggling for air
2 (informal) (wait) esperar
hang on a minute! ¡espera (un momento)!
hang on a sec - I'll come with you
could you hang on, please? (Telec) no cuelgue, por favor
I had to hang on for ages
to keep sb hanging on hacer esperar a algn; tener a algn esperando
3 (hold out) aguantar
he managed to hang on till help came consiguió aguantar hasta que llegó ayuda; United hung on to take the cup el United aguantó el tipo y ganó la copa
all I have to do is hang on until I'm eligible for the pension without the support of my parents I would probably have cracked up completely - but I managed to hang on
hang on in there! (informal) ¡aguanta!

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