La Palabra del Día: Colgar
Colgar
to hang (up), to put up; to give up, to abandon, to leave
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SpanishDict tiene un montón de miembros, y creo que la mayoría de ellos han colgado sus estudios de español. Sin embargo, yo no pararé hasta dominar el idioma (o me muero de viejo…)
SpanishDict has a lot of members, and I think that the majority of them has abandoned their Spanish studies. However, I will not stop until I master the language (or I die of old age…)
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Sometimes I want to give up studying Spanish, but I have many friends who speak Spanish.
A veces quiero colgar los estudios de español, pero tengo muchos amigos que hablan español.
In my country we have an expression to a person who lies to you. We say “don’t hang pasta on my ears”.
En mi país tenemos una expresión a una persona quien te miente. Decimos “no cuelgues pasta en mis orejas”.
Me gusta aprendar español , no quiero colgarlo. I like learning Spanish , I don't want to give up .
It was very nice chatting to you on Skype, but now I’m so tired, I have to hang up because my feet can't go on anymore . . . . . .
Me gustó muchísimo platicar contigo por Skype, pero ahora estoy tan cansado, que tengo que colgar porque mis piernas ya no pueden continuar . . . .
Siempre he pensado que el verbo 'colgar' tiene algo que ver con el teléfono antiguo con que la gente tenía que colgar la pieza del altavoz cuando la llamada había terminado. 
I've always thought the verb 'hang up' has something to do with the old telephone set, in which people had to hang up the speaker piece when the call had ended.
Sometimes I think that I put a full stop and it is over. But life has a good eraser and puts a comma instead.
A veces pienso que colgé un punto y se acabó. Pero la vida tiene un buen borrador y colga una coma en lugar.
Por favor... no tires tu ropa aquí y allá... siempre cuégala en el ropero....
Please.. don't throw your clothes here and there... always hang them in the closet...
I don't want to leave the wonderful beaches but the winter is coming and I'll have to be back to work.
No quiero colgar las playas maravillosas, pero el invierno viene y tengo que volver al trabajo.
El fin de semana que viene, voy a una boda en Eugene. Mientras estoy allá, mi hijastra quiere que cuelgue varias cosas en su pared, porque acaba de mudarse a una nueva casa.
This coming weekend, I am going to a wedding in Eugene. While I am there, my stepdaughter wants me to hang several things on her wall, because she just moved to a new house.
De nuevo mi ordenador se me ha quedado colgado. Nunca jamás voy a usar Windows otra vez.
My computer froze on me again. That´s the last time I use Windows.
Estoy cansado de trabajar. Quiero colgar trabajar y me relajo en la playa. ¡Aunque todavia pienso a visitar Spanishdict!
I am tired of working. I want to leave work and relax on the beach. I still plan to visit Spanishdict though!
No juego al tenis tan bien como cuando era joven, pero no estoy listo por colgar mi raqueta. I don't play tennis as well as when I was young, but I'm not ready to hang up my racquet.
La gente puede ser muy creativa en encontrar cosas para colgar.
People can be very creative in finding things to hang up.
Aprendo un poco más cada día.Estoy feliz de que no colgara los estudios. I learn a little more each day.I'm happy I didn't give up my studies.
Colgar cuadros y cortinas en mi casa es mi trabajo.
Hanging paintings and curtains in my house is my job.
