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"Hang" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "colgar", and "hang up" is an intransitive verb phrase which is also often translated as "colgar". Learn more about the difference between "hang" and "hang up" below.
hang(
hahng
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to suspend)
a. colgar
She hung the mirror in the bathroom above the sink.Ella colgó el espejo en el baño sobre el lavabo.
2. (to execute)
a. decorar
We hung the trees in the yard with small lights.Decoramos los árboles del patio con luces pequeñas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to dangle)
a. colgar
The decorations were hanging from the ceiling.Las decoraciones estaban colgando del techo.
5. (to float)
a. flotar
You could see the smog hanging over the city from the airplane.Desde el avión se veía cómo la niebla tóxica flotaba sobre la ciudad.
6. (fabric)
a. tener caída
I like this skirt but it doesn't hang well.Me gusta esta falda pero no tiene buena caída.
hang up(
hahng
uhp
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. colgar
He wouldn't listen to what I was saying, so in the end I lost my patience and hung up on him.No quería escuchar lo que decía así que, al final, perdí la paciencia y le colgué.
b. cortar (Southern Cone)
It was only after I'd hung up that I realized I hadn't given her my number.Justo después de cortar me di cuenta de que no le había dado mi número.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (to suspend)
a. colgar
She hung up her coat in the hall and went into the living room.Colgó su abrigo en el vestíbulo y entró a la sala de estar.
