he hung the rope over the side of the boatcolgó la cuerda de la borda del barco;are you any good at hanging wallpaper?¿se te da bien empapelar?
I hung my hat and coat on the peg in the halla line of wall hooks hung with old anoraks and mud-stained overallsa notice had been hung on the doorMrs Keeble was hanging a door key on its hookher paintings have been hung in London's most famous galleriesthey saw a woman come out of the house to hang clothes on the lineJohn'll hang the door for you once it's been strippedthe pheasants need to be hung for a few days before preparing them to eat
to hang one's headbajar or agachar la cabeza
he hung his head in shamebajó or agachó la cabeza avergonzado
Wade had simply hung his head and confessedthe dog hung its head and cowered in the barrelhe must be hanging his head in despair
a light-bulb was hanging from the ceilinguna bombilla colgaba del techo
I was hanging from the ledge by my fingertipsestaba colgado de la cornisa sujeto por la punta de los dedos
his portrait hangs in the National Gallerysu retrato está expuesto en la National Gallery
let your arms hang loose at your sidesdeje los brazos sueltos or caídos
hang loose!(US)¡tranqui! (informal);¡relájate!
your coat is hanging on the hooktu abrigo está colgado en el perchero
a picture hanging on the wallun cuadro colgado en la pared
his arms hung loose at his sidesmy pink nightdress was hanging on the doorthe curtains will be hanging there for yearsa ragged fur coat that hung down to her calvesshe sat on the jetty, her legs hanging over the edge
and thereby hangs a talepero eso es harina de otro costal
Paul Weller plays harmonica on the Mother Earth single, and thereby hangs a tale, I'm sure...the two attempted bombings by minicab's which, their targets being Downing Street and New Scotland Yard, went sadly amiss — and thereby hangs a tale
to hang open: the door hung open(not closed)la puerta estaba abierta;(partly off hinges)la puerta estaba encajada
her mouth hung open in surprisese quedó boquiabierta
she froze, her mouth hanging open
to hang out of the window[+person]asomarse por la ventana;[+thing]colgar de la ventana
the women patients hung out of the windows to wave the demonstrators on their waya banner was hanging out of the window
I can't work with you hanging over me like thatno puedo trabajar contigo pendiente de todo lo que hago
3(flow)[+rope, garment, hair]caer
her hair hangs down her backel pelo le cae por la espalda
it's a fabric that hangs welles una tela que tiene muy buena caída
look for a suit made from good sturdy cloth to make sure it hangs wellshe stood with her hands on her hips, the shawl hanging loose from her shouldersher long golden hair which hung loose about her shoulders
4hanged(past)(be hanged)[+criminal]morir en la horca
he'll hang for itlo ahorcarán por esto
it is right that their murderers should hanghe ought to hang
5(hover)[+fog]flotar
his breath hung in the icy airsu aliento flotaba en el aire helado
the hawk hung motionless in the skyel halcón se cernía inmóvil en el cielo
the threat hanging over usla amenaza que se cierne sobre nosotros
I won't be able to enjoy the holiday with that possibility hanging over me
a question mark hangs over many of their futuresse cierne un or una interrogante sobre el porvenir de muchos de ellos
a haze of expensive perfume hangs around hera fog hung over the towna heavy silence hung over the townhe let the sentence hang when he saw the effect it had had
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to go hangpudrirse (informal)
he can go hang as far as I'm concernedpor mí que se pudra
once he was aboard his boat the world could go hangthere is something awfully appealing about self- sufficiency - provide for yourself and let the rest of the world go hangjust hang loosedon't go back to work straight away after you come out of hospital - try to hang loose for a couple of days more
to hang tough (on/for sth)(US)mantenerse firme (en algo/para conseguir algo)
the White House is hanging tough for a good agreementwe hope the President hangs tough on this oneheadquarters was flooded with phone calls yesterday, from /people/ anxious to find out what was happening and /urging Perot to hang tough/Israel should have either hung tough and remained totally silent or it should have cooperated fully and accurately with the Americans
she hung tough despite the pressurepese a las presiones no dio su brazo a torcer
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1[of garment]caída (f)
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to get the hang of sthcoger el tranquillo a algo (informal)
I'll never get the hang of this ovennunca aprenderé a usar este horno;nunca le cogeré el tranquillo a este horno
you'll soon get the hang of itI can't get the hang of this machineI never did get the hang of golfjust when you think you have got the hang of the new direction your life seems to be going into get the hang of [it]it's a bit tricky at first till you get the hang of itI'm getting the hang of it
I don't give or care a hangme importa un comino (informal)
I don't give a hang what they thinklet them say whatever they pleased; he wouldn't give a hang