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dangle
dangle(
dahng
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guhl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
The giant ficus looks spectacular at night with the lights that dangle from the branches.El ficus gigante se ve espectacular en la noche con las luces colgando de las ramas.
b. pender
Donny thought he looked cool with a cigarette dangling from his lips.Donny creía que se veía genial con un cigarrillo pendiendo de los labios.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Brandy dangled a rubber mouse in front of her cat.Brandy hizo oscilar un ratón de goma en frente de su gato.
b. colgar
Sean and Alex dangled their legs over the side of the boat while chatting and drinking beers.Sean y Alex colgaban las piernas por el lado de la lancha mientras platicaban y tomaban cervezas.
a. ofrecer como incentivo
Manuel dangled the promise of eliminating corruption to get the people to vote for him.Manuel ofreció la promesa de eliminar la corrupción como incentivo para que la gente votara por él.
b. tentar con
The salesman dangled an interest-free loan in front of Sally to get her to buy the car now.El vendedor le tentó a Sally con un préstamo sin intereses para motivarla a comprar el auto ya.
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