Colgaba (en. Hung)

/kolˈɡa.βa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of suspending something in a high place.

I hung the picture on the wall.

Colgaba el cuadro en la pared.

It refers to being hung or suspended.

The clothes were hanging from the clothesline.

La ropa colgaba del tendedero.

To leave something in a state of inactivity or waiting.

I was hanging in constant doubt.

Colgaba en una duda constante.

From the verb hang, which comes from the Latin 'collocare'.

to hang up the gloves

To withdraw from an activity or to desist from an effort.

colgar los guantes

to hang by a thread

To be in a precarious or dangerous situation.

colgar de un hilo

not to hang onto something

Not to depend emotionally or financially on someone.

no colgarse de algo

hang

To hold something so that it is suspended.

colgar

hung

That is in a state of suspension.

colgado

unhang

To take something down that was hung.

descolgar

To be careless or in bad shape.

After the party, the house was left in disarray.

Después de la fiesta, la casa quedó colgada.

To do nothing, to be lost.

I was hanging around all day without knowing what to do.

Estuve colgado todo el día sin saber qué hacer.