Colgado (en. Hanging)

/kolˈɡaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

State of something that is suspended in the air.

The picture is hung on the wall.

El cuadro está colgado en la pared.

A person who is distracted or in a state of inactivity.

Since he lost his job, he's been hung up and does nothing.

Desde que perdió el trabajo, está colgado y no hace nada.

Colloquial term to refer to someone who is under the influence of drugs.

I saw him hanging at the party; he didn't know where he was.

Lo vi colgado en la fiesta, no sabía dónde estaba.

It derives from the participle of the verb colgar, which comes from the Latin 'collocare'.

hanging from the brush

To be in a difficult or compromising situation.

colgado de la brocha

to be hung up

To be disoriented or distracted.

estar colgado

to hang

Action of suspending something.

colgar

to suspend

To stop something in the air.

suspender

suspended

That is hung or has no support.

pendiente

drug addict

A person dependent on drugs, often used in a context similar to 'hung up'.

drogadicto

To be under the influence of drugs.

I saw him hanging out on the street, he looked like he didn't know where he was.

Lo vi colgado en la calle, parecía que no sabía dónde estaba.

To do nothing, to be unoccupied.

Since he finished school, the boy has been hanging around at home.

Desde que terminó el colegio, el chico está colgado en casa.