Colgaron (en. They hung)

/kol.ˈɡa.ɾon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Hold something in such a way that it is suspended.

They hung the paintings on the walls of the museum.

Colgaron los cuadros en las paredes del museo.

Temporarily stop something, such as a conversation or an activity.

They hung up the call because there was a bad connection.

Colgaron la llamada porque había mala conexión.

Play with a person's body, in the context of hanging, in a figurative sense.

In an accident, they hung the lives of many people by a thread.

En un accidente, colgaron las vidas de muchas personas en un hilo.

From the Latin 'collocāre', which means to place or arrange something.

hang up the phone

Interrupt a phone call.

colgar el teléfono

hang a sign

Put an advertisement or notice in a visible place.

colgar un cartel

hang the clothes

Suspend clothing so that it dries.

colgar la ropa

hang

Verb that means to suspend something.

colgar

hung

Past participle that describes something that is suspended.

colgado

To hang (on something)

He hung on to the planter.

Se colgó de la sembradora.

To be hung

After the party, he was hung over from the hangover.

Después de la fiesta, quedó colgado de la resaca.