hang

colgar

Sujetar algo por arriba o por un lado para que quede elevado sobre el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: To attach something above the ground so it is supported from above or by one side.

• Hang your coat here.
• I hung a picture above the bed.
• Where should we hang the curtains?

Cómo se usa: hang something on something (Hang your coat on that hook.); hang something from something (We hung decorations from the ceiling.)

Sinónimos: suspend, put up

Expresiones frecuentes: hang a picture, hang something up, hang on something, hang a door

colgar

Permanecer sujeto a algo por arriba, sin ningún apoyo por debajo.

En inglés sencillo: To stay attached to something above, with no support underneath.

• A picture hangs on the wall.
• The lights hung above our table.
• Wet clothes were hanging from the line.

Cómo se usa: hang from something (A lamp hangs from the ceiling.); hang on something (Her coat hung on a hook.)

Sinónimos: dangle, be suspended

Expresiones frecuentes: hang from something, hang on something, hang above something

ahorcar

Matar a alguien suspendiéndolo con una cuerda alrededor del cuello.

En inglés sencillo: To kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and leaving their body unsupported.

• They hanged the prisoner at dawn.
• The king ordered the soldiers to hang him.
• She was sentenced to be hanged.

Cómo se usa: be hanged for something (He was hanged for murder.)

Sinónimos: execute by hanging

Expresiones frecuentes: hang a prisoner, hang for murder

caída

Forma en que una prenda o tela cae cuando está sostenida desde arriba.

En inglés sencillo: The way a piece of clothing or cloth falls when supported from above.

• This skirt has a lovely hang.
• The heavy fabric improved the hang of the curtains.
• The tailor checked the jacket’s hang.

Cómo se usa: the hang of something (I like the hang of this skirt.)

Sinónimos: drape

Expresiones frecuentes: hang of something, a good hang

un comino, un bledo

La más mínima preocupación o interés por algo; suele aparecer en expresiones negativas.

En inglés sencillo: Even a tiny amount of care or interest, usually in negative expressions.

• I don’t give a hang.
• She never cared a hang about fashion.
• They don’t give a hang what anyone thinks.

Cómo se usa: not give/care a hang about something (He does not give a hang about their opinions.)

Sinónimos: damn

Expresiones frecuentes: give a hang, care a hang