hang up

colgar

Poner fin a una conversación telefónica.

En inglés sencillo: To end a phone call.

• Please do not hang up.
• He said goodbye and hung up.
• Why did you hang up on me?

Cómo se usa: hang up on someone (He hung up on me before I finished speaking.); hang something up (She hung the phone up.)

Sinónimos: end the call, ring off

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up now, hang up on someone, hang something up

colgar

Sujetar algo a un gancho, una cuerda u otro soporte para que quede suspendido.

En inglés sencillo: To attach something to a hook, line, or other support so it hangs.

• Hang up your coat, please.
• She hung the washing up outside.
• Have you hung up the picture yet?

Cómo se usa: hang something up (Hang your coat up by the door.)

Sinónimos: hang

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up something, hang something up, hang up clothes

retrasar, atascar

Hacer que algo tarde más o impedir que avance.

En inglés sencillo: To delay something or keep it from moving forward.

• Missing paperwork hung up the sale.
• The project was hung up by a legal dispute.
• Our order is still hung up in customs.

Cómo se usa: hang something up (A missing signature hung the payment up.); be hung up in/on something (The proposal is hung up in committee.)

Sinónimos: delay, hold up, stall

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up something, hang something up, hang up approval

dejar, abandonar

Dejar una actividad, especialmente un deporte o trabajo que se ha practicado durante mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To stop doing an activity, especially a sport or job you have done for a long time.

• He decided to hang up his boxing gloves.
• She hung up her racing helmet last year.
• After his final match, he will hang up his boots.

Cómo se usa: hang up + equipment (After thirty years, the boxer hung up his gloves.)

Sinónimos: quit, give up, retire from

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up something, hang up boots, hang up gloves

callarse, dejar de hablar

Dejar de hablar o de sacar un tema.

En inglés sencillo: To stop speaking or bringing up a subject.

• You have said enough; hang up now.
• He finally hung up after a long speech.
• Will you hang up and let someone else speak?

Sinónimos: stop talking, fall silent

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up now, hang up already

atracar, asaltar

Atacar o amenazar a alguien para robarle dinero o pertenencias.

En inglés sencillo: To attack or threaten someone and steal their money or belongings.

• The thieves hung him up and stole his purse.
• Armed men hung up travelers on that lonely road.
• They planned to hang up the merchant near the bridge.

Cómo se usa: hang someone up (The thieves hung the traveler up on the road.)

Sinónimos: rob, mug, hold up

Expresiones frecuentes: hang up someone, hang someone up