hang

accrocher, suspendre

Fixer quelque chose par le haut ou par un côté pour le maintenir au-dessus du sol.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : hang something on something (Hang your coat on that hook.); hang something from something (We hung decorations from the ceiling.)

Synonymes : suspend, put up

Expressions courantes : hang a picture, hang something up, hang on something, hang a door

pendre, être suspendu

Rester attaché à quelque chose par le haut, sans appui en dessous.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : hang from something (A lamp hangs from the ceiling.); hang on something (Her coat hung on a hook.)

Synonymes : dangle, be suspended

Expressions courantes : hang from something, hang on something, hang above something

pendre

Tuer quelqu’un en suspendant son corps avec une corde autour du cou.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be hanged for something (He was hanged for murder.)

Synonymes : execute by hanging

Expressions courantes : hang a prisoner, hang for murder

tombé

La façon dont un vêtement ou un tissu retombe lorsqu’il est soutenu par le haut.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the hang of something (I like the hang of this skirt.)

Synonymes : drape

Expressions courantes : hang of something, a good hang

un fichu intérêt

La moindre attention ou le moindre intérêt, généralement dans des expressions négatives.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : not give/care a hang about something (He does not give a hang about their opinions.)

Synonymes : damn

Expressions courantes : give a hang, care a hang