colgar

/kolˈɡaɾ/, [kolˈɣ̞aɾ]

hang, hang up


Verb colgar (first-person singular present cuelgo, first-person singular preterite colgué, past participle colgado)

  1. to hang
  2. to hang up
  3. (computing) to upload
  4. (transitive, colloquial) (+ con) to hang out with, relax with

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Ahora tengo que colgar. Alguien está esperando para usar el teléfono.

    I've got to hang up now. Someone is waiting to use the phone.

  • En el baño del hotel había una cuerda para colgar la ropa mojada.

    The hotel provided a wire in the bathroom for hanging wet clothes.

  • Clavé un clavo en la pared para colgar un cuadro.

    I hammered a nail into the wall in order to hang a painting.

  • No puedo colgar un cuadro en mi oficina. Está prohibido.

    I cannot hang a picture in my office. It's forbidden.

  • Justo al colgar el teléfono, volvió a sonar.

    No sooner had I hung up than the phone started ringing again.

  • Estoy buscando el lugar perfecto para colgar este cuadro.

    I'm looking for the perfect spot to hang this picture.

  • La ayudé a colgar la pintura en la pared.

    I helped her hang the picture on the wall.

  • Tom ayudó a Mary a colgar un cuadro en la pared.

    Tom helped Mary hang a picture on the wall.

  • Tom estaba a punto de colgar cuando oyó gritar a Mary.

    Tom was just about to hang up when he heard Mary scream.

  • ¿Dónde debería colgar este calendario?

    Where shall I hang this calendar?


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