colgarse

colgarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ahorcarse) to hang oneself

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VPR

1) (=estar suspendido)

• colgarse de — to hang from

se colgó de una grúa durante varias horas — he hung from a crane for several hours

• colgarse del brazo de algn — to take hold of sb's arm, take sb by the arm

• colgarse del cuello de algn — to throw one's arms around sb's neck

• colgarse del teléfono, se colgó del teléfono durante más de una hora — she was on the phone for over an hour

2) (=ahorcarse) to hang o.s.

3) (=ponerse) to put on

se colgó el bolso del o al hombro — she put her bag on her shoulder

4) Esp ** (=con drogas) to flip *, blow one's head **

5) Chile, Méx to plug illegally into the mains

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■colgarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ahorcarse) to hang oneself
2 fam (depender de la droga) to get hooked
3 fam Inform (el ordenador) to get hung up ➣ Ver nota en ahorcar
'colgarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colgar
- guindar
English:
crash

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vpr

1. [suspenderse] to hang (de from);

no te cuelgues de esa rama o se romperá don't hang from that branch, or it will break;

se colgó del cuello de su abuelo he threw his arms round his grandfather's neck

2. [ahorcarse] to hang oneself (de from)

3. Informát [ordenador, computador] to crash;

se me ha colgado el ordenador my computer has crashed

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colgarse

v/r

1 hang o.s.

2

:

colgarse de algo hang from sth;

colgarse de alguien hang onto s.o.

3 INFOR fam

freeze

4 a telecomedia, pasatiempo etc get hooked

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vr

1) : to hang, to be suspended

2) ahorcarse: to hang oneself

3) : to hang up a telephone