hang Signification, définition

Signification de hang en français

• 0 to attach or be attached at the top with the bottom not attached -- accrocher

  • Hang your coats on the hooks. Accrochez vos manteaux au portemanteau.

  • Where should I hang this picture? Où est-ce que je dois accrocher ce tableau ?

  • a rope hanging from the tree branch une corde suspendue à la branche de l’arbre.

• 1 to kill sb by hanging them from a rope around their neck -- pendre

  • He hanged himself. Il s’est pendu.

• 2 to be suspended in the air -- planer

  • smoke hanging in the air above the houses la fumée en suspension dans l’air au-dessus des maisons

• 3 to learn how to do -- se faire la main

  • It takes a few days to get the hang of it. Cela prendra quelques jours pour se faire la main.

• 4 to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook -- suspendre, être accroché

  • We’ll hang the picture on that wall

  • The picture is hanging on the wall.

• 5 to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall -- accrocher, être accroché

  • A door hangs by its hinges.

• 6 (past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop -- pendre, être pendu

  • Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.

• 7 (often with downor out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards -- pendre

  • The dog’s tongue was hanging out

  • Her hair was hanging down.

• 8 to bow (one’s head) -- baisser

  • He hung his head in shame.