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lun
seize up
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. colgar VB trans
1. colgar:
colgar cuadro
to hang
colgar cuadro
to put up
colgar lámpara
to put up
colgó el abrigo detrás de la puerta
he hung his coat up behind the door
está en el jardín, colgando la ropa
she's in the garden, hanging the washing out
colgaron banderas en todas las calles
they put flags up in every street
colgar algo de algo
to hang sth on sth
cuelga el calendario de ese clavo
hang the calendar on that nail
2. colgar (ahorcar):
colgar
to hang
lo colgaron en 1807
he was hanged in 1807
3. colgar teléfono/auricular:
colgar
to put down
cuelga este teléfono cuando yo coja el otro
put this phone down when I've picked up the other one
tienen el teléfono mal colgado
their phone is off the hook
4. colgar COMPUT:
colgar fotos/archivo de sonido
to post
II. colgar VB intr
1. colgar (pender):
colgar
to hang
el vestido me cuelga de un lado
my dress is hanging down on one side o is hanging unevenly
llevas un hilo colgando de la chaqueta
there's a loose thread hanging off o from your jacket
una araña de cristal colgaba del centro de la habitación
a crystal chandelier hung from the center of the room
adelgazó mucho y ahora le cuelgan las carnes
she lost a lot of weight and now her skin just hangs off her
lleva dos asignaturas colgando sl
he has two retakes to do
lleva dos asignaturas colgando sl
he has two exams to make up
2. colgar TELEC:
colgar
to hang up
no cuelgue, por favor
hold the line please o please hold
me ha colgado
he's hung up on me
me ha colgado
he's put the phone down on me
3. colgar COMPUT:
colgar
to post
III. colgarse VB vpr refl
1. colgarse (ahorcarse):
colgarse
to hang oneself
2. colgarse (agarrarse, suspenderse) (colgarse de algo):
te he dicho mil veces que no te cuelgues de ahí
I've told you a thousand times not to hang off there
no te cuelgues de mí, estoy cansada
don't cling on o hang on to me, I'm tired
se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso
he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss
se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono inf
she spent all afternoon on the phone
3.1. colgarse Chil TELEC:
se colgaron al satélite
they linked up with the satellite
varios canales se colgaron de la transmisión
several channels took the broadcast
3.2. colgarse Chil ELEC:
se cuelgan del suministro eléctrico
they tap into the electricity supply
4. colgarse COMPUT:
colgarse
to hang
hilo N m
1.1. hilo (en costura):
hilo
thread
un carrete de hilo
a reel of thread
¿tienes aguja e hilo?
do you have a needle and thread?
al hilo cortar/coser
on the straight
al hilo cortar/coser
with the weave
al hilo (uno tras otro) LatAm inf
on the trot inf
ganó tres partidos al hilo
he won three games on the trot o in a row
se vio cuatro películas al hilo
she saw four movies in a row o one after the other
mover los hilos intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política
economic interests control their policy
todos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos
everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shots
pender o colgar de un hilo
to hang by a thread
su vida pendía de un hilo
his life was hanging by a thread
el futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo
the company's future hangs by a thread
por el hilo se saca el ovillo prov
it's just a question of putting two and two together
1.2. hilo (lino):
hilo
linen
una camisa de hilo
a linen shirt
1.3. hilo (de araña, gusano de seda):
hilo
thread
1.4. hilo inf (de las judías, del plátano):
hilo
string
2. hilo ELEC:
hilo
wire
3. hilo COMPUT:
hilo
thread
4. hilo (de un relato, una conversación):
hilo
thread
perdió el hilo de la conversación
she lost the thread of the conversation
interrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos
it interrupted his train of thought
5. hilo (de sangre, agua):
hilo
trickle
un hilo de luz
a thread of light liter
con un hilo de voz
in a tiny voice
con un hilo de voz
in a thin little voice
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to sling sth over one's arm/shoulder
colgarse algo del brazo/hombro
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. colgar <o → ue> g → gu VB trans
1. colgar (pender, ahorcar):
colgar algo
to hang sth
colgar algo (decorar)
to decorate with sth
colgar el teléfono
to put down the phone
2. colgar (dejar):
colgar los libros
to abandon one's studies
3. colgar inf (suspender):
colgar
to fail
4. colgar (atribuir):
colgar
to attribute
5. colgar INET:
colgar
to post
colgar algo en internet
to post sth on the Internet
II. colgar <o → ue> g → gu VB intr
1. colgar:
colgar (pender)
to hang
colgar (de arriba para abajo)
to hang down
colgar (lengua del perro)
to droop
2. colgar TELEC (auricular):
colgar
to hang up
III. colgar <o → ue> g → gu VB refl colgarse
colgarse
to hang oneself
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
seize up COMPUT
colgarse inf
crash
colgarse
seize up comput
colgarse inf
crash
colgarse
presente
yocuelgo
túcuelgas
él/ella/ustedcuelga
nosotros/nosotrascolgamos
vosotros/vosotrascolgáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuelgan
imperfecto
yocolgaba
túcolgabas
él/ella/ustedcolgaba
nosotros/nosotrascolgábamos
vosotros/vosotrascolgabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgaban
indefinido
yocolgué
túcolgaste
él/ella/ustedcolgó
nosotros/nosotrascolgamos
vosotros/vosotrascolgasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgaron
futuro
yocolgaré
túcolgarás
él/ella/ustedcolgará
nosotros/nosotrascolgaremos
vosotros/vosotrascolgaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescolgarán
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Por dondequiera que se tiren los hilos se llega al recurrido tema del control interno en las instituciones.
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A su vez, cada hilo se compone de varias competencias.
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