colgar
/kolˈɡaɾ/ verb B1- to hang · Cuelga la ropa, por favor. Hang the clothes up, please.
- to hang up (the telephone, etc.)
- to upload
- (+ con) to hang out with, relax with
- to freeze, to hang (to come a sudden halt, stop working)
- to fail a class or exam; to flunk
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- colgar
- Gerund
- colgando
- Past participle
- colgado
- Present (yo)
- cuelgo
- Preterite (yo)
- colgué
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Que los insectos cuelgan,
La hiedra que colgaba en derredor
En tu balcón sus nidos á colgar,
Meñique encendió el fuego, y en el caldero que colgaba del techo fue echando el gigante un buey entero, cortado en pedazos, y una carga de nabos, y cuatro cestos de zanahorias, y cincuenta coles.
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