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hang verb

  /hæŋ/
  • (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
 pendre, être suspendu
  • (intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
 pendre, accrocher
  • (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
 pendre, accrocher, suspendre, laisser pendre
  • (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
 pendre, suspendre, laisser pendre, traîner
  • (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
 baisser
  • (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
 exposer
  • (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
 orner
  • (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
 peser, planer
  • (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
 ramer, se bloquer, se figer
  • (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
  • (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
 pendre

hanging noun

  /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
  • (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
 pendaison
  • (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
 pendaison, tenture

hanging adjective

  /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
  • Suspended.
 suspendu, suspendue

hanged

pendu
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