hang about

traîner, rester dans les parages

Rester un moment quelque part, souvent à attendre ou sans faire grand-chose.

En anglais simple : To stay somewhere for a while, often waiting or doing very little.

• Please do not hang about here.
• We hung about after the concert.
• Why are those boys hanging about outside?

Comment l'utiliser : hang about + place (We hung about outside the station.)

Synonymes : hang around, linger, loiter

Expressions courantes : hang about outside, hang about here

traîner avec, fréquenter

Passer du temps avec quelqu’un pour le plaisir d’être ensemble.

En anglais simple : To spend time with someone socially.

• We often hang about together.
• She used to hang about with my sister.
• Who do you hang about with after school?

Comment l'utiliser : hang about with someone (He hangs about with friends from school.)

Synonymes : hang out, socialize

Expressions courantes : hang about with someone, hang about together

un instant, attends

S’emploie pour demander une courte pause afin de poser une question, vérifier ou expliquer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Used to ask someone to stop briefly while you question, check, or explain something.

• Hang about! That is my bag.
• Hang about a minute! You forgot your change.
• Hang about! Did you say fifty pounds?

Synonymes : hold on, wait a minute

Expressions courantes : hang about now, hang about a minute