hang up

raccrocher

Mettre fin à une conversation téléphonique.

En anglais simple : To end a phone call.

• Please do not hang up.
• He said goodbye and hung up.
• Why did you hang up on me?

Comment l'utiliser : hang up on someone (He hung up on me before I finished speaking.); hang something up (She hung the phone up.)

Synonymes : end the call, ring off

Expressions courantes : hang up now, hang up on someone, hang something up

accrocher, étendre

Fixer quelque chose à un crochet, un fil ou un autre support pour le laisser suspendu.

En anglais simple : To attach something to a hook, line, or other support so it hangs.

• Hang up your coat, please.
• She hung the washing up outside.
• Have you hung up the picture yet?

Comment l'utiliser : hang something up (Hang your coat up by the door.)

Synonymes : hang

Expressions courantes : hang up something, hang something up, hang up clothes

retarder, bloquer

Retarder quelque chose ou l’empêcher d’avancer.

En anglais simple : To delay something or keep it from moving forward.

• Missing paperwork hung up the sale.
• The project was hung up by a legal dispute.
• Our order is still hung up in customs.

Comment l'utiliser : hang something up (A missing signature hung the payment up.); be hung up in/on something (The proposal is hung up in committee.)

Synonymes : delay, hold up, stall

Expressions courantes : hang up something, hang something up, hang up approval

abandonner, arrêter

Cesser une activité, notamment un sport ou un métier pratiqué depuis longtemps.

En anglais simple : To stop doing an activity, especially a sport or job you have done for a long time.

• He decided to hang up his boxing gloves.
• She hung up her racing helmet last year.
• After his final match, he will hang up his boots.

Comment l'utiliser : hang up + equipment (After thirty years, the boxer hung up his gloves.)

Synonymes : quit, give up, retire from

Expressions courantes : hang up something, hang up boots, hang up gloves

se taire, cesser de parler

Arrêter de parler ou de revenir sur un sujet.

En anglais simple : To stop speaking or bringing up a subject.

• You have said enough; hang up now.
• He finally hung up after a long speech.
• Will you hang up and let someone else speak?

Synonymes : stop talking, fall silent

Expressions courantes : hang up now, hang up already

dévaliser, détrousser

Attaquer ou menacer quelqu’un pour lui voler son argent ou ses affaires.

En anglais simple : To attack or threaten someone and steal their money or belongings.

• The thieves hung him up and stole his purse.
• Armed men hung up travelers on that lonely road.
• They planned to hang up the merchant near the bridge.

Comment l'utiliser : hang someone up (The thieves hung the traveler up on the road.)

Synonymes : rob, mug, hold up

Expressions courantes : hang up someone, hang someone up