verb🔗ShareÊtre suspendu, pendreTo be or remain suspended."The lights hung from the ceiling."Les lumières pendaient du plafond.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFlotter, être suspenduTo float, as if suspended."The smoke hung in the room."La fumée flottait dans la pièce.naturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondir de manière inattendue ou inhabituellement lente(of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground."The cricket ball hung in the air for a long time before finally dropping near the batter's feet. "La balle de cricket a rebondi en l'air pendant longtemps avant de finalement retomber près des pieds du batteur.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuspendre, être suspenduTo hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect."He hung his head in shame."Il a baissé la tête, honteux.positionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccrocher, suspendreTo cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like."Hang those lights from the ceiling."Accrochez ces lumières au plafond.actionutilitybuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExécuter par pendaisonTo execute (someone) by suspension from the neck."The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree."Les coupables ont été exécutés par pendaison à l'arbre le plus proche.lawgovernmentactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre penduTo 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."You will hang for this, my friend."Tu seras pendu pour ça, mon ami.lawgovernmentinhumanhistoryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaudire(used in maledictions) To damn."My teacher said that if I didn't study, she would hang me with the low grade. "Ma professeure a dit que si je n'étudiais pas, elle me maudirait avec la mauvaise note.cursereligionsupernaturaltheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFlâner, traînerTo loiter, hang around, to spend time idly."After school, the children were hanging around the park, chatting with friends. "Après l'école, les enfants traînaient dans le parc, discutant avec des amis.actionhumantimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccrocher, exposerTo exhibit (an object) by hanging."The art teacher hung the student's paintings on the classroom wall. "Le professeur d'art a accroché les peintures de l'élève sur le mur de la salle de classe.artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoser, appliquerTo apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall)."The carpenter was hanging drywall on the new bedroom wall. "Le charpentier posait des plaques de plâtre sur le nouveau mur de la chambre.buildingarchitecturepropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDécorer avec des objets suspendusTo decorate (something) with hanging objects."The students are hanging colorful posters all around the classroom. "Les élèves décorent la salle de classe avec des affiches colorées.appearancestylebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHanter, obséderTo remain persistently in one's thoughts."The problem with the presentation has been hanging in my mind all day. "Le problème avec la présentation m'a hanté toute la journée.mindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, empêcher de parvenir à une décisionTo prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous."One obstinate juror can hang a jury."Un juré obstiné peut bloquer un jury.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlanter, se bloquerTo stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse."The computer has hung again. Not even pressing ++ works. When I push this button the program hangs."L'ordinateur s'est encore bloqué. Même Ctrl+Alt+Suppr ne fonctionne pas. Quand j'appuie sur ce bouton, le programme se plante.computingtechnologymachineelectronicsinternetdevicesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire planter, bloquerTo cause (a program or computer) to stop responding."The program has a bug that can hang the system."Le programme a un bug qui peut faire planter le système.computingtechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExposer, mettre en dangerTo cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture."The thief was hanging the expensive painting in the art gallery so it would be easy to steal. "Le voleur exposait le tableau coûteux dans la galerie d'art pour qu'il soit facile à voler.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre en danger d'être capturéTo be vulnerable to capture."In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs."Dans cette position d'ouverture standard, les blancs doivent faire attention car le pion en e4 est en danger d'être capturé.situationmilitarywarpoliticsstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer une balle lente facile à frapperOf a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch."The pitcher hanging a curveball fooled the batter, and he struck out. "Le lanceur a lancé une balle courbe facile à frapper, ce qui a trompé le frappeur, et il a été retiré sur des prises.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSuspenduSuspended."The hanging vines made the house look older than it was."Les vignes suspendues donnaient à la maison un air plus ancien qu'elle ne l'était.positionconditionstructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExposé, vulnérable(of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture."The hanging artwork in the hallway was vulnerable to damage. "L'œuvre d'art exposée dans le couloir était vulnérable aux dommages.positionbusinessmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFacile à frapper(of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit."hanging breaking ball"Balle courbe facile à frappersportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLaid, affreux(of a person) ugly; very unattractive"My uncle is a hanging man; he always wears clothes that are too tight and don't fit him well. "Mon oncle est un homme laid ; il porte toujours des vêtements trop serrés et qui ne lui vont pas bien.appearancepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePendaisonThe act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide)."Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there."La pendaison est la punition pour ceux reconnus coupables de crimes de guerre, là-bas.actionlawinhumansocietygovernmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePendaisonA sometimes public event at which a person is hanged."The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village."La pendaison des bandits a été suivie par tout le village.eventlawhistoryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDécoration suspendue, tentureAnything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters)."The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice."Les différentes tentures sur ce sapin de Noël sont jolies.artstyleappearancepropertybuildingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisposition, manière d'accrocherThe way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged."I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters."Je n'aime pas la disposition étouffante dans la galerie des peintres du XVIIIe siècle.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
