English-Spanish Dictionary
Spanish Translation of “hang on”
hang on
Translations
intransitive verb + preposition
- ⇒
she hung on his arm
iba agarrada de su brazo
idiom: to hang on sb's every word, hang on sb's words
estar pendiente de todo lo que dice algn
,no perder detalle de lo que dice algn
- (= depend on)
depender de
⇒everything hangs on his decision
todo depende de su decisión
⇒everything hangs on whether he saw her or not
todo depende de si la vio o no
intransitive verb + adverb
- (= grip, hold) ⇒
to hang on (to sth)
agarrarse (a or de algo)
⇒hang on to the branch
agárrate a or de la rama
⇒hang on tight
agárrate fuerte
idiom: to hang on (to sth) for dear life
agarrarse (a algo) como si fuera la vida en ello
- (informal(= wait)
esperar
⇒hang on a minute!
¡espera (un momento)!
⇒could you hang on, please?
(telecommunications)no cuelgue, por favor
⇒to keep sb hanging on
hacer esperar a algn
,tener a algn esperando
- (= hold out)
aguantar
⇒he managed to hang on till help came
consiguió aguantar hasta que llegó ayuda
⇒United hung on to take the cup
el United aguantó el tipo y ganó la copa
⇒hang on in there!
(informal)¡aguanta!
See hang
'hang on' in Other Languages
- Arabic: يَنْتَظِرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: esperar
- Chinese: 坚持
- Croatian: pričekati
- Czech: počkat čekat
- Danish: vente
- Dutch: even wachten
- European Spanish: esperar
- Finnish: odottaa
- French: attendre
- German: warten
- Greek: περιμένω
- Italian: restare in attesa
- Japanese: そのまま待つ
- Korean: 기다리다
- Norwegian: vente litt
- Polish: czepić się czepiać się
- Portuguese: esperar
- Romanian: a aștepta
- Russian: подождать
- Spanish: esperaraguardar
- Swedish: klamra sig fast
- Thai: คอย
- Turkish: beklemek
- Ukrainian: чекати зачекати
- Vietnamese: kiên trì
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