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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Dale/CR |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 27/FEV/2007 8:17 PM |
Assunto: | I´m hanging there |
Mensagem: |
In addition to Allen's examples, there are also... to hang on = to keep trying, try hard, survive, withstand The doctors tell us he may die soon, but he keeps hanging on. to hang up = to quit, surrender - to return the telephone receiver to the cradle I am about to hang it up and go home. I finished the call and hung up the phone. to hang with = to keep company with (very much like to hang out) He is hanging with his home boys. (home boys = friends from the neighborhood) to hang out = to put clothing on a line I have to hang out my shirt to dry. to hang around = to frequent or remain at a place You can hang around until five, but then you must leave. Chuck hangs around the store, hoping for a job. By the way, a hang up is a problem. It could be an inhibition or a problem causing a delay (perhaps in production). I have a hang up about lying to my mother. When it comes to cheating his friends, he is a man without hang ups. There was a hang up on the production line, and the merchandise is not ready for shipping. Thanks to a hang up at the post office, the box will not arrive until tomorrow. |