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hanging ['hæŋɪŋ](suspended) suspendu2 noun(a) (death penalty) pendaison f;∎ hanging's too good for him la pendaison, c'est encore trop bon pour lui(b) (of wallpaper) pose f; (of decorations, pictures) accrochage m, mise f en place; (of door) montage m, accrochage m∎ (wall) hangings tentures fpl (murales)►► hanging basket panier m suspendu;Art hanging committee = comité de réception ou jury d'admission des tableaux;hanging cupboard armoire f murale;the Hanging Gardens of Babylon les jardins mpl suspendus de Babylone;Computing hanging indent présentation f en sommaire;Law hanging judge juge m à la main lourde;hanging offence crime m passible de pendaison;∎ figurative it's not a hanging offence ce n'est pas une affaire d'État;hanging paragraph paragraphe m en sommaire;Geography hanging valley vallée f suspendue;hanging wardrobe penderie f -
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A n1 ( strangulation) pendaison f ; death by hanging mort par pendaison ; hanging is too good for him la pendaison est une mort trop douce pour lui ;3 ( act of suspending) (of picture, decoration) accrochage m ; (of door, wallpaper) posage m ; ( of game) Culin faisandage m. -
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hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ]1. noun( = execution) pendaison f2. plural noun3. adjective* * *['hæŋɪŋ] 1.1) ( strangulation) pendaison f3) ( suspending) ( of picture) accrochage m; ( wallpaper) pose f2.adjective Law [offence] passible de pendaison -
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1 noun∎ (price) tag étiquette f de prix;(b) (on shoelace) ferret m(c) (on jacket, coat → for hanging) patte f(d) (for offender) bracelet m électronique (permettant de localiser les délinquants en liberté surveillée)(e) (graffiti) tag m∎ a Latin tag une citation latine(h) (epithet, nickname) surnom m∎ to play tag jouer à chat∎ he was tagged as a trouble-maker il a été classé parmi les agitateurs(c) (offender) mettre un bracelet électronique à(e) American (for traffic offence → vehicle) coller une contravention sur; (→ person) mettre une contravention à(f) (leave graffiti on) faire des graffiti sur(g) (in game of tag) toucher►► American tag day = journée de vente d'insignes pour une œuvre de bienfaisance;American tag end (oddment → of cloth, thread) bout m; (→ of goods) restes mpl; (end → of performance, day) fin f;tag line (in play) mot m de la fin; (in poem) dernier vers m; (of entertainer) slogan m; Journalism chute f;Grammar tag question question-tag fsuivre;∎ do you mind if I tag along? ça vous gêne si je viens?;∎ the girl tagged along behind the others (followed) la fille suivit les autres; (lagged behind) la fille était à la traîne derrière les autres➲ tag onajouter∎ familiar to tag on to sb suivre qn partout□ ;∎ to tag on behind sb traîner derrière qn□
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