What does pendre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pendre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pendre in French.

The word pendre in French means dangle, hang, hang, hang yourself, hang, be looking at, hang loose, dangle, hold a house-warming party. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pendre

dangle

verbe intransitif (tomber mollement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Un fil pend de sa chemise, ne tire pas dessus !
A thread is dangling from his shirt; don't pull on it!

hang

verbe transitif (accrocher en hauteur)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il pend toujours son pardessus à un cintre.
He always hangs his overcoat on a hanger.

hang

verbe transitif (exécuter par pendaison)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les hors-la-loi étaient souvent pendus dans le Far-West.
Outlaws were often hanged in the Wild West.

hang yourself

verbe pronominal (se suicider par pendaison)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Ce prisonnier s'est pendu dans sa cellule hier soir.
This prisoner hanged himself in his cell last night.

hang

verbe pronominal (se suspendre, s'accrocher)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cet enfant se pend toujours aux jupes de sa mère.
That child is always hanging from his mother's skirts.

be looking at

(figuré, familier (risquer d'arriver à [qqn]) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si tu continues tes bêtises, la pension te pend au nez !

hang loose, dangle

locution verbale (être suspendu au-dessus du vide)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

hold a house-warming party

locution verbale (faire une fête quand on emménage)

Ma femme et moi avons pendu la crémaillère avec nos voisins.

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