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hung down

[/hʌŋ daʊn/]
verb phrase
pendurado para baixo, pendia para baixo
1. Past tense of hang down; suspended or draped downward from a point above
The vines hung down from the ceiling in the greenhouse.
As videiras pendiam para baixo do teto na estufa.
2. To remain suspended; to droop or sag downward
His head hung down in disappointment.
Sua cabeça pendeu para baixo de decepção.
3. To extend downward in a drooping manner
The chandelier hung down elegantly into the ballroom.
O lustre pendia elegantemente para dentro do salão de baile.
Synonyms
hung downdroopeddrapedsaggeddangled
Antonyms
hung uprose uplifted up

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pendia para baixo, estava pendurado
Common usage in everyday speech
Portugal
pairava para baixo, estava suspenso
Slightly more formal usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

hung one's head down
let something hang down
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