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hung up

[/hʌŋ ʌp/]
verb (phrasal verb) / adjective
desligou / pendurado / obcecado
1. Past tense of 'hang up': to end a telephone call by disconnecting
She hung up the phone without saying goodbye.
Ela desligou o telefone sem se despedir.
2. Adjective: emotionally troubled, anxious, or obsessed about something
He's really hung up on his ex-girlfriend.
Ele está muito obcecado pela ex-namorada.
3. Adjective: delayed or stuck with a problem
The project got hung up in bureaucracy.
O projeto ficou preso na burocracia.
NYC Slang
hung up (same as standard English)
Synonyms
disconnectedobsessedpreoccupiedstuckdelayed
Antonyms
connectedindifferentuntroubledfreeresolved

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desligou / obcecado / emperrado
Most commonly used form in casual Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
desligou / piranha por
More colloquial 'piranha por' for obsessed
São Paulo
desligou / obcecado / travado
Standard usage with 'travado' for stuck/delayed
Portugal
desligou / obcecado / preso
European Portuguese prefers 'preso' for stuck situations

Related Idioms & Phrases

hang up on someone
hung up on someone
get hung up
left hanging
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