| Principal Translations |
| descolgar⇒ vtr | (bajar lo colgado) | take down vtr + prep |
| | Voy a descolgar el cuadro para limpiar el marco. |
| | I'm going to take down the picture to clean the frame. |
| descolgar vtr | (el teléfono) | pick up vtr phrasal sep |
| | | answer⇒ vtr |
| | Tardo diez tonos en descolgar el teléfono. |
| | I wait for the phone to ring ten times before I pick it up. |
| descolgar vtr | (dejar caer, soltar cuerda) | lower⇒ vtr |
| | Descuelga un poco el cubo, utilizando la polea. |
| | Lower the bucket a little by using the pulley. |
| descolgar vtr | (dejar atrás) | pull away from, break away from v expr |
| | | leave behind vtr + adv |
| | | shake off vtr phrasal sep |
| | Por mucho que atacaba el ciclista no conseguía descolgar a sus rivales. |
| | Despite his great effort, the cyclist couldn't pull away from (or: break away from) his rivals. |
| descolgarse⇒ v prnl | (dejarse caer) | lower yourself vtr + pron |
| | | let yourself down v expr |
| | La mejor manera de bajar es descolgarse con un cuerda. |
| | The best way to get down is to lower yourself using a rope. |
| descolgarse v prnl | (quedarse atrás) | fall behind, fall back vi + adv |
| | El equipo se descolgó de la lucha por el campeonato al perder dos partidos. |
| | The team fell behind on their effort to win the championship after losing two matches. |
| descolgarse v prnl | (apartarse, no adherirse) | distance yourself vtr + pron |
| | No le hagas caso, lo que quiere es descolgarse y no apoyar la iniciativa. |
| | Don't pay any attention to him. He just wants to distance himself from the initiative. |
| descolgarse v prnl | (algo inesperado) | come out with, let loose with v expr |
| | | blurt out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Nos sorprendió mucho al descolgarse con aquella afirmación. |
| | We were surprised when he came out with that claim. |