WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| hang on to [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (cling to) | agarrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The slope was so steep and slippery that I had to hang on to a tree to avoid falling. |
| | La cuesta era tan empinada y estaba tan resbaladiza que tuve que agarrarme a un árbol para evitar caerme. |
| hang on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (retain, keep) | guardar algo, conservar algo loc verb |
| | These old books are worthless, but I hang on to them because they remind me of my childhood. |
| | Estos viejos libros no valen nada, pero los guardo porque me recuerdan a mi infancia. |
| | | aferrarse a algo loc verb |
| | Estos viejos libros no valen nada, pero me aferro a ellos porque me recuerdan a mi infancia. |
| Additional Translations |
| hang on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (attend very closely to) | estar pendiente de algo loc verb |