How to Say "hanging up" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “hanging up” is “colgando” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
Verb (Gerund)B1neutral/informal
ending a phone call
Examples
Ella me estuvo colgando antes de que pudiera responder.
She was hanging up on me before I could answer.
¿Estás colgando ya? No hemos terminado de hablar.
Are you hanging up already? We haven't finished talking.
Reflexive Use
Although the infinitive 'colgar' is usually transitive, in this context, when someone ends a call abruptly, it often implies the action of 'hanging up on' someone, sometimes using pronouns to emphasize the object.
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