hang about

hang about
1.
(Brit.), hang around intransitive verb (loiter about) herumlungern (salopp)

we hang about or around there all evening — wir hängen da den ganzen Abend rum (ugs.)

2. transitive verb
herumlungern an/in/usw. (+ Dat.) (salopp)
* * *
◆ hang about
vi
1. (fam: waste time) herumtrödeln fam
2. (wait) warten; BRIT (stop for a moment)
\hang about about, let's just check we've got everything Moment mal, sehen wir noch mal nach, ob wir alles haben
to keep sb \hang abouting about jdn warten lassen
3. esp BRIT (fam: pass time)
▪ to \hang about about with sb [ständig] mit jdm zusammenstecken fam, sich akk mit jdm herumtreiben pej fam
* * *
hang about, hang around v/i
1. a) herumlungern oder sich herumtreiben in (dat) oder bei
b) sich herumtreiben (beide:
with mit)
2. trödeln
3. warten
* * *
1.
(Brit.), hang around intransitive verb (loiter about) herumlungern (salopp)

we hang about or around there all evening — wir hängen da den ganzen Abend rum (ugs.)

2. transitive verb
herumlungern an/in/usw. (+ Dat.) (salopp)
* * *
expr.
herumdrücken v.
herumlungern v.

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