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1.
verbInf3rdPres
to hang (something up, suspend it)
to hang (be suspended)
Peux‑tu pendre ce cadre au mur ?
Can you hang this frame on the wall?
2.
verbInf3rdPres
to execute by hanging
to hang (as a form of capital punishment)
Au XIXe siècle, certains criminels étaient pendus en place publique.
In the 19th century, some criminals were hanged in public.
3.
verb (reflexive)Inf3rdPres
to hang oneself (to commit suicide by hanging)
Il a tenté de se pendre, mais les voisins l'ont retrouvé à temps.
He tried to hang himself, but the neighbors found him in time.