descolgar
Meanings
Verb
1. to unhang, let down, lower, take down (transitive)
2. to pick up (a telephone receiver) (transitive)
3. to fall behind (in a race) (reflexive, sports)
4. to show up, do or say something out of the blue (reflexive, colloquial)
Examples4
El teléfono estaba descolgado.
The phone was off the hook.
Tom descolgó el teléfono y empezó a marcar.
Tom picked up the telephone and started dialing.
Fijate si el teléfono no está descolgado.
Check that the phone isn't off the hook.
Descolgó.
He hung up.