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Phrasal Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ask sby out | invite on a date/ invitar a salir |
| ask around | ask many people the same question/ preguntar por todas partes lo mismo |
| add up to sthg | equal/igual a |
| back sthg up | reverse/ retroceder |
| back sby up | support/ apoyar |
| blow up | explode/explotar |
| blow sthg up | add air/ soplar |
| break down | -stop functioning (car, computer, etc) /descomponer -to fail/ arruinar |
| break down | -to lose control of your feelings and start crying/descomponerse -to become very bad/empeorar |
| break sthg down | divide into smaller parts (analysed)/desglosar |
| break in | force entry to a building/ irrumpir |
| break into sthg | enter forcibly/ irrumpir en |
| break up | end a relationship/ cortar |
| break out | -escape/ escapar -(of war, fighting, etc.) to start suddenly/ desencadenar |
| bring sby down | make unhappy/hacer infeliz |
| bring sby up | raise a child/criar a un niño |
| bring sthg up | start talking about a subject/traer a colación |
| call around | phone many different places/people/ llamar a muchos lugares or personas |
| call sby back | return a phone call/ llamar devuelta |
| call sthg off | cancel/ cancelar |
| call on sby | to ask someone in a formal way to do something/ pedir a |
| call sby up | phone a person/ llamar a alquien |
| calm down | relax after being angry/ calmarse |
| caught up | be held behind with something/ atrapado |
| catch up | get to the same point as sby else/ ponerse al día o alcanzar |
| check in | arrive and register at a hotel or airport/ entrada |
| check out | leave a hotel/ salida |
| check sby/ sthg out | look at carefully/ observar |
| check out sby/ sthg | look at (informal)/ fíjate en |
| cheer up | become happier/ animar |
| cheer sby up | make somebody happier/ animar a |
| chip in | help and contribute/ contribuir |
| clean sthg up | tidy up/ limpiar |
| come across sthg | find unexpectedly/ de repente encontrarse con |
| come apart | 1.separate/ separar 2.to break into pieces/ desprenderse, venirse abajo |
| come down with sthg | become sick/ enfermarse |
| come forward | volunteer for a task or to give evidence/comparecer, ofrecerse |
| come from somewhere | originate in/ viene de |
| count on sby/ sthg | rely on/ contar con |
| cross sthg out | draw a line through/ tachar |
| cut back on sthg | consume less/ reducir, disminuir |
| cut sthg down | make sthg fall to the ground/ reducir o cortar |
| cut in | interrupt/ interrumpir |
| cut in | pull in too closely in front of another vehicle/ tirarse muy cerca enfrente de otro carro |
| cut sthg off | 1.remove with sthg sharp/ cortar con algo filoso 2.to block or get in the way of something/ cortar o bloquear |
| cut sthg off | 1.stop providing[often passive]/ suspender 2.to interrupt somebody and stop them from speaking/ interrumpir |
| cut sby off | 1.disinherit/ desheredar 2.[often passive] to prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place He cut himself off from all human contact. |
| cut sthg out | remove part of sthg (usually with scissors and paper)/ cortar(usualmente con tijera) |
| do sby/ sthg over | beat up/ dar una paliza |
| do sthg over | do again/ volver hacer |
| do away with sthg | 1.destroy, kill/ deshacerse, matar 2.discard/ descartar |
| dress up | wear nice clothing/ vestirse bien |
| drop back | move back in a position/group/ retroceder en una posición o grupo |
| drop in/by/over | come without an appointment/ venir sin cita previa |
| drop sby/ sthg off | take sby/ sthg somewhere and leave them/it there/ dejar en alguna parte a alguien o algo |
| drop out | quit a class/ renunciar o dejar una clase o estudio |
| eat out | eat at a restaurant/ salir a comer |
| end up | eventually reach/do/decide/ terminar, concluir |
| fall apart | break into pieces/ desmoronarse, fracasar |
| fall down | fall to the ground/ caerse(hacia el suelo) |
| fall out | 1.separate from an interior/ caerse(algo que se salga de su interior) 2.fight/reñir o pelear |
| figure sthg out | understand- entender |
| fill sthg in | to write information in blanks/ llenar (formulario) |
| fill sthg out | to write information in blanks/ llenar formulario |
| fill sthg up | fill to the top/ llenar hasta arriba |
| find out | discover/ descubrir |
| Hide away | Put something in a place where it won't be found/ esconder |
| get sthg across/over | communicate/ comunicar |
| get along/on | like each other/ llevarse bien |
| get around | have mobility; evade/ moverse; evadir |
| get away | go on a vacation/ vacacionar |
| get away with sthg | do without being seen or punished/ salirse con la suya |
| get back | return/ devolver |
| get sthg back | receive sthg you had before/ tener algo devuelto |
| get back at sby | retaliate/ vengarse |
| get back into sthg | become interested in sthg again |
| get on sthg | step onto a vehicle |
| get over sthg | recover from an illness / overcome a problem/ superar |
| get over sbdy | feel better after somebody makes you unhappy |
| get round to sthg | finally find time to do/ tener tiempo para hacer algo |
| get together | meet (usually for social reasons)/ reunirse |
| get up | get out of bed/ salir de la cama |
| get up | stand/ pararse |
| give sby away | reveal hidden information about sby/ delatar |
| give sthg away | ruin a secret/ arruinar un secreto |
| give sthg away | give sthg to sby for free/ regalar |
| give sthg back | return a borrowed item/ devolver algo prestado |
| give in | reluctantly stop fighting or arguing |
| give sthg out | give to many people (usually at no cost) |
| give sthg up | quit a habit / վերջ տալ |
| give up | stop trying |
| go after sby | follow sby |
| go after sthg | try to achieve sthg |
| go against sby | compete |
| go ahead | start |
| go back | return to a place |
| go out | leave home to go on a social event |
| go out with sby | date |
| go over sthg | review |
| go over | visit sby nearby |
| go without sthg | suffer lack or deprivation |
| grow apart | stop being friends over time |
| grow back | regrow |
| grow up | become an adult |
| grow out | to allow your hair to grow in order to change the style I've decided to grow my layers out. |
| grow into sthg | 1.Grow to fit large clothes The jacket's a bit big, but she'll GROW INTO it. 2.Mature or change into She's has GROWN INTO a lovely person. |
| hand sthg down | give sthg used to sby else |
| hand sthg in | submit |
| hand sthg out | to distribute to a group of people |
| hand sthg over | give (usually unwillingly) |
| hang in | stay positive (informal) |
| hang on | wait a short time (informal) |
| hang out | spend time relaxing (informal) |
| hang up | end a phone call |
| hold sby/ sthg back | prevent from doing/going |
| hold sthg back | hide an emotion |
| hold on | wait a short time |
| hold onto sby/ sthg | hold firmly using your hands or arms |
| hold sby/ sthgup | rob with violence or threats thereof |
| keep on doing sthg | continue doing |
| keep sthg from sby | not tell / hide sthg |
| keep sby/ sthg out | stop from entering |
| keep sthg up | continue at the same rate |
| let sby down | fail to support or help |
| let sby in | allow to enter |
| log in (or on) | sign in (to a website |
| log out (or off) | sign out (of a website |
| look after sby/ sthg | take care of |
| look down on sby | think less of / consider inferior |
| look for sby/ sthg | try to find |
| look forward to sthg | be excited about the future |
| look into sthg | investigate / ուսումնասիրել |
| look out | be careful |
| look out for sby/ sthg | be especially vigilant for |
| look sthg over | examine / check |
| look sthg up | search and find information |
| look up to sby | have a lot of respect for |
| make sthg up | invent sthg / lie about sthg |
| make up | forgive each other |
| mix sthg up | confuse two or more things |
| pass away | die |
| pass out | faint |
| pass sthg out | distribute to many people |
| pass sthg up | decline (usually sthg good), to choose not to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc. |
| pay sby back | return owed money |
| pay for sthg | be punished for doing sthg bad |
| pick sthg out | 1.choose 2.to recognize somebody/something from among other people or things -See if you can pick me out in this photo. |
| point sby / sthg out | indicate with your finger / mention sthg |
| put sthg down | 1.to stop holding something and place it on a table, shelf, etc. 2.to stop something by force (to put down a rebellion) 3.o write something; to make a note of something (The meeting's on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.) |
| put sby down | insult / make sby feel stupid / նսեմացնել |
| put sthg off | postpone |
| put sthg out | extinguish (fire) |
| put sthg together | assemble |
| put up with sby/ sthg | tolerate |
| put sthg on | put clothing/ accessories on your body |
| run into sby/ sthg | meet unexpectedly / հանդիպել պատահական |
| run over sby/ sthg | drive a vehicle over a person or thing |
| run over/through sthg | review / rehearse |
| run away | escape / leave unexpectedly |
| run out | have none left |
| send sthg back | return (usually by mail) |
| set sthg up | organize / arrange |
| set sby up | trap / trick sby |
| shop around | compare prices |
| show off | act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) |
| sleep over | stay somewhere for the night (informal) |
| sort sthg out | resolve a problem / organize |
| stick to sthg | continue doing sthg |
| switch sthg off | turn off |
| switch sthg on | turn on |
| take after sby | resemble a family member |
| take sthg apart | purposely break into pieces |
| take sthg back | return an item |
| take off | start to fly |
| take sthg off | remove sthg (usually clothing) |
| take sthg out | remove from a place or thing |
| take sby out | pay for sby to go somewhere with you |
| tear sthg up | rip into pieces |
| think back | remember (often + to sometimes + on) |
| think sthg over | consider |
| throw sthg away | dispose |
| turn sthg down | decrease the volume or strength |
| turn sthg down | refuse |
| turn sthg off | switch off |
| turn sthg on | switch on |
| turn sthg up | increase the volume or strength |
| turn up | appear suddenly |
| try sthg on | sample clothing |
| try sthg out | test |
| use sthg up | finish the supply |
| wake up | stop sleeping |
| warm sby/ sthg up | increase the temperature |
| warm up | prepare body for exercise |
| wear off | fade away |
| work out | exercise |
| work out | be successful |
| work sthg out | make a calculation |
| sit through | stay until the end |
| fall through | fail |
| look through | read quickly |
| get through | pass / finish quickly |
| pay off | have a successful outcome |
| call off | cancel a plan |
| turn out | produce or to produce an expected result The factory TURNS OUT three thousand units a day. |
| turn into something | Become |
| Ghost away | Remove someone secretly of discreetly They GHOSTED him AWAY to a secret location before he could be arrested |
| Go round with | Be or have enough of something There aren't enough jobs to GO ROUND for the numbers of people graduating nowadays. 2.Circulate There's a nasty rumour GOING ROUND about them. 3.Visit I WENT ROUND last night to see them. |
| Go for | 1.Attack The neighbour's dog WENT FOR the postman and bit him. 2.Be attracted to She tends to GO FOR guys like him. 3.Choose, select |
| Cross up | Confuse, deceive The treasure map was deliberately drawn to CROSS us UP. |
| Creep over | Start to have a negative feeling Fear CREPT OVER me as I walked through the graveyard. |
| Creep out | make someone feel worried or uneasy He CREEPS me OUT when he gets drunk. |
| Crack up | Have a nervous breakdown He CRACKED UP after his son died and had to take a couple of months off work. |
| Crack on | Continue doing something with energy We had to crack on to get everything finished on time. |
| Close on | Get nearer She is CLOSING ON the leader of the race. |
| Close off | Block a place to stop people entering The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion. |
| Close up | 1.Completely close something They CLOSE UP the building after everyone has left. 2.Join together The leaves CLOSE UP when it rains. |
| Crack on | Continue doing something with energy. We had to CRACK ON to get everything finished on time. |
| Cover up | Conceal, try to stop people finding out |
| Count for | Be recognised as important, worthwhile or valuable Experience COUNTS FOR a lot in decision making. |
| Coop up | Confine in a small area They COOPED the dog UP in a tiny room. |
| Cling on | He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated. |
| Clear out | Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff. I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk. |
| Clear up | Cure or recover from an infection I'd better CLEAR AWAY the mess before leave. |
| Chill out | Relax |
| Fit in | 1.to find time to see somebody or to do something 2.to find or have enough space for somebody/something in a place |
| Chicken out | Be too afraid to do something |
| Cast Aside | Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone |
| Carve up | (disapproving) to divide a company, an area of land, etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people They have been accused of carving up the industry for their own benefit. |
| Carve out | She's CARVED OUT a career in photojournalism. |
| Carry out | The government is carrying out test on growing genetically modified crops. |
| Carry on | continue doing Carry on quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives. |
| Carry off | She carried off the first prize in the competition. |
| Beat to | to get somewhere or do something before somebody else (She beat me to the top of the hill |
| Beat down | to hit a door, etc. many times until it breaks open |
| Beat out | to produce a rhythm by hitting something many time |
| Bear on (formal) | to relate to something. These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community |
| Bear out | to show that somebody is right or that something is true (The other witnesses will bear me out.) |
| bear up | to remain as cheerful as possible during a difficult time |
| Bear in mind | Keep in mind |
| Be along | The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so. |
| Auction off | Sell something in an auction |
| barge in | to enter a place or join a group of people, rudely interrupting what somebody else is doing or saying I hope you don't mind me barging in like this. |
| Bargain for | (usually in negative sentences) to expect something to happen and be prepared for it We hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather. |
| make for | to help to make something possible Constant arguing doesn't make for a happy marriage. |
| come up | appear, to be mentioned, to happen, to rise |
| think over | consider it |
| sort out | 1.(informal) to organize the contents of something or succesfully The cupboards need sorting out. 2.to separate something from a larger group Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away? |
| sleep on | (informal) to delay making a decision about something until the next day, so that you have time to think about it |
| come back to | return |
| to make up one’s mind | to decide something |
| talk it over | to discuss |
| come up with | to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc. She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. How soon can you come up with the money? |
| go along | 1.to continue with an activity He made up the story as he went along. 2.to make progress; to develop Things are going along nicely. |
| go away | 1.to leave a person or place, dissapear Go away and think about it, then let me know. 2.to leave home for a period of time, especially for a holiday They've gone away for a few days |
| walk out | to stop working in order to go on strike |