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Phtase verbs 2
| Question | |
|---|---|
| Run away hey ran away when they saw the police coming. | fugir, dar no pé, vazar, cair fora |
| Run on I hope this meeting doesn't run on too long. | continuar (por mais tempo que o esperado ou planejado), demorar |
| Run through Let's just run through the piece one more time. | ensaiar, revisar rapidamente, (re)passar |
| Throw around We were thrown around in the back of the van We threw around a few ideas and then went home. The teacher was throwing accusations around. | ....jogado de um lado para o outro ...trocou umas ideias ...atirando acusações |
| Run Across I ran across some old fotos while I was cleaning the house. | encontrar por acaso |
| Throw aside All her plans to go to university have been thrown aside. He threw his wife aside and took up with a younger woman. | recusar-se a aceitar algo ou recusar-se a continuar algo, abandonar algo, deixar de lado; livrar-se de algo ou alguém |
| Call in We'll try to call in tomorrow evening if we have time. She usually call in at her mother's on Saturday afternoons. | visitar alguém ou um local, dar uma passadinha, fazer uma visitinha |
| Throw away Have you thrown those papers away? | jogar fora; perder (oportunidade ou vantagem) |
| Throw back He threw back the whisky I gave him. The lack of money threw back the project. | beber rapidamente, engolir (uma bebida de modo abrupto); atrapalhar (o sucesso de algo ou alguém) |
| Throw down Throw down your weapons now! You should watch your words unless you're prepared to throw down. | soltar algo (que você tem nas mãos); brigar, sair no tapa, sair no braço |
| Throw in If you order within the next 15 minutes, we'll throw in a book bag. The lawyer threw in a few snide comments while we conversed. | Incluir (de graça); acrescentar (comentários, perguntas etc a uma conversa) |
| Run After I ran after the bus, but I couldn't catch it. | correr atrás, ir atrás, perseguir |
| Throw off She threw off her clothes and dived into the water. I still haven't managed to throw off that cold I caught at the weekend. | tirar (roupa do corpo); recuperar-se, livrar-se (de uma doença) |
| Throw out Anybody who misbehaves will be thrown out. | expulsar (alguém de algum lugar) |
| Throw up He's been throwing up all night. | vomitar, botar para fora (comida) |
| LET DOWN Please, don't let me down. I promised to do it; I can't let her down. | decepcionar, desapontar (alguém) |
| LET IN - Don't let anybody in. I'll be back in 10 minutes. I need some new boots. These let water in. | permitir, deixar entrar (o principal significado aqui é o de permitir que alguém entre em algum recinto: quarto, sala, escritório, casa, apartamento etc.) |
| LET IN ON - She was planning something, but she wouldn't let me in on. | contar algo a alguém (geralmente um segredo, informação sigilosa etc.) |
| LET OFF ...We'll let you off this time but if you do it again, you'll be severely punished. ...She was caught smoking in the office but they let her off because it was the first time. | eximir, absolver, não punir |
| LET ON I didn't mean to LET ON about the party; I just said it without thinking. Don't let on that I told you | revelar (um segredo), deixar (um segredo) escapar, contar um segredo sem ter a intenção |