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Encontrarse con

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Come across (trans)
Run into (trans)
Meet, find by chance, face
I came across an old friend in the street yesterday
Fancy running into you here!
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Heredar

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Come into (trans)
Inherit
He came into a lot of money on his father's death
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Ser un éxito

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Come off (interns)
Be a success
Did the party come off, or was it a flop?

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Tener un resultado positivo

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Come out (interns)
Have a positive result
I hope it will all come out ok for you in the end

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Recuperar la conciencia, volver en sí

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Come round (intrans)Regain consciousness
After being unconscious for two hours, he came round
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Enfrentarse a

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Come up against (trans)
Confront, face, strike against
Oh dear! We seem to have come up against a problem

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Ocurrirse una idea, inventarse, imaginar

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Come up with (trans)
Think up (trans)
Originate
It’s difficult to come up with totally new ideas
I’ve thought up a new slogan for our campaign

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Comunicar

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Get across (trans), put across (trans)
Communicate, be able to communicate
She’s very successful at getting across her ideas
Putting across new ideas can be difficult

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Meterse con alguien

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Get at (trans)
Taunt, tease
Instead of always getting at me, tell me what’s up

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Recuperar

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Get back (trans)
Recover
I returned the item and got my money back
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Arreglárselas, pasar con

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Get by (interns)
Manage on means available
It’s a miracle they manage to get by on his salary!

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Deprimir, bajar la moral

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Get down (trans)
Depress, sadden, cast down
Don't let life get you down! Bounce right back!
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Llevarse bien con

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Get on with (trans)
Be friendly with, stand well with, get along with
Ian is so friendly he gets on with everyone he meets

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Escaparse de una actividad (obligación)

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Get out of (trans)
Manage to avoid, elude, scape
Some people will do anything to get out of washing up!

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Vencer, resolver, superar

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Get over (trans)
Solve, surmount, overcome
Great! I've finally got over my fear of exams!
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Superar o recuperarse de una enfermedad

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Get over (trans)
Recover from (illness)
It only took me three days to get over my cold
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Sacar tiempo para

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Get round to + ING (trans)
Find time to, manage to
He finally got round to writing to his old mother!

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Comunicar por teléfono, conseguir comunicación

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Get through (interns)
Achieve telephone communication
Operator? I can’t get through to the number I want

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Regalar, obsequiar, donar

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Give away (trans)
Give to charity, donate, grant, present
Give away what you don't want to people in need
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Revelar, delatar, traicionar

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Give away (trans)
Reveal (secrets), betray, disclose, divulge
She was found guilty of giving away state secrets

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Devolver, retornar

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Give back (trans)
Return to owner, put back, hand back
You can borrow it as long as you give it back tomorrow
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Ceder, darse por vencido, rendirse

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Give in (intrans)
Surrender, submit, yield
Just imagine! They gave in without a struggle!
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Entregar, presentar (documentación)

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Give in (trans)
Hand in, deliver
At the end of the test they gave in their papers
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Someterse a, rendirse a

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Give in to (intrans)
Surrender to
Governments must not give in to terrorism

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Emitir (mal olor), emanar, desprender

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Give off (trans)
Emit (bad smell)
Ugh! This meat is giving off an awful smell!

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Distribuir, repartir

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Give out (trans)
Distribute, hand out
The teacher gave out the examination papers

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Anunciar

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Give out (trans)
Announce
On the news they gave out that he was missing

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Agotarse, acabarse, fallar

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Give out (interns)
Be no more of, become exhausted, be off
Their water gave out after six days
At last her heart gave out

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Rendirse

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Give up (interns)
Surrender, resign, yield, capitulate
The hijackers gave up after police stormed the plane
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Dejar, abandonar

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Give up (trans)
Stop, abandon, leave, quit
It is difficult to give up old habits, like smoking
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Faltar a una promesa o palabra

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Go back on (trans)
Fail to keep (a promise), retract from, take back
The Government has gone back on his promise!

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Pasar, transcurrir

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Go by (interns)
Pass, get through
Most things change, as time goes by
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Coger una enfermedad

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Go down with (trans)
Become ill with
Poor Jim! He went down with flu on his holiday

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34
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Presentarse a (concurso, competición)

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Go in for (trans)
Enter for (competition), pursue
Do you like going in for competitions?

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Investigar, examinar

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Go into (trans)
Investigate, get into, look into
He went into the problem in great detail
Police are looking into the murder at the moment
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36
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Salir bien o mal

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Go off (interns)
Be a success or not, come to be
I thought the party went off very well this year

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Estropearse, pudrirse

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Go off (interns)
Go bad/rotten, get staled, get rancid
There’s nothing worse than eggs that have gone off!

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38
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Hablar sin parar

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Go on (interns)
Talk and talk
What a windbag! She just goes on and on!

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Extinguirse, apagarse

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Go out (interns)
Become extinguised, die out, fade away
In the end the fire went out of its own accord

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Sufrir, aguantar, soportar

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Go through (trans)
Endure, undergo
I hear he went through terrible things in the war

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Acercarse

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Go up to (trans)
Come up to (trans)
Approach
I went up to the policeman and asked him the way

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Cuidar, ocuparse de

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Look after (trans)
Take care of, look out for, watch over
Some children look after their parents in their old age

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43
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Mirar

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Look at (trans)
Watch, observe
Why are you looking at me like that?

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44
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Buscar

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Look for (trans)
Seek after (trans)
Seek, search for, be after
Where’s my pen? I have been looking for it for ages
Henna is becoming increasingly sought after nowadays

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Tener ganas de, anticipar con ganas

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Look forward to + NOUN, ING (trans)
Anticipate with pleasure, await with excitement, be earnest about
She always looks forward to going on holiday

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Tener cuidado

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Look out (interns)
Be careful, beware, watch out
Look out! There's something strange behind you!
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Estar alerta

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Look out for (trans)
Keep an eye open for, beware of, watch out for
I like my job, but I look out for other possibilities

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Buscar en un libro o documento

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Look up (trans)
Look for information in reference book, search for
I looked up his number in the telephone directory

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49
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Admirar, respetar

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Look up to (trans)
Admire, respect, have regard for
Children need a good example to look up to

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Criticar, difamar

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Put down (trans)
Criticise, defame, denigrate
Don't put people down all the time! Build them up!
51
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Atribuir a, dar como razón

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Put down to (trans)

Give it as a reasonI put her success down to her sheer hard work

52
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Solicitar, presentarse a

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Put in for (trans)
Apply for, request
Why don’t you put in for this job? It sounds good

53
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Aplazar, posponer

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Put off (trans)
Postpone, delay until later, defer
People always try to put off doing unpleasant things
54
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Disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

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Put off (trans)
Repel, persuade not to do, pour cold water on
I put her off seeing that horror film
55
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Extinguir, apagar

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Put out (trans)
Extinguish, douse
The firemen couldn't put out the fire for ages
56
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Ofender, enfadar, molestar

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Put out (trans)
Disturb, annoy
I don't want to put you out, but can you help me?
57
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Exponer, comunicar

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Put over (trans)
Communicate, convey
Putting over your views in public can be tricky

58
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Pasar a alguien al teléfono, poner con alguien

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Put through (trans)
Connect (a telephone user)
Operator? Can you put me to this number?

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Alojar, hospedar

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Put up (trans)
Lodge, give a bed to, accomodate, board
When you come, I’ll put you at my flat

60
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Tolerar, aguantar, soportar

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Put up with (trans)
Tolerate, bear, abide
I won’t put up with that sort of behaviour!

61
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Irse, pasar de largo

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Run along (interns)
Go away, continue about your business
Do you know who I ran along the other day? John!
62
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Colisionar, chocar

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Run into (trans)
Collide with, crash into, bump into
When I stopped suddenly, the car behind ran into me
63
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Quedarse sin, agotarse, acabarse

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Run out of (trans)
Be left without, lack, be out of
We ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere

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Atropellar con el coche, aplastar

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Run over (trans)
Drive car over, ride down
He was driving too fast and ran over a cat
65
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Repasar, revisar (puntos, conceptos, planes)

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Run over, run through (trans)
Look over, review
Can we run over a few points that you made?
Wy don’t we run through these points again?

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Ponerse con algo, emprender

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Set about (trans)
Take steps to deal with, undertake, engage in
How do I set about claiming the money back?
67
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Retrasar, entorpecer, complicar algo

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Set back (trans)
Cause difficulty to, delay, hold up, postpone
The accident will set the experiment back some months
68
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Poner por escrito

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Set down (trans)
Write down, explain, put down in writing
He set down all the master said in a notebook
69
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Establecerse, insertarse

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Set in (intrans)
Become established, place in
What a pity! The bad weather seems to have set in

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Ponerse en camino, salir (en un viaje)

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Set off, set out (interns)
Start, leave, take off
What time do you want us to set off tomorrow?They set out after a good night’s rest

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Desencadenar (una reacción), hacer empezar

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Set off (trans)
Initiate (chain reaction)
The attack set off a wave of protests in the world

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Detonar, hacer explotar

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Set off (trans)
Detonate, blow, trigger, activate
The bomb disposal unit has set off another bomb

73
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Atacar, agredir

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Set on (trans)
Attack, cause to attack, assault
Be careful they don't set their dog on you
74
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Arreglar, disponer

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Set out (trans)
Display, arrange
I saw her setting out a wonderful shopwindow display
75
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Intentar hacer algo, proponerse

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Set out (interns)
To intend to do a thing
Carl Lewis set out to win as many medals as possible
76
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Establecer, disponer, presentar (normas…)

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Set out (trans)
Arrange, display
The terms are clearly set out in the agreement
77
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Empezar con entusiasmo

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Set to (intrans)
Begin, undertake with enthusiasm
As soon as they were served, they set to with a will

78
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Poner en pie, poner en vertical

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Set up (trans)
Put upright
Can you set up the chess pieces while I get my glasses?

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Establecer, montar (empresa, comisión…)

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Set up (trans)
Establish, found, settle, build, fit
A commission was set up to find out the cause

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Parecerse a

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Take after (trans)
Resemble, look like
Samantha takes after her mother in looks and character
81
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Entender, aceptar, comprender

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Take in (trans)
Accept/understand (an idea), embrace, assimilate
Reactionaries refuse to take in new ideas

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Defraudar, engañar

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Take in (trans)
Deceive, defraud, trick
Confidence tricksters or "conmen" take people in
83
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Despegar (avión)

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Take off (interns)
Leave the ground, lift off
Quick! The plane is due to take off in five minutes

84
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Imitar a una persona

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Take off (trans)
Imitate (a person)
Impersonators are good at taking off celebrities

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Aceptar responsabilidad

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Take on (trans)
Accept, admit, honor
George has taken on much greater responsability

86
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Sacar a la calle

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Take out (trans)
Bring out, carry out, draw out (restaurant, film…)
Do you offer to pay when someone takes you out?

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Tomar el control

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Take over (trans)
Take control of, take charge, assume control
Multinationals often take over smaller organizations
88
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Encariñarse con, inclinarse a

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Take to (trans)
Conceive a liking for, lean to, have a liking for
When they met, they took to each other at once

89
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Adoptar un pasatiempo o actividad

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Take up (trans)
Adopt as pastime/activity, engage, give work to
If you want exercise, why not take up jogging?
90
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Disminuir, bajar (volumen)

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Turn down (trans)
Lower, decrease, reduce
Ooh! That radio is too loud. Can you turn it down?
91
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Convertirse, volverse

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Turn into (interns)
Become, get into, come to be
At a kiss from the princess he turned into a prince
92
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Rechazar, no aceptar

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Turn down (trans)
Reject, decline, refuse, turn away
Most books are often turned down before publication
93
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Desconectar aparato

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Turn off (interns)
Disconnect electrical supply, shut down, switch off
Can you turn off the lights before you go to bed?
94
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Irse, dejar una trayectoria

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Turn off (trans)
Not keep on the same road, drive away, go off
Turning off the main road, he went down a little lane
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Conectar aparato o suministro eléctrico

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Turn on (trans)
Connect electrical supply, switch on, trigger
It's getting dark. Turn the lights on, please
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Resultar (resultar ser)

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Turn out (interns)
Prove to be, come about, come true
The butler turned out to be the murderer
97
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Producir

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Turn out (trans)
Produce, yield, generate
The factory turns out fifty fridges a day
98
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Voltear en el aire, volcar

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Turn over (trans)
Revolve in the air, flip, tumble
Can you turn the record over? I want the other side

99
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Volverse, virar

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Turn round (interns)
Turn to face opposite direction, turn around, turn back
I heard a voice behind me and turned round

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Elevar, subir (el volumen)

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Turn up (trans)
Raise, increase, bring up
Can you turn up the volume? It’s too low

101
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Aparecer, ocurrir

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Turn up (interns)
Appear, come up, come forth
He turned up on my doorstep after a year's absence
102
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Engatusar, convencer

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Bring round (trans)
Persuade, convince
I finally brought him round on travelling to France
103
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Erosionar(se), desgastar(se), borrar(se)

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Wear away (trans) (intrans)
Decrease, erode, wash out
The wind and rain wear away the stone of buildings

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Empezar de repente, estallar

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Break out (trans)
Begin, arise, break off (fire, war, epidemic, argument, discussion)
Everyone was affraid that war would break out
105
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Romper, separarse

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Break up (interns)
Split up, end up
They broke up after ten years of marriage

106
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Educar, criar

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Bring up (trans)
Rise, educate
He was brought up to believe in God

107
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Visitar, pasar a saludar

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Call on (interns)
Visit, pay a visit, pay a call on
John called on Mary while she was in the hospital

108
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Cenar fuera, salir a cenar

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Eat out (instrans)
Eat in a restaurant, dine out
She invited me to eat out

109
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Venirse abajo, fracasar

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Fall through (interns)
Fail, flop, blow it
The deal fell through at the last minute

110
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Inventar, imaginar

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Make up (trans)
Invent, create, come up with
You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories
111
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Despedir, decir adiós

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See off (trans)
Say good-bye to, bid farewell to
He came to the airport with me to see me off

112
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Maquinar, tramar

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Be up to (trans)
Machinate, concoct
What are you up to? Asked the policeman

113
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Causar un problema de salud o una reacción

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Bring out in (trans)
Cause, produce
Too much greasy fish and chips always brings out in spots

114
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Hacerse acreedor

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Come in for (trans)
Be subjected to
The thoughtless four came in for angry criticism from Mrs. Mop

115
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Seguir el ritmo

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Keep up with (trans)
Stay level with, go as fast as
He raced ahead of me and I couldn’t keep up with him

116
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Abolir, deshacerse de

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Do away with (trans)
Abolish, get rid of
In most countries they’ve done away with capital punishment

117
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Recurrir, contar con el apoyo

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Fall back on (trans)
Resort to, rely on
It’s always reassuring to have your parents to fall back on

118
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Permitir que alguien sepa algo

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Let SO in on ST (trans)
Allow to know about
He promised to let me in on the secret

119
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Recordar, mirar hacia el pasado

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Look back on (trans)
Remember, reminisce about
Occasionally he would look back on his time as a long-haired hippy

120
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Compensar por

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Make up for (trans)
Compensate for
He made up for her absence by working overtime

121
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Sustituir, reemplazar

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Stand in for (trans)
Step in for (trans)
Substitute, replace temporarily
Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class

122
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Defender, alzarse en defensa de

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Stand up for (trans)
Defend
We must all stand up for what we believe in

123
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Hacer frente, enfrentarse

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Stand up to (trans)
Confront
The best form of defence is attack. Stand up to whoever is nasty to you

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