English C1+ vocabulary - basic phrasal verbs Flashcards
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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
Give off (trans)
Emit (bad smell)
Ugh! This meat is giving off an awful smell!
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Distribuir, repartir
Give out (trans)
Distribute, hand out
The teacher gave out the examination papers
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Anunciar
Give out (trans)
Announce
On the news they gave out that he was missing
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Agotarse, acabarse, fallar
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
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
Go down with (trans)
Become ill with
Poor Jim! He went down with flu on his holiday
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Presentarse a (concurso, competición)
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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Salir bien o mal
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
Go off (interns)
Go bad/rotten, get staled, get rancid
There's nothing worse than eggs that have gone off!
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Hablar sin parar
Go on (interns)
Talk and talk
What a windbag! She just goes on and on!
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Extinguirse, apagarse
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
Go through (trans)
Endure, undergo
I hear he went through terrible things in the war
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Acercarse
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
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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Mirar
Look at (trans)
Watch, observe
Why are you looking at me like that?
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Buscar
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
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
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
Look up (trans)
Look for information in reference book, search for
I looked up his number in the telephone directory
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Admirar, respetar
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!
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Atribuir a, dar como razón
Put down to (trans)
| Give it as a reasonI put her success down to her sheer hard work
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Solicitar, presentarse a
Put in for (trans)
Apply for, request
Why don't you put in for this job? It sounds good
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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Exponer, comunicar
Put over (trans)
Communicate, convey
Putting over your views in public can be tricky
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Pasar a alguien al teléfono, poner con alguien
Put through (trans)
Connect (a telephone user)
Operator? Can you put me to this number?
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Alojar, hospedar
Put up (trans)
Lodge, give a bed to, accomodate, board
When you come, I'll put you at my flat
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Tolerar, aguantar, soportar
Put up with (trans)
Tolerate, bear, abide
I won't put up with that sort of behaviour!
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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!
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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
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Quedarse sin, agotarse, acabarse
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
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Repasar, revisar (puntos, conceptos, planes)
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?
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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
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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
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Establecerse, insertarse
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)
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
Set off (trans)
Initiate (chain reaction)
The attack set off a wave of protests in the world
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Detonar, hacer explotar
Set off (trans)
Detonate, blow, trigger, activate
The bomb disposal unit has set off another bomb
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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
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Arreglar, disponer
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Set out (trans)
Display, arrange
I saw her setting out a wonderful shopwindow display
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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
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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
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Empezar con entusiasmo
Set to (intrans)
Begin, undertake with enthusiasm
As soon as they were served, they set to with a will
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Poner en pie, poner en vertical
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...)
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
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Entender, aceptar, comprender
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
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Despegar (avión)
Take off (interns)
Leave the ground, lift off
Quick! The plane is due to take off in five minutes
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Imitar a una persona
Take off (trans)
Imitate (a person)
Impersonators are good at taking off celebrities
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Aceptar responsabilidad
Take on (trans)
Accept, admit, honor
George has taken on much greater responsability
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Sacar a la calle
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
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Encariñarse con, inclinarse a
Take to (trans)
Conceive a liking for, lean to, have a liking for
When they met, they took to each other at once
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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Producir
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Turn out (trans)
Produce, yield, generate
The factory turns out fifty fridges a day
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Voltear en el aire, volcar
Turn over (trans)
Revolve in the air, flip, tumble
Can you turn the record over? I want the other side
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Volverse, virar
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)
Turn up (trans)
Raise, increase, bring up
Can you turn up the volume? It's too low
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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
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Engatusar, convencer
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Bring round (trans)
Persuade, convince
I finally brought him round on travelling to France
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Erosionar(se), desgastar(se), borrar(se)
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
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Romper, separarse
Break up (interns)
Split up, end up
They broke up after ten years of marriage
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Educar, criar
Bring up (trans)
Rise, educate
He was brought up to believe in God
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Visitar, pasar a saludar
Call on (interns)
Visit, pay a visit, pay a call on
John called on Mary while she was in the hospital
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Cenar fuera, salir a cenar
Eat out (instrans)
Eat in a restaurant, dine out
She invited me to eat out
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Venirse abajo, fracasar
Fall through (interns)
Fail, flop, blow it
The deal fell through at the last minute
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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
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Despedir, decir adiós
See off (trans)
Say good-bye to, bid farewell to
He came to the airport with me to see me off
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Maquinar, tramar
Be up to (trans)
Machinate, concoct
What are you up to? Asked the policeman
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Causar un problema de salud o una reacción
Bring out in (trans)
Cause, produce
Too much greasy fish and chips always brings out in spots
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Hacerse acreedor
Come in for (trans)
Be subjected to
The thoughtless four came in for angry criticism from Mrs. Mop
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Seguir el ritmo
Keep up with (trans)
Stay level with, go as fast as
He raced ahead of me and I couldn't keep up with him
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Abolir, deshacerse de
Do away with (trans)
Abolish, get rid of
In most countries they've done away with capital punishment
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Recurrir, contar con el apoyo
Fall back on (trans)
Resort to, rely on
It's always reassuring to have your parents to fall back on
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Permitir que alguien sepa algo
Let SO in on ST (trans)
Allow to know about
He promised to let me in on the secret
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Recordar, mirar hacia el pasado
Look back on (trans)
Remember, reminisce about
Occasionally he would look back on his time as a long-haired hippy
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Compensar por
Make up for (trans)
Compensate for
He made up for her absence by working overtime
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Sustituir, reemplazar
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
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Defender, alzarse en defensa de
Stand up for (trans)
Defend
We must all stand up for what we believe in
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Hacer frente, enfrentarse
Stand up to (trans)
Confront
The best form of defence is attack. Stand up to whoever is nasty to you
