english verbs

Question 1

to stop doing or having something

Answer 1

to give up
dejar de
exam: to give up smoking.
She didn't give up work when she had the baby.
You ought to give up smoking

Question 2

to be found, especially by chance, after being lost
to arrive
to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment

Answer 2

turn up
llegar./subir.
Don’t worry about the letter—I’m sure it’ll turn up
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up.
Could you turn the TV up?.

Question 3

to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure

to fill or use an amount of space or time

Answer 3

take up.
coger el habito, comenzar.
She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.
The table takes up too much room.I won’t take up any more of your time.Her time is fully taken up with writing.

Question 4

to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction

Answer 4

wander
pasear, deambular.
She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
The child was found wandering the streets alone.

Question 5

to have an angry argument or disagreement

Answer 5

Quarrel.
Discursion/discutir.
My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.
Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions

Question 6

to have a friendly relationship with somebody

Answer 6

get on with.
llevarse bien.
She’s never really got on with her sister.She and her sister have never really got on.We get along just fine together.

Question 7

to start producing something suddenly and with great force

Answer 7

burst into something
Ba St
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn).
She burst into tears (= suddenly began to cry).

Question 8

to leave a person or place suddenly because you are angry or upset.
to leave a difficult situation or relationship, etc. instead of staying and trying to deal with it.

Answer 8

walk off/ walk away
alejarse.
He was tempted to walk away from the problem

Question 9

to make something focus or concentrate on a particular thing

Answer 9

focalize/focus on/concentrated on

Question 10

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

Answer 10

try(something) on
probar (ropa)
Try the shoes on before you buy them

Question 11

to make people feel strong emotions

to try to cause arguments or problems

Answer 11

stir (something) up
trantando de agitar
to stir up a debate.
Whenever he’s around, he always manages to stir up trouble.
We’ve got enough problems without you trying to stir things up.

Question 12

to do something that you have said you will do or have been asked to do.
to do and complete a task

Answer 12

carry out
(llevar a cabo), realizar.
to carry out a promise/a threat/a plan/an order.
to carry out an inquiry/an investigation/a survey.
Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient

Question 13

to tell somebody that something is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it

Answer 13

assure
Asegurar.
You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not.
We were assured that everything possible was being done.

Question 14

to decide or say officially that something is not allowed

Answer 14

ban.
prohibir.
Chemical weapons are banned internationally.
a campaign to ban smoking in public places.

Question 15

to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to somebody

Answer 15

put yourself/something across/over (to somebody)
transmitir
She’s not very good at putting her views across.

Question 16

to put something in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it.

Answer 16

put something away
guardar
I’m just going to put the car away.
She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.

Question 17

to make somebody look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people

Answer 17

put-down

mnospreciar/ hablar mal de alguien.

Question 18

1. to be on your feet; to be in a vertical position
2. to get up onto your feet from another position
   Everyone stood when the President came in.

Answer 18

Stand
Estar de pie

She was too weak to stand.

Everyone stood when the President came in.

Question 19

an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water.

Answer 19

Bath
Bañar
I think I’ll have a bath and go to bed.
(especially North American English) to take a bath
When you wash yourself is common to say have a bath (British English) or take a bath (North American English).
You can also bath (British English) or bathe (North American English) another person, for example a baby.
You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming: Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool. ◇ She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimming costume in British English and a bathing suit in North American English.
When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.

Question 20

1 to hit somebody/something with your foot

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Answer 20

Kick
Patear
She was punched and kicked by her 
Stop kicking—it hurts!
The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard.
Vandals had kicked the door down.

Question 21

1 to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush
to brush your hair/teeth/shoes
A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.

Answer 21

Brush
Cepillar
to brush your hair/teeth/shoes
A tiled floor is easy to brush clean

Question 22

to move forward on your hands and knees, with your body close to the ground

Answer 22

Crawl
Gatear

Our baby is just starting to crawl.
A man was crawling away from the burning wreckage.
She crawled under the fence.

Question 23

1 to put your arms around somebody and hold them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them.

Sinonimo: embrace

Answer 23

Hug.
Abrazar.
They hugged each other.
She hugged him tightly.
He hugged Anna to him.
They put their arms around each other and hugged.

Question 24

to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position

Answer 24

Plummet.
PLA MIT.
caer en picado.
Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
The jet plummeted into a row of houses.