Phasal Verbs (Custom)

Question 1

What does ‘called you up’ mean?

Answer 1

te ligou

Example: She called you up last night but you didn’t answer.

Question 2

What does ‘get through’ mean?

Answer 2

conseguir completar / passar por algo difícil

Example: It took me a while to get through to customer service.

Question 3

What does ‘calling you back’ mean?

Answer 3

retornando sua ligação

Example: I’m calling you back because I missed your call earlier.

Question 4

What does ‘looking for’ mean?

Answer 4

procurando

Example: I’m looking for my keys, have you seen them?

Question 5

What does ‘get on with’ mean?

Answer 5

se dar bem com / continuar

Example: We need to get on with the project.

Question 6

What does ‘ran out of’ mean?

Answer 6

acabou / ficar sem

Example: We ran out of milk this morning.

Question 7

What does ‘do over’ mean?

Answer 7

refazer

Example: I made too many mistakes, I’ll have to do it over.

Question 8

What does ‘put up with’ mean?

Answer 8

tolerar

Example: I can’t put up with that noise anymore.

Question 9

What does ‘stressing me out’ mean?

Answer 9

me estressando

Example: This deadline is really stressing me out.

Question 10

What does ‘taking up’ mean?

Answer 10

começando / ocupando (tempo, espaço)

Example: She’s taking up yoga this month.

Question 11

What does ‘make it through’ mean?

Answer 11

conseguir passar por algo difícil

Example: He made it through the surgery just fine.

Question 12

What does ‘stay up’ mean?

Answer 12

ficar acordado

Example: I had to stay up all night to finish the report.

Question 13

What does ‘hand them in’ mean?

Answer 13

entregá-los

Example: Don’t forget to hand them in before Friday.

Question 14

What does ‘ended up’ mean?

Answer 14

acabou (acontecendo algo inesperado)

Example: We ended up staying longer than expected.

Question 15

What does ‘check up on’ mean?

Answer 15

checar como está alguém

Example: I just wanted to check up on you after the exam.

Question 16

What does ‘nodding off’ mean?

Answer 16

cochilando

Example: He kept nodding off during the lecture.

Question 17

What does ‘telling me off’ mean?

Answer 17

me repreendendo

Example: My mom was telling me off for being late.

Question 18

What does ‘stood up’ mean?

Answer 18

deu o bolo

Example: She stood me up at the restaurant!

Question 19

What does ‘count on’ mean?

Answer 19

contar com

Example: You can count on me anytime.

Question 20

What does ‘carry on’ mean?

Answer 20

continuar

Example: Despite the noise, he carried on working.

Question 21

What does ‘felt like’ mean?

Answer 21

sentia vontade de

Example: I felt like going out, so I called some friends.

Question 22

What does ‘get away’ mean?

Answer 22

escapar / sair

Example: We’re planning to get away for the weekend.

Question 23

What does ‘thinking about’ mean?

Answer 23

pensando sobre

Example: I’ve been thinking about changing jobs.

Question 24

What does ‘turning the problem over’ mean?

Answer 24

repensando o problema

Example: I kept turning the problem over in my head all night.

Question 25

What does 'give up' mean?

Answer 25

desistir ## Footnote Example: Don’t give up, you’re almost there!

Question 26

What does 'keep myself away from' mean?

Answer 26

me manter longe de ## Footnote Example: I try to keep myself away from drama.

Question 27

What does 'hold on' mean?

Answer 27

esperar ## Footnote Example: Hold on a second, I’ll be right there.

Question 28

What does 'pick this up' mean?

Answer 28

pegar isso / aprender ## Footnote Example: I’ll pick this up from the store later.

Question 29

What does 'go ahead' mean?

Answer 29

vá em frente ## Footnote Example: You can go ahead and start without me.

Question 30

What does 'take up' mean?

Answer 30

começar / ocupar ## Footnote Example: He took up photography last year.

Question 31

What does 'left off' mean?

Answer 31

parou (de onde parou) ## Footnote Example: Let’s continue where we left off.

Question 32

What does 'start over' mean?

Answer 32

começar de novo ## Footnote Example: I made a mess. I’ll just start over.

Question 33

What does 'wind down' mean?

Answer 33

relaxar ## Footnote Example: I need time to wind down after work.

Question 34

What does 'getting on with' mean?

Answer 34

continuando com / se dando bem com ## Footnote Example: How are you getting on with your new team?

Question 35

What does 'going on' mean?

Answer 35

acontecendo ## Footnote Example: What’s going on here?

Question 36

What does 'feeling a bit down' mean?

Answer 36

se sentindo meio triste ## Footnote Example: I’ve been feeling a bit down lately.

Question 37

What does 'going through' mean?

Answer 37

passando por ## Footnote Example: She’s going through a tough time.

Question 38

What does 'show up' mean?

Answer 38

aparecer ## Footnote Example: He didn’t show up to the meeting.

Question 39

What does 'came up' mean?

Answer 39

surgiu ## Footnote Example: Something came up and I had to leave.

Question 40

What does 'found out' mean?

Answer 40

descobriu ## Footnote Example: I just found out about the surprise party.

Question 41

What does 'call off' mean?

Answer 41

cancelar ## Footnote Example: They had to call off the wedding.

Question 42

What does 'made it all up' mean?

Answer 42

inventou tudo ## Footnote Example: He made it all up to avoid getting in trouble.

Question 43

What does 'fell for' mean?

Answer 43

se apaixonou por / caiu (num truque) ## Footnote Example: I can’t believe I fell for that lie.

Question 44

What does 'had let her know' mean?

Answer 44

tinha avisado ela ## Footnote Example: I had let her know I’d be late.

Question 45

What does 'get over' mean?

Answer 45

superar ## Footnote Example: It took him months to get over the breakup.

Question 46

What does 'talk it over' mean?

Answer 46

conversar sobre isso ## Footnote Example: We should talk it over before deciding.

Question 47

What does 'sort things out' mean?

Answer 47

resolver as coisas ## Footnote Example: They finally sorted things out after the argument.

Question 48

What does 'bringing up' mean?

Answer 48

mencionando / trazendo à tona ## Footnote Example: Why do you keep bringing up the past?

Question 49

What does 'I’ve run into you' mean?

Answer 49

eu te encontrei por acaso ## Footnote Example: Wow, I’ve run into you here again!

Question 50

What does 'Did you hear about' mean?

Answer 50

Você ouviu falar sobre ## Footnote Example: Did you hear about the new manager?

Question 51

What does 'Step down' mean?

Answer 51

renunciar / deixar o cargo ## Footnote Example: He decided to step down from his position.

Question 52

What does 'looks down on' mean?

Answer 52

despreza ## Footnote Example: She looks down on people who don’t have degrees.

Question 53

What does 'take over' mean?

Answer 53

assumir o controle ## Footnote Example: The assistant will take over the presentation.

Question 54

What does 'bring about' mean?

Answer 54

causar / provocar ## Footnote Example: That decision could bring about big changes.

Question 55

What does 'apply again for' mean?

Answer 55

se candidatar de novo para ## Footnote Example: He’s going to apply again for the scholarship.

Question 56

What does 'take on' mean?

Answer 56

assumir (tarefas/responsabilidades) ## Footnote Example: She’s ready to take on new challenges.

Question 57

What does 'think about' mean?

Answer 57

pensar sobre ## Footnote Example: I’ll think about what you said.

Question 58

What does 'came up' mean?

Answer 58

surgiu ## Footnote Example: A job opportunity came up yesterday.

Question 59

What does 'figure out' mean?

Answer 59

entender / resolver ## Footnote Example: I can’t figure out what went wrong.

Question 60

What does 'look up to' mean?

Answer 60

admirar ## Footnote Example: I’ve always looked up to my grandfather.

Question 61

What does 'cheered me up' mean?

Answer 61

me animou ## Footnote Example: Your message really cheered me up.

Question 62

What does 'made up' mean?

Answer 62

inventado / reconciliado ## Footnote Example: They made up after the fight.

Question 63

What does 'get back' mean?

Answer 63

voltar ## Footnote Example: I’ll get back to you after lunch.

Question 64

What does 'get along' mean?

Answer 64

se dar bem ## Footnote Example: Do you get along with your coworkers?

Question 65

What does 'worked out' mean?

Answer 65

funcionou / deu certo ## Footnote Example: Everything worked out in the end.

Question 66

What does 'turned out' mean?

Answer 66

acabou sendo ## Footnote Example: It turned out better than I expected.