File 13-Prasal verbs

Question 1

pedir

solicitar

Answer 1

ask for
phr v
/ɑːsk fɔː/
Did you ask for the bill?

Question 2

estar fuera

be absent, be on a trip

Answer 2

be away
phr v
/bi əˈweɪ/
The boss will be away until the end of next week. He’s at a conference in Mexico.

Question 3

volver

have returned

Answer 3

be back 
phr v
/bi bæk/
I’m just going to the shops. I’ll be back in ten minutes.
you turn up the volume? I can’t hear it.

Question 4

poner en TV
echar en TV
durar (una emisión, un programa, una película)
estar emitiéndose

Answer 4

be on
phr v
/bi ɒn/
What time will the movie be on?

Question 5

No tener más

No quedar mas

Answer 5

be out of
phr v
/bi aʊt ɒv/
I’m sorry, we’re out of light bulbs at the moment, but we should be getting some in soon.

Question 6

averiarse, romperse (máquinas)
romper a llorar, ponerse a llorar (personas)
echar abajo, derribar (puertas, paredes)
descomponer (una sustancia)

Answer 6

break down
phr v
/breɪk daʊn/
Hello? Is that the AA? I’m afraid I’ve broken down. I’m on the A451…

Question 7

devolver la llamada

Answer 7

call back
phr v
/kɔːl bæk/
He’s out, I’m afraid. Could you call back in about half an hour?

Question 8

hacer, realizar
llevar a cabo
cumplir
completar
informal: con respesto a comida = take away

Answer 8

carry out
phr v
/ˈkæri aʊt/
I asked my brother to help me carry out the repairs on my roof.

Question 9

dejar la habitación (hotel)
verificar, comprobar
sacar, tomar prestado (libros de la biblioteca)

Answer 9

check out
phr v
/tʃek aʊt/
Check out this idea from Apartment Therapy.

Question 10

cerrar

clausurar

Answer 10

close down
phr v
/kləʊz daʊn/
A lot of local shops and businesses have been forced to close down because of the recession.

Question 11

volver

date, event: occur again

Answer 11

come round
phr v
/kʌm raʊnd/
Why don’t you come round after class? We could watch the film together.

Question 12

inventarse
elaborar
conseguir
(literal: venirse arriba con)

Answer 12

come up with
phr v
/kʌm ʌp wɪð/
I’ve come up with a really good idea.

Question 13

acabar, acabar en
terminar, terminar en
llegar

Answer 13

end up
phr v
/end ʌp/
At the end of the play, all of the audience end up in the same place.

Question 14

volver

devolver

Answer 14

get back
phr v
/ɡet bæk/
I’m sorry, but I’m confiscating your phone. You’ll get it back at the end of term.

Question 15

escapar
fugarse
escabullirse
hacer una escapada
irse por ahí

Answer 15

get away
phr v
/ɡet əˈweɪ/
What time can you get away?

Question 16

donar

make a gift

Answer 16

give away
phr v
/ɡɪv əˈweɪ/
If you don’t want those clothes, give them away. I’m sure the charity shop would like them.

Question 17

devolver algo a alguien

return: [sth] to [sb]

Answer 17

give back
phr v
/ɡɪv bæk/
That’s my book. Give it back.

Question 18

repartir algo

distribuir algo

Answer 18

give out
phr v
/ɡɪv aʊt/
When I’ve finished giving out the exam papers, you can start.

Question 19

darse por vencido, dejar de
abandonar, dejar
rendirse, desistir

Answer 19

give up
phr v
/ɡɪv ʌp/
I give up. What’s the answer?

Question 20

seguir, persistir en, insistir
dejar puesto (una prenda de ropa)

Answer 20

keep on
phr v
/kiːp ɒn/
If you keep on making such a noise I won’t read you a story.

Question 21

vigilar, observar
estar pendiente de, estar atento a
cuidar, ocuparse de

Answer 21

look out for
phr v
/lʊk aʊt fɔː/
I’m on the look out for job vacancies but there is no work.

Question 22

inventar

Answer 22

make up
phr v
/meɪk ʌp/
It’s not true. I just made it up.

Question 23

regresar

return to previous location

Answer 23

move back
phr v
/muːv bæk/
Penny has no plans to move back to London. She wants to stay in the countryside.

Question 24

legar, dejar en herencia

pasar

Answer 24

pass on
phr v
/pɑːs ɒn/
My aunt passed on all of the special family recipes to her nieces and nephews.

Question 25

devolver (dinero)

Answer 25

pay back
phr v
/peɪ bæk/
I can only lend you the money if you promise to pay me back next month.

Question 26

apartar

guardar

Answer 26

put away
phr v
/pʊt əˈweɪ/
Please put your toys away. They’re all over the floor.

Question 27

poner

ponerse (ropa)

Answer 27

put on
phr v
/pʊt ɒn/
They put on activities or meetings every night of the week.

Question 28

colgar (un cuadro, una estantería)

Answer 28

put up
phr v
/pʊt ʌp/
I need to drill a hole in the wall to put up shelves.

Question 29

huir

escaparse de casa

Answer 29

run away
phr v
/rʌn əˈweɪ/
Don’t run away! I won’t hurt you.

Question 30

instalar

Answer 30

set up
phr v
/set ʌp/
I need to set up a new Wi-fi system at home.

Question 31

encender / apagar

Answer 31

switch on / off
phr v
/swɪtʃ ɒn / ɒf/
Can you switch on the TV? A programme I want to watch is just starting.

Question 32

quitar

para llevar

Answer 32

take away
phr v
/teɪk əˈweɪ/
If you take some paracetamol, it’ll take the pain away.

Question 33

salir con

go on a date with

Answer 33

take out
phr v
/teɪk aʊt/
Sorry, I can’t come tonight. I said I would take my girlfriend out for dinner.

Question 34

contratar a

Answer 34

take on
phr v
/teɪk ɒn/
They’re going to take on ten new interns at Radio London. Why don’t we apply?

Question 35

sacar

trash, rubbish: put outside

Answer 35

take out
phr v
/teɪk aʊt/
Please could you take out the rubbish? I did it yesterday.

Question 36

tirar

deshacerse de

Answer 36

throw away
phr v
/θrəʊ əˈweɪ/
If that pen doesn’t work, just throw it away. I hate having pens around that don’t work.

Question 37

probarse (ropa)

Answer 37

try on
phr v
/traɪ ɒn/
Is there somewhere I can try on this sweater?

Question 38

aparecer, presentarse

Answer 38

turn up
phr v
/tɜːn ʌp/
He wasn’t there, so I waited for another 15 minutes and he still didn’t turn up.

Question 39

subir (volumen)

Answer 39

turn up
phr v
/tɜːn ʌp /
Can you turn up the volume? I can’t hear it.

Question 40

bajar (volumen)

Answer 40

turn down
phr v
/tɜːn daʊn /
Can you turn down the volume? I can’t hear it.

Question 41

encender (aparatos, luces,…)

Answer 41

turn on
phr v
/tɜːn ɒn /
Can you turn up the TV?

Question 42

apagar (aparatos, luces,…)

Answer 42

turn off
phr v
/tɜːn ɒf/
Can you turn up the TV?