Lesson 12: Phrasal Verbs for Communication Flashcards
Lesson 12: Phrasal Verbs for Communication
🧒🏽Vanessa : I did the stupidest thing the other day. I’m embarrassed to even talk about it.
👨🏼🦱Louis : Haha, come on, fess up <span>avoue</span> ! What’d you do?
🧒🏽Vanessa : Remember I told you about how my boss always talks down to <span>parler avec condescendance</span> me and treats me like I’m incompetent?
👨🏼🦱Louis: Yeah, and I said you should speak up <span>parler intervenir </span> – it’s not right to treat an employee like that.
🧒🏽Vanessa : Well, I didn’t want to cause any problems, so I usually just try to tune him out <span>ne pas écouter/ignorer</span>. But yesterday I finally got fed up <span>en avoir assez</span> and called him out <span>appeler/convoquer</span> on it – respectfully, of course. I just pointed out <span>faire remarquer</span> that I’ve been with the company for two years and he doesn’t need to spell out <span>expliquer clairement </span>every single task as if I were a child.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Oooh, good for you! How’d he react?
🧒🏽Vanessa : He didn’t even let me finish! He cut me off <span>interrompre</span> and said I was challenging his authority. Then he rattled off <span>ecrire/débiter à toute vitesse </span>all his own accomplishments and started harping on <span>rabacher la même chose </span> the importance of new employees needing to respect the company hierarchy.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Ugh – so did you keep quiet or tell him off <span>disputer</span>?
🧒🏽Vanessa : Before I could say anything, another colleague of mine butted in <span>interrompre/se mêler</span> – I thought she was going to stand up for <span>défendre. <strong>stick up for</strong></span> , but she backed him up <span>soutenir</span> instead! That really stung, because I had opened up to <span>se confier</span> her about my frustrations and she had promised to help me out.
👨🏼🦱Louis: So… I don’t get it. What was the stupid part?
🧒🏽Vanessa : I was at a restaurant with my best friend and I had been ranting about <span>pester co,tre</span> my boss for a solid ten minutes when suddenly my friend blurted out,<span>laisser échapper </span> “Look behind you!”
👨🏼🦱Louis: Let me guess – your boss was right there.
🧒🏽Vanessa : Bingo.
Louis: How much did he overhear?
🧒🏽Vanessa : Enough to make him furious, although he was trying not to let on <span>ne pas dire <strong>(don’t let on!)</strong> </span>because he was having dinner with his wife and kids. But I could tell by the look on his face that he’s definitely going to bring up <span>abordé</span> “attitude problem” at the next performance review.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Ouch. Well, lesson learned – always check your surroundings before you start to vent!
Lesson 12: Phrasal Verbs for Communication
🧒🏽Vanessa : I did the stupidest thing the other day. I’m embarrassed to even talk about it.
👨🏼🦱Louis : Haha, come on, (..) (..) <span>avoue</span> ! What’d you do?
🧒🏽Vanessa : Remember I told you about how my boss always (..) (..) to <span>parler avec condescendance</span> me and treats me like I’m incompetent?
👨🏼🦱Louis: Yeah, and I said you should (..) (..) <span>parler intervenir </span> – it’s not right to treat an employee like that.
🧒🏽Vanessa : Well, I didn’t want to cause any problems, so I usually just try to (..) him (..) <span>ne pas écouter/ignorer</span>. But yesterday I finally got fed up <span>en avoir assez</span> and (..) him (..) <span>appeler/convoquer</span> on it – respectfully, of course. I just (..) (..) <span>faire remarquer</span> that I’ve been with the company for two years and he doesn’t need to (..) (..) <span>expliquer clairement </span>every single task as if I were a child.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Oooh, good for you! How’d he react?
🧒🏽Vanessa : He didn’t even let me finish! He (..) me (..) <span>interrompre</span> and said I was challenging his authority. Then he (..) (..) <span>ecrire/débiter à toute vitesse </span>all his own accomplishments and started (..) (..) <span>rabacher la même chose </span> the importance of new employees needing to respect the company hierarchy.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Ugh – so did you keep quiet or (..) him (..) <span>disputer</span>?
🧒🏽Vanessa : Before I could say anything, another colleague of mine (..) (..) <span>interrompre/se mêler</span> – I thought she was going to (..) (..) for <span>défendre. <strong>stick up for </strong></span>me , but she (..) him (..) <span>soutenir</span> instead! That really stung, because I had (..) (..) to <span>se confier</span> her about my frustrations and she had promised to help me out.
👨🏼🦱Louis: So… I don’t get it. What was the stupid part?
🧒🏽Vanessa : I was at a restaurant with my best friend and I had been (..) (..) <span>pester contre</span> my boss for a solid ten minutes when suddenly my friend (..) (..),<span>laisser échapper </span> “Look behind you!”
👨🏼🦱Louis: Let me guess – your boss was right there.
🧒🏽Vanessa : Bingo.
Louis: How much did he overhear? entendre par hasard
🧒🏽Vanessa : Enough to make him furious, although he was trying not to (..) (..) <span>ne pas dire <strong>(don’t let on!)</strong> </span>because he was having dinner with his wife and kids. But I could tell by the look on his face that he’s definitely going to (..) (..) <span>abordé</span> “attitude problem” at the next performance review.
👨🏼🦱Louis: Ouch. Well, lesson learned – always check your surroundings before you start to vent!
I knew my boss was lying to the client, but I didn’t ___________ because I was afraid of losing my job.
say your opinion about something you believe is wrong, without fear or hesitation
I knew my boss was lying to the client, but I didn’t speak up because I was afraid of losing my job.
say your opinion about something you believe is wrong, without fear or hesitation
It’s annoying when people ___________ because they don’t think I understand English.
talk to the person as if they were inferior, stupid, or incompetent
It’s annoying when people talk down to me because they don’t think I understand English.
talk to the person as if they were inferior, stupid, or incompetent
The gym teacher ___________ the rules of the game so that all the kids would know how to play it.
describe or explain it very carefully in a detailed and meticulous way
The gym teacher spelled out the rules of the game so that all the kids would know how to play it.
spell (information) out
describe or explain it very carefully in a detailed and meticulous way
Steve is really into astronomy - if you can ask him, he can __________ the names of all the constellations.
say a list of things very quickly
Steve is really into astronomy - if you can ask him, he can rattle off the names of all the constellations.
rattle off (information)
say a list of things very quickly
When my doctor told me my cholesterol levels were high, I __________ and admitted I hadn’t stuck to my diet.
confess; admit you did something bad/wrong
When my doctor told me my cholesterol levels were high, I fessed up and admitted I hadn’t stuck to my diet.
confess; admit you did something bad/wrong
I can’t stand people who are always __________ problems, but never offer any solutions.
emphasize it or say it repeatedly in an annoying way
I can’t stand people who are always harping on problems, but never offer any solutions.
harp on (a topic)
emphasize it or say it repeatedly in an annoying way
We work for an organization that ____________ the rights of indigenous people to stay on their ancestral land.
defend or support someone or something
We work for an organization that stands up for the rights of indigenous people to stay on their ancestral land.
stand up for / stick up for (someone)
defend or support someone or something
Here comes Sophia - don’t _______ that you know about her pregnancy; I don’t think it’s public knowledge yet.
not allowing other people to know about something
Here comes Sophia - don’t let on that you know about her pregnancy; I don’t think it’s public knowledge yet.
not let on
not allowing other people to know about something
When I was debating whether or not to buy the product, the salesperson ___________ that it would actually save me money in the long run.
call attention to a particular fact
When I was debating whether or not to buy the product, the salesperson pointed out that it would actually save me money in the long run.
point out
call attention to a particular fact
I can’t concentrate on my work with the noise of the construction outside - it’s impossible to _____________.
ignore; pretend not to hear
I can’t concentrate on my work with the noise of the construction outside - it’s impossible to tune it out.
tune (someone / something) out
ignore; pretend not to hear
