Pharsal Verb Flashcards
Add up
Her story doesn’t add up. I think she’s lying.
Agregar o Añadir
Blow up
The building was blown up by a bomb.
Explotar
Bring up
Their grandparents brought them up because their parents were always travelling.
Criar o educar
Call off
Maria called off the wedding. She decided she didn’t love him.
Cancelar
Carry on
Sorry I interrupted, carry on talking…
Continuar o Proseguir
Come across
Julia came across as a bit bossy.
He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview.
Parecer como
Come up with
They came up with a plan to make us more efficient.
Proponer
Propose
Fall apart
My cake fell apart when I tried to cut it.
Desbaratar
Crumble
Get Along
It was lovely to see you, but my friend has to get along. She has a class.
Llevarse bien
Get away
I can’t wait to get away from the city.
Escapar o aléjate
Get over
I got over my fear of flying.
Superarlo
Give up
We all gave up smoking on January 1st.
Rendirse
Go on
They landed in Paris and then went on to Montpellier.
Seguir
Hold on
I’ll hold on to my job until May.
Esperar o esperar en linea
Look after
The nurse looked after the patient for months until he was better.
Cuidarse de
Look forward to
to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen:
I’m really looking forward to my holiday.
Look up
to become better:
I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
The economy is finally looking up.
Make out
to kiss and touch in a sexual way, or to succeed in having sex with someone:
Boys at that age are only interested in making out with girls.
Pass out
to become unconscious for a short time, for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk:
I was hit on the head and passed out.
Pull over
If a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops:
Just pull over here, and I’ll get out and walk the rest of the way.
Volcarse
Put up with
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly:
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
Soportar
Turn up
Don’t worry about it - something will turn up, you’ll see.
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
Watch out
used to warn someone of danger or an accident that seems likely to happen:
“Watch out!” he shouted, but it was too late - she had knocked the whole tray of drinks onto the floor.
Throw Away
to get rid of
tirar, deshacerse de
He always throws away his old clothes.
Take off
If a plane takes off, it begins to fly.
despegar
Go on
To last for a particular period of time
durar
The speech seemed to go on forever.
Make out
To see, hear or understand
distinguir, divisar
He could make out a ship in the distance.
Find out
to discover
descubrir, averiguar
I found out what was troubling her.
Break up
If a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends:
Jenny and George have broken up.
Break down
If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working:
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
- Stop functioning
- Get upset
Break it down = Bailar o expresarte sin inhibiciones.
Call back
to return to a place in order to see someone or collect something:
She said she’d call back later to pick up that report.
Call off
to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible:
Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.
Come from
to be caused by something:
I feel awful.” “That comes from eating too much.”
Drop off
- to become lower in level, value, price, etc.:
Business dropped off a little during the summer.
- an act of taking people, goods, mail, etc. to a place, or the place where you take them:
Passenger drop-off is allowed only in the designated area.
End up
to finally be in a particular place or situation:
They’re travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.
Fill in / Fill out
to write or type information on a document in spaces that are provided for it:
Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves.
Fill up
to make something full, or to become full:
Too many spam emails are filling up our inboxes.
Get along with
If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other:
I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.
Give up
to stop trying to guess:
You’ll never guess the answer - do you give up?
Hang up
to end a phone conversation:
He started shouting so I hung up (on him)
Run into
to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to:
Graham ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.
Put up with
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly:
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
Take off
If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly:
The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.
Think over
to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision:
I’ll think it over and give you an answer next week.
Work out
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body:
Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
Back Sb up –> Support
Back Sth up–> Reverse
> (someone or something that provides) support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. go wrong:
We’re going to need some professional backup for this project.
> A copy of information held on a computer that is stored separately from the computer:
The department’s backup disks are all stored in a different building.
Talk out of
to persuade someone not to do something:
Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged.
Freak down
Enloquecer
Come over
Visit
Come on in
Enter
Turn up
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
Don’t worry about it - something will turn up, you’ll see.
This job turned up just when I needed it.
Happen
Move in
Move
Get on with
to start or continue doing something, especially work:
Stop talking and get on with it.
I like to be left to get on with the job.
I suppose I could get on with the ironing while I’m waiting.
Fit in
to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by that group:
It’s no surprise she’s leaving - she never really fitted in.
Encajar
Grow up
Crecer